Bruno Vinicius Simão Elesbão (born 16 December 2002), known as Bruno Vinicius, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chapecoense.

Bruno Vinicius
Personal information
Full name Bruno Vinicius Simão Elesbão
Date of birth (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Indaiatuba, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chapecoense
Number 22
Youth career
2019 Primavera
2020–2022 Chapecoense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Chapecoense 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:07, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Career edit

Born in Indaiatuba, São Paulo, Bruno Vinicius joined Chapecoense's youth setup in 2020.[1] On 7 October 2021, he renewed his contract with the club for another two years.[2]

Bruno Vinicius made his first team debut on 30 January 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Marcelo Santos in a 2–0 Campeonato Catarinense home win over Juventus Jaraguá.[3] He remained with Chape's under-20 squad during the rest of the year, and renewed his contract until 2025 on 17 January 2023.[4]

After being mainly a backup option during the 2023 Catarinense, Bruno Vinicius started to feature regularly in the 2023 Série B.[5]

Career statistics edit

As of 11 January 2024[6]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chapecoense 2023 Série B 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2023 26 0 4 0 0 0 30 0
2024 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 26 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Bruno Vinícius: jovem volante da Chapecoense desperta interesse de grandes clubes do Brasil" [Bruno Vinícius: young Chapecoense defensive midfielder attracts interest from big clubs from Brazil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Di Regional. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Chape renova contrato de Bruno, volante do sub-20, por dois anos" [Chape renew contract of Bruno, defensive midfielder of the under-20s, for two years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Chapecoense vence o Juventus, mantém os 100% e vira líder do Catarinense" [Chapecoense defeat Juventus, remain 100% and become leaders of the Catarinense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Catarinense: Chapecoense renova com volante especulado na Europa" [Catarinense: Chapecoense renew with defensive midfielder speculated in Europe] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Catarinense: Revelação da Chapecoense, volante tem proposta de time da Bulgária" [Catarinense: Chapecoense's breakthrough player, defensive midfielder has an offer from a Bulgarian club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ Bruno Vinicius at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2024.