Breno Herculano Almeida (born 16 February 1999), known as Breno Herculano or just Breno, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Goiás.

Breno Herculano
Personal information
Full name Breno Herculano Almeida
Date of birth (1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Goiás
Number 18
Youth career
2017 Boavista
2017 Resende
2018 Rio Branco-ES
2018 Flamengo
2018 Vasco da Gama
2019 Uberlândia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 America-RJ 8 (2)
2020 Moura 7 (0)
2021 Real Noroeste 14 (3)
2021–2022 Marcílio Dias 9 (1)
2022 Aimoré 15 (1)
2022– Goiás 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:10, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Breno impressed during the 2018 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior while playing for Rio Branco-ES. Known as Orelha at the time, he joined Flamengo in February of that year,[1] but was released in July.[2]

In November 2019, after stints in the youth sides of Vasco da Gama and Uberlândia, Breno was announced at America-RJ for the upcoming season.[3] After making his senior debut in the 2020 Campeonato Carioca, he moved abroad and signed for Campeonato de Portugal side Moura.

Breno started the 2021 campaign at Real Noroeste, but moved to Marcílio Dias on 18 August of that year.[4] He renewed his contract on 10 December,[5] but left the club on 22 March 2022 to join Aimoré.[6]

On 3 August 2022, Breno agreed to a three-year contract with Série A side Goiás.[7] The following 27 January, he suffered a knee injury, being sidelined for 10 months.[8]

Back to action in October 2023,[9] Breno made his top tier debut on 27 November, coming on as a second-half substitute for Vinícius in a 1–0 home loss to Cruzeiro.[10]

Career statistics

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As of 28 November 2023[11]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
America-RJ 2020 Carioca 8 2 8 2
Moura 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 7 0 7 0
Real Noroeste 2021 Capixaba 14 3 14 3
Marcílio Dias 2021 Série D 2 1 1[a] 0 3 1
2022 0 0 7 0 7 0
Total 2 1 7 0 1 0 10 1
Aimoré 2022 Série D 15 1 15 1
Goiás (loan) 2022 Série A 0 0 1[b] 2 1 2
2023 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Total 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 3
Career total 25 2 32 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 59 10
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

Honours

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Real Noroeste

References

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  1. ^ "Joias capixabas da Copinha acertam com Flamengo e Botafogo no sub-20" [Capixaba pearls of the Copinha sign with Flamengo and Botafogo in the under-20s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Flamengo rescinde com atacante e meia das Categorias de Base" [Flamengo rescind with forward and midfielder from the youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fla Resenha. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ @americarjoficial (25 November 2019). "Homem de área, jovem atacante Breno, de 20 anos, com passagens pela base de Flamengo e Vasco, reforça o elenco americano. Seja bem-vindo! 📷 Marcio Menezes / America Rio #america #sangue #amorforadocomum #breno #estadual2020" [Centre forward, young forward Breno, aged 20, with stints in the youth setup of Flamengo and Vasco, bolsters the americano squad. Welcome! 📷 Marcio Menezes / America Rio #america #sangue #amorforadocomum #breno #estadual2020]. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "Marcílio Dias anuncia a chegada de dois novos reforços" [Marcílio Dias announce the arrival of two new additions] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte SC. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Breno Herculano renova com o Marcílio Dias" [Breno Herculano renews with Marcílio Dias] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte SC. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Aimoré encaminha contratação do centroavante Breno, do Marcílio Dias" [Aimoré set the signing of centre forward Breno, from Marcílio Dias] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Índio Capilé. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Goiás assina por três anos com atacante Breno, que disputou a Série D 2022 pelo Aimoré-RS" [Goiás sign for three years with forward Breno, who played the 2022 Série D for Aimoré-RS] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Atacante do Goiás sofre lesão no joelho e não deve mais atuar em 2023" [Goiás forward suffers knee injury and may not play in 2023 anymore] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Atacante do Goiás está recuperado de lesão no joelho, mas ainda não tem previsão de retorno" [Goiás forward is recovered from knee injury, but still does not have a return date] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Cruzeiro marca nos acréscimos, respira e complica ainda mais a vida do Goiás" [Cruzeiro score in stoppage time, breathe and complicate even more Goiás' life] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  11. ^ Breno Herculano at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2023.