Gianni Bruno

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Gianni Bruno

Gianni Bruno (born 19 August 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Eyüpspor.[1]

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Bruno with Krylia Sovetov in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Rocourt, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Eyüpspor
Number 99
Youth career
1996–2000 Liège
2000–2007 Standard Liège
2007–2011 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Lille 23 (1)
2013–2014Bastia (loan) 31 (8)
2014–2017 Evian TG 38 (5)
2014–2015Lorient (loan) 12 (1)
2016–2017Krylia Sovetov (loan) 28 (7)
2017–2019 Cercle Brugge 46 (16)
2019–2021 Zulte Waregem 61 (29)
2021–2023 Gent 9 (1)
2022–2023Sint-Truiden (loan) 30 (18)
2023– Eyüpspor 45 (18)
International career
2005 Belgium U15 5 (1)
2006–2007 Belgium U16 11 (3)
2007–2008 Belgium U17 11 (3)
2008–2009 Belgium U18 6 (3)
2009–2010 Belgium U19 14 (7)
2010 Belgium U20 1 (0)
2010–2012 Belgium U21 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:08, 13 December 2024 (UTC).
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Early career

Bruno was born in Rocourt, a local town in the city of Liège, to Italian parents. As a result, he possesses dual-nationality.[2] He began his career playing for hometown club FC Liège where his father was a coach.[2] After seven years at the club, after Liège endured financial difficulties, Bruno moved to one of the biggest clubs in the country Standard Liège. He spent seven years at Standard and was a two-time national champion at under-12 and under-17 level with the club.[2] Towards the end of his tenure at Standard, Bruno featured with the club's reserve team in a match against Anderlecht. Despite receiving a professional contract offer from Standard, Bruno departed the club to join Lille in France. He justified departing the club citing France's better training methods and Lille's close proximity to his home in Belgium.[2]

Lille

Bruno began his career at Lille in the club's youth academy in Luchin. After two years in the club's academy, during the 2008–09 season, he began playing on the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football.[3] Bruno was promoted to the reserve team full-time in the following season. He appeared in 27 matches scoring a team-high 11 goals.[4] After playing the 2010–11 season with the reserve team,[5] on 8 June 2011, Bruno signed his first professional contract agreeing to a one-year deal with Lille.[6] He was, subsequently, promoted to the senior team by manager Rudi Garcia and assigned the number 19 shirt.

Bruno made his professional debut on 11 January 2012 appearing as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Lyon in the Coupe de la Ligue.[7] Fours days later, he made his league debut appearing as a substitute in another defeat, this time to Marseille.[8]

Bruno was sent on loan to Bastia for the 2013–14 season.[9]

Evian

At the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Bruno joined Evian Thonon Gaillard on a five-year contract.[10] A few months later, he was loaned to fellow Ligue 1 team FC Lorient.[11]

Cercle Brugge

On 3 July 2017, Cercle Brugge announced the transfer of Gianni to the organization.[12] He signed a contract for one season.

Gent and STVV

On 11 June 2021, after scoring 20 goals in the previous season for Zulte Waregem, Bruno joined Gent on a three-year contract,[13] but only scored one league goal in his first season at the Buffalos.

On 11 July 2022, Bruno moved on a season-long loan to Sint-Truiden,[14] scoring 18 league goals in his debut season with the Canaries, a new one-season club record, surpassing Désiré Mbonabucya, Yuma Suzuki and Eddy Koens.[15]

Eyüpspor

On 14 August 2023, Bruno moved to Eyüpspor in the second-tier TFF First League.[16]

International career

Bruno is a Belgian youth international and has played for all levels for which he has been eligible. In total with the Belgian youth international teams, he has attained 59 caps and scored 33 goals.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2024[17]
More information Club, Season ...
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille 2011–12 Ligue 1 101211000132
2012–13 Ligue 1 13010212[c]1182
Total 231313121314
Bastia (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 1 3182000338
Evian TG 2014–15 Ligue 1 1710010181
2015–16 Ligue 2 2141020244
Total 3851030425
Lorient (loan) 2014–15 Ligue 1 121121
Krylia Sovetov (loan) 2015–16 Russian Premier League 11200112
2016–17 Russian Premier League 17500175
Total 28700287
Cercle Brugge 2017–18 Belgian First Division B 12320143
2018–19 Belgian Pro League 3413103513
Total 4616304916
Zulte Waregem 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 279533212
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 3420103520
Total 6129636732
Gent 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 91205[d]2163
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 3018323320
Eyüpspor 2023–24 TFF First League 17900179
Career total 295952066173328105
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