Brazilian footballer (born 1995)
Bruno dos Santos Nazário (born 9 February 1995), known as Bruno Nazário, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chinese Super League club Henan FC.[1]
Club career
Born in Cascavel, Paraná, Nazário joined Figueirense's youth setup in 2010, after starting it out at hometown club FC Cascavel.[2] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 3 November 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Raphael Botti in a 0–1 away loss against Flamengo.[3]
Nazário appeared in four matches during the year, as his side suffered relegation as dead last. He scored his first goal as a senior on 24 March 2013, netting the last in a 4–1 Campeonato Catarinense home routing of Metropolitano.[4]
In May 2013 Nazário left Figueira, after having his federative rights negotiated to a group of investors.[5] He subsequently joined Série B side América Mineiro, on loan from his parent club Tombense.[6]
In August 2013 Nazário signed a four-year deal with German Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim,[7] for a rumoured fee of around €1 million.[8] He made his debut in the category on 3 May 2014, replacing Tobias Strobl in a 2–3 away loss against Borussia Dortmund.[9]
On 28 August 2014, after being rarely used, Nazário was loaned to Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk for a year.[10]
On 4 January 2016, he was loaned to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.[11]
Henan
On 9 February 2024, Nazário joined Chinese Super League club Henan.[12] On 1 March 2024, he made his debut and scored his first goal for Henan in a 1–1 away draw against Qingdao West Coast.
Honours
Guarani
Athletico Paranaense
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