Gianni Bruno

Gianni Bruno (born 19 August 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Zulte Waregem.

Gianni Bruno
Bruno with Krylia Sovetov in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gianni Bruno
Date of birth (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991
Place of birth Rocourt, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Zulte Waregem
Number 19
Youth career
1996–2000 Liège
2000–2007 Standard Liège
2007–2011 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Lille 23 (1)
2013–2014 → Bastia (loan) 31 (8)
2014–2017 Evian TG 38 (5)
2014–2015 → Lorient (loan) 12 (1)
2016–2017 → Krylia Sovetov (loan) 28 (7)
2017–2019 Cercle Brugge 46 (16)
2019– Zulte Waregem 47 (17)
National team
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:11, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

Club career

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.[1] He began his career playing for hometown club FC Liège where his father was a coach.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]

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.[2] Bruno was promoted to the reserve team full-time in the following season. He appeared in 27 matches scoring a team-high 11 goals.[3] After playing the 2010–11 season with the reserve team,[4] on 8 June 2011, Bruno signed his first professional contract agreeing to a one-year deal with Lille.[5] 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.[6] Fours days later, he made his league debut appearing as a substitute in another defeat, this time to Marseille.[7]

Bruno was sent on loan to Bastia for the 2013–14 season.[8]

Evian

At the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Bruno joined Evian Thonon Gaillard on a five-year contract.[9] A few months later, he was loaned to fellow Ligue 1 team FC Lorient.[10]

Cercle Brugge

On 3 July 2017, Cercle Brugge announced the transfer of Gianni to the organization.[11] He signed a contract for one season.

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.[1]

Career statistics

Club
As of 18 May 2014[12]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille 2011–12 Ligue 1 1013100132
2012–13 1303121182
Total 2316221314
Bastia (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 1 31820—338
Career total 54982216412

Notes
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions
  2. Includes UEFA Super Cup

References
  1. "LOSC – Interview Gianni Bruno" (in French). Espoirs du Football. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. "Lille Reserve: Saison Football 2008/2009" (in French). Stat2Foot. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  3. "Lille Reserve: Saison Football 2009/2010" (in French). Stat2Foot. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  4. "Lille Reserve: Saison Football 2010/2011" (in French). Stat2Foot. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  5. "Gianni Bruno: "Une grande chance"" (in French). FootLille. 8 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  6. "Lyon v. Lille Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  7. "Marseille v. Lille Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  8. "Gianni Bruno prêté par le LOSC" (in French). sc-bastia.net. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  9. "Gianni BRUNO, nouveau joueur de l'ETG FC !" (in French). etgfc.com. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  10. "Gianni Bruno prêté au FC Lorient" (in French). fclweb.fr. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  11. Cercle Brugge: After 10 years former international yought is back
  12. Gianni Bruno – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
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