Bruno dos Santos Nazário (born 9 February 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chinese Super League club Henan FC.
Club career Born in Cascavel, Paraná, Nazário joined Figueirense's youth setup in 2010, after starting it out at hometown club FC Cascavel. 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.
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.
In May 2013, Nazário left Figueira, after having his federative rights negotiated to a group of investors. He subsequently joined Série B side América Mineiro, on loan from his parent club Tombense.
In August 2013, Nazário signed a four-year deal with German Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim, for a rumoured fee of around €1 million. He made his debut in the category on 3 May 2014, replacing Tobias Strobl in a 2–3 away loss against Borussia Dortmund.
On 28 August 2014, after being rarely used, Nazário was loaned to Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk for a year.
On 4 January 2016, he was loaned to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.
Henan On 9 February 2024, Nazário joined Chinese Super League club Henan. 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.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFigueirense2012Série A40————402013Série B—4100——41Total404100——81América Mineiro (loan)2013Série B——00——001899 Hoffenheim2013–14Bundesliga20—00——20Lechia Gdańsk (loan)2014–15Ekstraklasa271—00——2712015–1690—10——100Total361—10——371Lechia Gdańsk II (loan)2015–16III liga71————271Cruzeiro (loan)2016Série A301010——50Guarani (loan)2017Série B324153———377201872166———238Total396319———6015Athletico Paranaense (loan)2018Série A90——00—902019140—4020—200Total230—4020—290Botafogo (loan)2020Série A26110481——4462021Série B—20———20Total26112481——466América Mineiro (loan)2021Série A1108130——221Vasco da Gama2022Série A5011111——172Juventude (loan)2022Série A121————121Chapecoense2023Série B31813210——4510Henan2024Chinese Super League309—20——329Career total299278018212200040247
Honours Guarani Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2018
Athletico Paranaense Copa Sudamericana: 2018 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship: 2019
References
External links
Profile at kicker.de Profile at achtzehn99.de