Bruno Araújo da Silva Chalkiadakis (, born 7 April 1993), sometimes known as just Bruno, is a professional

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who plays as an

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. Born in Brazil, he has represented Greece at youth level.

Club career

Ergotelis

Bruno Chalkiadakis arrived in

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at the age of 16, when he was spotted by

Ergotelis Ergotelis Football Club () is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Heraklion, Crete, which competes in the Heraklion Football Clubs Association, FCA Heraklion A1, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system, ...

scouters in

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. Considering him to be a strong prospect for the men's team, the club quickly arranged for his legal adoption by the club-affiliated Chalkiadakis family, which earned him

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citizenship. He initially played with the youth team of

, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 24 May 2011. He made his debut as a substitute on 11 December 2011, in a home match against club rival OFI.
Bruno renewed his contract with the club on 21 August 2014, after a short-term dispute which temporarily placed him out of the team and had since been a regular starter. Despite Ergotelis' relegation at the end of the

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, he impressed with his skills, having scored 5 goals in a total of 29 season appearances for the club. He scored his first goal in a 4-1 away win against

Niki Volos Niki Volos Football Club () is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Volos, in the region of Magnesia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League 2, the second tier of Greek football. History Niki Volos was fou ...

on 21 September 2014.

Panionios

On 21 May 2015 Bruno Chalkiadakis was transferred to

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champions

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

, signing a 5-year contract with the club. He was eventually however not included in the club's roster selection and as a result, he was released from his contract to sign a two-year deal with fellow

side

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

as a

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. Bruno spent the majority of the 2015−16 season playing as a substitute, making a total of 31 appearances for the club and scoring two goals during the

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Group stage.

finished in fifth place and would have qualified for the

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second qualifying round, but they were eventually excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by

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for financial reasons. In the summer of 2016, Bruno Chalkiadakis breached his contract with

after failing to report for the club's 2016−17 activities after his official leave for spending the summer vacation in his hometown expired.

Cascavel

During his stay in

, Bruno Chalkiadakis played football for

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local side

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during the first half of 2017.

PAS Giannina

In July 2017, Bruno Chalkiadakis returned to

and signed a contract with

club

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club (), or with its full name Panipirotikós Athlitikós Síllogos Giánnina (, ''Panepirotic Athletic Club Giannina'') is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Ioannina, the capita ...

for a duration of 3 years. On 18 September 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1−1 home draw game against his former club

. On 14 October 2017, he scored during a 3−1 home

win game against

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. He finished the season with 3 goals and 4 assists in 31 club appearances in both

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and

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competitions. In June 2018, Chalkiadakis was released from his contract with

on mutual consent.

Hermannstadt

On 5 July 2018, Bruno Chalkiadakis signed with

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n club

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based in the city of

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, playing in the

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, for 2 years for an undisclosed fee.

Santorini 2020

In October 2020, Bruno Chalkiadakis signed for AE Santorini 2020.

Agrotikos Asteras

In February 2022, Bruno Chalkiadakis returned to the Greek League signing a contract with

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International career

Having acquired

citizenship, Bruno Chalkiadakis is eligible to play for

and was actually called up in their U19 pre-selection for the 2012 Qatar Youth International Tournament along with team-mate Andreas Bouchalakis, before suffering an

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during a post-season

friendly, which eventually kept him out of the tournament.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chalkiadakis, Bruno 1993 births Living people Footballers from Ceará Ergotelis F.C. players Panionios F.C. players Super League Greece players Greek men's footballers Greece men's youth international footballers Brazilian men's footballers Greek people of Brazilian descent Brazilian people of Greek descent PAS Giannina F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Liga I players FC Hermannstadt players Greek expatriate men's footballers Greek expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Men's association football forwards 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen 21st-century Greek sportsmen