Bruno Duarte da Silva (born 24 March 1996), known as Bruno Duarte or simply Bruno, is a Brazilian professional

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er who plays as a

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for

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club

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

Club career

Portuguesa

Born in

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, Bruno Duarte started out at local

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. In March 2016, after a stint at

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, he joined Portuguesa and was assigned to the under-20 squad. Bruno Duarte made his senior debut on 4 June 2016, starting in a 3–1 Série C home win against Ypiranga-RS. He featured in six matches during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation. Bruno Duarte scored his first senior goal on 9 April 2017, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Guarani for the

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. The following March, he asked to leave the club.

Lviv

In July 2018, Bruno Duarte signed a three-year contract with

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in the

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. He made his debut abroad on 22 July, in the away game of the first round against

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. On 22 September, he equalised in a 1–1 home draw with

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in the West Ukrainian football derby.

Vitória de Guimarães

On 15 August 2019, Bruno Duarte signed a four-year deal with the option of a fifth at

Vitória S.C. Vitória Sport Clube, popularly known as Vitória de Guimarães or sometimes just Vitória, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, at the Est ...

in the Portuguese

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. The transfer fee was €600,000 for 75% of his economic rights. He made his debut a week later, starting in a goalless draw away to

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in the

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play-offs. On 22 September, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 win at C.D. Tondela, and also netted in both Europa group games against

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, including a late equaliser on 6 November at the ''

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''. In

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, Bruno Duarte was more often a substitute behind Colombian Óscar Estupiñán, while new manager

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experimented with them in tandem the following season. In the

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, he scored in three games as Vitória reached the semi-finals at the expense of

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; this included a late equaliser at home to that team on 27 October.

Damac

On 22 July 2022, Bruno Duarte joined Saudi Arabian club Damac. The transfer fee was reported to be worth an initial €600,000, which could rise to €700,000 with add-ons.

Farense

On 21 July 2023, Bruno Duarte returned to Portugal, signing a two-year contract with recently promoted to Primeira Liga side Farense.

Career statistics

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

: 2024–25

References

External links

Player's statistics

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Footballer's profile

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duarte, Bruno 1996 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Ukrainian Premier League players Primeira Liga players Saudi Pro League players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players FC Lviv players Vitória S.C. players Damac FC players S.C. Farense players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen