Bruno da Silva Peres (born 1 March 1990), known as Bruno Peres (), is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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and is currently a

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Club career

Audax and loans

Born in

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, Bruno Peres began his football career with

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, and was eventually loaned to

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. He made 6 appearances for the club, scoring once. In the following year, Peres returned to Audax, but was loaned again, this time to

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. He played on 16 Série B games, and on 17

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games.

Santos

On 5 July 2012, Peres signed a one-and-a-half-year loan contract with

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. He made his Santos debut three days later, on the match against Grêmio. Peres scored his first goal for the club on 29 July, against Ponte Preta. Bruno finished the season with 27 appearances for the club (25 for the league), scoring twice. On 15 January 2013, it was announced that he would join

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in a four-year deal. However, ''Colorado'' had to pay a compensation to Santos, and three days later, the deal collapsed. Santos signed the player permanently on the same day. After the arrival of

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, Peres was later used as a backup to the former, and appeared in only 11 league matches during the campaign.

Torino

On 16 June 2014, Bruno Peres moved to

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side

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, for a

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2 million fee. After lengthy problems concerning his registration as a non-EU player, Peres made his debut for the club on 21 September, replacing

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in the 69th minute of a 0–1 home loss to

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, suffering a

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in the 87th minute, missed by

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. Bruno Peres made his first start on 24 September 2014, in a 2–1 away victory against

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, and assisted

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in a 1–1 home draw against

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four days later. He scored his first goal for the club on 30 November, netting the momentary 1–1 against

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, after running for 78 meters with the ball, starting from the defence. On 1 February 2015, he scored the last goal in a 5–1 home win against

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, on an assist from teammate

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. On 29 April 2015, he opened the score in an away game against

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(the match would end 2–2). He concluded the season with three goals in 34 appearances, contributing decisively to the season of Torino, who closed in ninth place. On 26 November 2015, he renewed his contract with the club until 2020, doubling his wage to

800,000.

Roma

On 16 August 2016, Peres joined

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on loan from Torino, for a fee of €1 million, with a conditional obligation to purchase – depending on the completion of certain performance targets – for a fee of €12.5 million. Moreover, Torino would receive an additional €1.5 million for certain sporting objectives reached by the club and player, making the total fee a maximum of €15 million.

Loan to São Paulo

On 6 July 2018, Bruno Peres signed with

on loan from

until 31 December 2019.

Loan to Sport Recife

On 26 September 2019, Bruno Peres joined Série B club

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on loan until 31 December 2019.

= Transfer to Trabzonspor

= In May 2021, Bruno Peres joined Turkish side

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on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal valid till 31 May 2024. On April 27, 2023, the club said it had mutually terminated the contract with the player.

Style of play

Peres is a right-sided player with exceptional acceleration, pace, notable

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skills, and a good shot from distance; an offensive-minded defender, he is capable of playing anywhere along the right flank and has been used as a full-back, as a wing-back, and as a

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. In 2015–16, Peres was the defender that completed the most dribbles (83) and shots on target (15) across Europe's top five leagues. He is also known for his desirable attributes in the popular video game franchise FIFA, possessing powerful long shots and explosive pace statistics.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Santos *

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Trabzonspor *

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: 2021–22 *

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References

External links

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