Bruninho (footballer, born 2005)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Silva.

Bruno César Pereira Silva (born 11 June 2005), commonly known as Bruninho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fortaleza.

Bruninho

Personal information
Full name	Bruno César Pereira Silva
Date of birth	(2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Barra de Guabiraba, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Fortaleza
Number	41
Youth career
	Porto-PE
2024–2025	→ Fortaleza (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Porto-PE	19	(2)
2025–	Fortaleza	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:51, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

Career

Born in Barra de Guabiraba, Pernambuco,^[1] Bruninho was a youth product of Porto-PE. He made his senior debut at the age of 16, helping the club to achieve promotion in the 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2.

On 21 March 2024, Bruninho moved to Fortaleza on loan, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad.^[2] In February of the following year, he was bought outright by the club, signing a contract until 2027 and being promoted to the first team.

Bruninho made his first team – and Série A – debut with Fortaleza on 26 April 2025, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Sport Recife.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 30 April 2025^[4]

Club	Season	League			State league		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto-PE	2022	Pernambucano Série A2	—		8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	2023	Pernambucano	—		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2024		—		9	2	—		—		—		9	2
	Total		—		19	2	—		—		—		19	2
Fortaleza	2025	Série A	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	2