Bruno Alves (footballer, born 1991)

Bruno Fabiano Alves (born 16 April 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cuiabá.

Bruno Alves

Bruno Alves with São Paulo in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Bruno Fabiano Alves
Date of birth	(1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Jacareí, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Cuiabá
Number	3
Youth career
	Primeira Camisa
2010–2011	Figueirense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2017	Figueirense	103	(7)
2011	→ Ribeirão (loan)	8	(0)
2012	→ Metropolitano (loan)	0	(0)
2012	→ Barretos (loan)	0	(0)
2013	→ São José-SP (loan)	3	(0)
2013	→ CRAC (loan)	24	(0)
2017–2023	São Paulo	157	(4)
2022–2023	→ Grêmio (loan)	70	(5)
2023	Grêmio	40	(3)
2024–	Cuiabá	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:41, 14 February 2024

Club career

Figueirense

Born in Jacareí, São Paulo, Bruno Alves graduated from Figueirense's youth setup, and made his senior debut while on loan at Portuguese side G.D. Ribeirão, in 2011.

More loans subsequently followed, and he represented Metropolitano,^[1] Barretos,^[2] and São José-SP.

He joined CRAC.^[3]

Alves was included in the main squad of Figueira in 2014. He made his league debut for the club against SC Internacional on 19 April 2015.^[4] but only made his professional debut for the club in Serie A on 10 May of the following year, starting and being sent off after committing a penalty in a 1–4 away loss against Sport Recife for the Série A championship.^[5] He then subsequently became a regular starter for the club, suffering relegation in 2016.

São Paulo

On 21 August 2017, Alves signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with São Paulo in the top tier.^[6]

Honours

Club

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 2021

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2022, 2023
• Recopa Gaúcha: 2022, 2023

Individual

• Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2019^[7]