Bruno Mendes (footballer, born 1994)

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

Bruno Pereira Mendes (born 2 August 1994), known as Bruno Mendes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vila Nova, on loan from Deportivo Maldonado.

Bruno Mendes

Personal information
Full name	Bruno Pereira Mendes
Date of birth	(1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Cruzeiro, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Vila Nova (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado)
Number	20
Youth career
2007–2012	Guarani
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Guarani	19	(4)
2012–2013	Macaé	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ Botafogo (loan)	32	(11)
2014–	Deportivo Maldonado	0	(0)
2014	→ Atlético Paranaense (loan)	5	(1)
2014–2015	→ Avaí (loan)	15	(0)
2015–2017	→ Vitória Guimarães B (loan)	61	(13)
2015–2017	→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)	3	(0)
2017–2018	→ Guarani (loan)	52	(18)
2019–2020	→ Cerezo Osaka (loan)	48	(15)
2021	→ Avispa Fukuoka (loan)	20	(4)
2022	→ Cerezo Osaka (loan)	32	(5)
2023–2024	→ Guarani (loan)	47	(9)
2025–	→ Vila Nova	0	(0)
International career
2012–2013	Brazil U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 November 2024

Club career

Bruno Mendes was born in Cruzeiro, São Paulo, and joined Guarani's youth setup in 2007, aged 12. On 21 January 2012, aged just 17, he made his first team debut by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista home win against Oeste.

Bruno Mendes scored his first senior goal on 17 March 2012, netting the first in a 2–0 home defeat of Mirassol. He immediately became a starter for the side, scoring four goals in 18 appearances as his side reached the finals but lost to Santos.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2012, Bruno Mendes signed for Botafogo until the end of the following year. Bought outright by HAZ Sport Agency from Guarani for a R$7 million fee, HAZ used Macaé as a proxy to register Bruno Mendes's registration rights.^[1] He made his debut for the club on 30 September, replacing Clarence Seedorf late into a 2–0 away loss against Bahia for the Série A championship.^{[citation needed]}

Bruno Mendes scored his first goal for Bota on 14 October 2012, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Grêmio. Five days later he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against Vasco da Gama, and finished the month with five goals in six matches.^{[citation needed]}

In November 2012, former Guarani player Andrei Frascarelli claimed the club owed him wages and asked the court to grant the rights of Bruno Mendes to him.^[2] Eventually Macaé assumed the debt, and paid Andrei R$580,000 to settle the case.^[3]

On 15 July 2015, Mendes signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 13 November 2024^[5][6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Guarani	2012	Série B	1	0	18	4	4	2	—		—		—		23	6
Botafogo (loan)	2012	Série A	8	6	—		—		—		—		—		8	6
	2013		9	3	15	2	2	0	—		—		—		26	5
	Total		17	9	15	2	2	0	—		—		—		34	11
Atlético Paranaense (loan)	2014	Série A	3	0	2	1	0	0	—		5[a]	0	—		10	1
Avaí (loan)	2014	Série B	8	0	—		—		—		—		—		8	0
	2015	Série A	0	0	7	0	0	0	—		—		—		7	0
	Total		8	0	7	0	0	0	—		—		—		15	0
Vitória Guimarães B (loan)	2015–16	LigaPro	33	7	—		—		—		—		—		33	7
	2016–17		28	6	—		—		—		—		—		28	6
	Total		61	13	—		—		—		—		—		61	13
Vitória Guimarães (loan)	2015–16	Primeira Liga	2	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2016–17		1	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		3	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Guarani (loan)	2017	Série B	11	2	—		—		—		—		—		11	2
	2018		25	7	16	9	—		—		—		—		41	16
	Total		36	9	16	9	—		—		—		—		52	18
Cerezo Osaka (loan)	2019	J1 League	24	6	—		1	0	5[b]	2	—		—		30	8
	2020		24	9	—		—		4[b]	3	—		—		28	12
	Total		48	15	—		1	0	9	5	—		—		58	20
Avispa Fukuoka (loan)	2021	J1 League	19	4	—		—		1[b]	0	—		—		20	4
Cerezo Osaka (loan)	2022	J1 League	22	3	—		3	2	7[b]	0	—		—		32	5
Guarani (loan)	2023	Série B	33	7	2	0	—		—		—		—		35	7
	2024		6	0	6	2	—		—		—		—		12	2
	Total		39	7	8	2	—		—		—		—		47	9
Career total			237	57	66	18	7	2	11	5	5	0	0	0	326	82

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance(s) in J.League Cup

Honours

Botafogo

• Campeonato Carioca: 2013

Guarani

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2018

Brazil U20

• 8 Nations Football Challenge: 2012