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

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er who plays as a

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for

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club Damac.

Club career

Portuguesa

Born in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, 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

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Vitória Guimarães

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

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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

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, and also netted in both Europa group games against

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, including a late equaliser on 6 November at the '' Estádio D. Afonso Henriques''. In

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, Bruno Duarte was more often a substitute behind Colombian

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, 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.

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Footballer's profile

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