Bruno Gomes de Oliveira Conceição (born 19 July 1996), known as Bruno Gomes or simply Bruno, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Portuguese club

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Club career

Internacional

Following a string of impressive performances at youth level with

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, during which time he scored more than 130 goals and won three consecutive age-group Golden Boot awards, Gomes was signed by

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in 2013. Prior to signing for the Brazilian Série A side he had previously undergone a trial at

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club

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in 2012. In 2014, he was part of the Inter side which won the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20.

Loan to Genoa

In September 2015, Gomes underwent a medical

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side

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but his move from Internacional was denied by

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as the documentation required for the

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to go through failed to arrive on time. Having trained with the club in the interim, Gomes' signing was finally confirmed on 5 January 2016 on a six-month

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deal, with Genoa reserving the option to buy. In May 2016, having failed to make a single senior appearance for the club during his loan spell, Gomes returned to Brazil pending a decision by Genoa as to whether or not to sign him permanently.

Estoril

At the end of the Serie A season Gomes returned to Internacional having failed to feature for the first team during his loan spell at Genoa. Genoa subsequently opted against exercising their option to sign him permanently and on 22 July 2016 he was loaned to Portuguese

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for the 2016–17 season. Gomes made his Primeira Liga debut on 11 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kléber in a 0–0 draw with

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. On 23 September he scored the first professional goals of his career, coming off the bench to net a brace in a 4–2 loss to

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. Gomes scored his first cup goal two months later on 19 November, netting in stoppage-time in a 2–0

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victory over

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. He followed the goal up with braces against Sanjoanense and Benfica, though the latter was not enough to prevent Estoril being knocked out of the tournament in the semi-finals. In total, he amassed 28 appearances for the season and scored eight goals. In August 2017, Gomes terminated his contract with Internacional in order to sign with Estoril permanently. Internacional approached

with an appeal following his move, claiming that they had rejected both a transfer offer from Estoril, and a request from the player for the rescission and that he was still contracted to the club. Despite Internacional's contestations, Estoril registered Gomes for the season on 31 August. He ultimately made 21 appearances for the season, scoring once.

Loan to Vitória and Aves

On 10 July 2018, Gomes returned to Brazil where he joined Vitória on a season long loan. He departed the following month, however, having not played a single match, to join Portuguese side

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on loan instead.

Modena

On 22 November 2019, he returned to Italy, joining

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club

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Nacional

On 1 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with

in Portugal.

Style of play

Due to his pace and explosiveness, Gomes was dubbed "the new Pato" by Brazilian media during the early stages of his career in comparison to fellow Brazilian forward

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. He plays predominantly as a striker or secondary striker but he is also adept at playing down the left wing.

Career statistics

Club

¹ Includes

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and

matches.
² Includes

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matches

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Bruno 1996 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Serie A players Primeira Liga players Serie C players Liga Portugal 2 players Genoa C.F.C. players Sport Club Internacional players Desportivo Brasil players Esporte Clube Vitória players G.D. Estoril Praia players C.D. Aves players Modena F.C. players Paraná Clube players C.D. Nacional players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Portugal Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy