Bruno Daniel Pereira Castro Moreira (born 6 September 1987) is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in the village of Landim, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Moreira finished his development at S.C. Braga. He started as a senior with amateurs

G.D. Joane Grupo Desportivo de Joane ''(abbreviated as GD Joane)'' is a Portuguese football club based in Joane, Vila Nova de Famalicão in the district of Braga. Background GD Joane currently plays in the Terceira Divisão Série A which is the fourth ...

, then went on to spend the following five seasons in the Segunda Liga, with

Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since it was founded. The club pl ...

and

Moreirense FC Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

. In summer 2012, Moreira moved to the

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with

C.D. Nacional Clube Desportivo Nacional, commonly known as Nacional and sometimes Nacional da Madeira (), is a Portuguese football club based in Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Founded on 8 December 1910, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, Portug ...

. His first game in the competition took place on 26 August, as he came as a 75th-minute substitute in a 3−1 away loss against former club Moreirense. His first goal arrived on 17 February of the following year, in a 1−1 draw at

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal stadi ...

. Whilst under contract with the

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ns, he was loaned to

PFC CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...

from Bulgaria, being released in January 2014 and signing for

G.D. Chaves Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as Chaves (), is a Portuguese association football, football football team, club from Chaves, Portugal, Chaves currently playing in the Primeira Liga. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Está ...

of the second division. On 16 June 2014, Moreira moved to Paços Ferreira on a two-year deal. During his spell, he was always his team's top scorer, whilst competing in the top tier. Moreira moved to

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champions

Buriram United F.C. Buriram United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional football club based in Buriram, Thailand. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the ...

on 17 May 2016. Returned to Portugal the following year, he went on to represent Paços and Rio Ave FC, signing for the latter on a free transfer on 19 May 2018 after the former's

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreira, Bruno 1987 births Living people People from Vila Nova de Famalicão Sportspeople from Braga District Portuguese footballers Association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.C. Braga B players G.D. Joane players Varzim S.C. players Moreirense F.C. players C.D. Nacional players G.D. Chaves players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Rio Ave F.C. players Portimonense S.C. players C.D. Trofense players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC CSKA Sofia players Bruno Moreira Bruno Moreira Portugal youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Thailand Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Thailand