Bruno Junichi Suzuki Castanheira, commonly referred to as Bruno Suzuki (鈴木ブルーノ) or Bruno Castanheira (born 20 May 1990), is a Brazilian

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who plays for

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club PDRM. Born in Brazil, Castanheira was raised in Japan, his maternal family country. He also holds Japanese citizenship.

Career

Beginnings in Japan and Singapore loan

Castanheira was sent out on loan to the

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club

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before returning and being sent out on loan again, this time with

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club

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on loan from the parent club in Japan. He made his debut in the 26 July 2010 clash against

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, in the 1–1 draw. He scored 3 goals in the 2011 Singapore League Cup including a double in the Quarter Final against

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. In 2012, Bruno returned to parent club,

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. He played a couple of matches during pre-season and was given the squad number 27. However, he found first team opportunities hard to come by, only being named on the substitute's bench once.

Singapore

He then signed with Albirex Niigata Singapore on a permanent basis for the 2013 S.League season upon expiration of his contract. The official announcement was made on 6 December 2012. Albirex Niigata Singapore finished second runner-up in the battle for second place, after a 3–1 defeat to

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during their last match day of the season, in which the White Swans needed a victory against the Protectors. He made 32 appearances and scored 7 goals in all competitions. Castanheira signed in November 2013 with

rival

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. On 23 December 2014, Bruno signed with

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in the upcoming 2015 S.League campaign, where he was reunited with former

teammates

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, Kento Fukuda, and

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. On 4 October 2015, Castanheira scored a hat-trick against

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, ending

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's nine-game winless streak. He returned to Japan to play for the

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team

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in 2016.

Malaysia

Castanheira was signed by

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, a club in

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in 2017. After good performances in the

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, during which he scored 11 league goals, he was transferred to rival club in the same league,

Terengganu F.C. II Terengganu Football Club II ( ms, Kelab Bola Sepak Terengganu II) is a professional football club based in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. The club currently plays in the Malaysia Premier League, the second division of the Malaysian Leag ...

in early 2018. Later in April the same year, he was brought to the Terengganu II's main team,

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on a short-term basis. He returned to Terengganu II after Terengganu I secured another import player in June 2018. In 2021, Terengganu F.C. decided not to extend Castanheira's contract and release him. Castanheira was in negotiations with

Chonburi F.C. Chonburi Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดชลบุรี) is a Thai professional association football, football club based in the city of Chonburi, Chonburi province, that competes in the top division ...

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but discussions were unsuccessful due to the

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situation in Thailand. Castanheira signed a one-year contract with

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, continuing in the M league.

Club statistics

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"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"
10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 237 out of 289)

Honours

Albirex Niigata Singapore *

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winner:

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References

External links

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Profile at FC Gifu
*

Bruno Castanheira signs for Albirex Niigata FC (S) on a permanent contract.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suzuki, Bruno 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Paraná (state) Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Brazilian people of Japanese descent Brazilian footballers Japanese footballers Japanese expatriate footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Singapore Premier League players Albirex Niigata players FC Machida Zelvia players FC Gifu players Albirex Niigata Singapore FC players Home United FC players Geylang International FC players Negeri Sembilan FC players Brazilian emigrants to Japan Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Singapore Naturalized citizens of Japan Association football forwards People from Castanhal