Bruno Ferreira Bonfim (born 19 January 1989) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays for

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as a

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. His nickname Dentinho means “little tooth” in

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. He began his career at

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in 2007, and won three titles with the club, the 2009 Copa do Brasil,

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, and the

2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, namely the second level of Brazilian football league system, was contested by 20 teams in 2008. Giants Corinthians played Série B for the first time after its poor season in Série A in 2007. Also, former Séri ...

. He stayed at the club for four years until moving to Ukraine in 2011 to play for

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, with which he won a domestic treble in 2012: the

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, and

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. He was briefly loaned out to

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club

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in 2013. Dentinho has been capped at the youth international levels with the Brazil under-20 team, making six appearances and scoring 1 goal. He was part of the squad that won the 2009 South American U-20 Championship.

Career

Corinthians

2007

After being presented from the youth team as a promising youngster, he made his first appearance for Corinthians in the

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during the derby game against

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, and scored his first goal in a draw against

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on 7 July 2007.

2008

He was Corinthians's top scorer during the

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. He also was the team's top scorer alongside German Herrera with 14 goals during the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2008, which the club won.

2009

Dentinho led Corinthians to the league and cup title alongside new Corinthians signing

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during the

and the 2009 Copa do Brasil. He scored in the cup semifinal on 27 May 2009 in a 1–1 draw against

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to help Corinthians pass to the final and beat

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. On 30 September 2009, Dentinho signed an agreement with Corinthians in order to extend his contract until December 2013. He also received a salary increase, with a release clause of over 30 million euros.

2010

Dentinho scored his first ever goal in

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for Corinthians on 10 March 2010, a strike from just outside the area to draw level in a group fixture away to Colombian club

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Shakhtar Donetsk

On 18 May 2011, Dentinho signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk. The deal between Corinthians and Shakhtar was reported to be €7.5 million. It saw Dentinho join a team with several Brazilian players already amongst their ranks, including former Corinthians teammate Willian and fellow Brazilian U20 player

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. On 10 July, he came on as a 58th minute substitution for

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, scoring just five minutes into his debut, in a 4–0 win against

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. He managed three goals in 18 league appearances in his first season with Shakhtar. The club clinched the title for the 2011–12 Premier League season as well as the

. Dentinho was an unused substitute for the 2–0 2012 Super Cup victory over

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. He scored a goal in his first start of the 2012–13 season in a 3–0 victory over

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. In May 2019, Dentinho scored his first hat-trick for Shakhtar in a 4–0 league victory against

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. On 1 December 2020, Dentinho scored in a 2–0 UEFA Champions League group stage victory against

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. On 8 November 2021 his contract with Shakhtar was expired.

Beşiktaş JK (loan)

On 23 January 2013, Dentinho was loaned out to

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club Besiktas until January 2014. On the last day of 2013 his loan deal expired and therefore he returned to Shakhtar.

Ceará

On 2 March 2022,

announced the signing of Dentinho on a contract until the end of 2022.

Personal life

Dentinho married model

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in 2012. They have three children: son Bruno Lucas (born 2012) and identical twins Sophia and Rafaella (born 2014).

Career statistics

Honours

;Corinthians *

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Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system ...

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;Shakhtar Donetsk *

: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

: 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

;Brazil U20 *

South American Youth Championship The South American Youth Football Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and es, Torneo Juventudes de América, "Campeonato Sudamericano Sub 20" or pt, Juventude da América (English: "America's Youth") is a South American ...

References

External links

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* {{FFU 1989 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian footballers Brazil youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Ceará Sporting Club players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Ukrainian Premier League players Süper Lig players Association football forwards Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine