Massimo Bruno (born 17 September 1993) is a Belgian

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Charleroi

Born in

Boussu Boussu (; pcd, Boussu-dlé-Mont) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. As of January 1, 2006, Boussu had a population of 20,058. The total area is 20.01 km², which gives a population density of 1,002 in ...

, Belgium, Bruno started his football career at RSB Frameries before he moved to

Mons Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. T ...

. Bruno joined

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the ...

when he was eight years old. Bruno was progressing well at the club until he suffered "a growth spurt and was injured in the heel" and was sidelined for four months. After making a recovery from his injury, however, Anderlecht released Bruno and he returned to Mons. Bruno then joined

Charleroi Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593.

, where he would begin his professional career. After progressing through the ranks at the club, Bruno was part of the squad for two league matches in November 2010, each time as an unused substitute. On 23 March 2011, he finally made his professional debut – and only appearance of the 2010–11 season – in a 3–0 loss to

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Anderlecht

On 23 May 2011, Bruno signed a three-year deal with Anderlecht, where he had previously played in the youth system. However, in his first season at the club, Bruno failed to appear in the first team and was featured in the club's reserves instead. Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Bruno signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht. On 12 August 2012, he made his debut for the club, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute, in a 3–0 win against Cercle Brugge. On 28 August, coming off the bench, Bruno gave the assist for the winning goal against

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, securing Anderlecht's place in the

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group stage. On 2 September 2012, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw against

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. On 20 November, he signed a contract extension with Anderlecht, keeping him at the club until 2017. Anderlecht went on to win the Belgian Pro League following a 1–1 against title contender,

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on the last matchday of the season. Bruno finished the season with 44 appearances and scoring 8 goals in all competitions. In the

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, Bruno scored the only goal of the game, in a 1–0 win over Genk to help Anderlecht win the cup. He started the 2013–14 season well by scoring five goals in the first month, including a brace against Cercle Brugge. Despite suffering minor setbacks throughout the season, Bruno finished as Anderlecht's joint top-scorer along with

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with 16 goals in all competitions as the club won the Pro League again.

RB Leipzig

Red Bull Salzburg (loan)

In June 2014, Bruno signed for

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in the 2. Bundesliga and was immediately loaned to sister club Red Bull Salzburg for the 2014–15 season. He made his debut for Red Bull Salzburg, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute and setting up the ninth goal of the game for the club, in a 10–1 win over 1. SC Sollenau in the first round of the

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. Bruno scored his first goal for the club in the last minute of the 2–0 win against

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on 2 August 2014. In his single season with the club, Bruno helped Salzburg to the domestic double, recording 39 total appearances and scoring eight goals. Following his season with Red Bull Salzburg, it was announced that Bruno would be returning to RB Leipzig.

Return to RB Leipzig

Returning to RB Leipzig, competing in 2. Bundesliga in the 2015–16 season, Bruno made his debut for the club as a 64th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win against

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in the opening game of the season. On 2 April 2016, he scored his first goals for the club in a 3–1 win against

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seas ...

. On 8 May 2016, Bruno came on as a 79th-minute substitute and helped the club win 2–0 against

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the D ...

to seal their first-ever promotion to the

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. At the end of the 2015–16 season, he had made 26 appearances and scored two goals in all competitions. On 27 August 2016, Bruno made his Bundesliga debut, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against

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in what turned out to be his only appearance in the 2016–17 season.

Return to Anderlecht (loan)

On 31 August 2016, Bruno returned to his former club Anderlecht on loan for the rest of the 2016–17 season. On 11 September 2016, he made his second debut for the club, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute in a 3–2 win against Charleroi. On 3 November 2016, he scored his first goal for the club in two years, in a 6–1 win against 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the

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. On 18 May 2017, he came on as a 77th-minute substitute and scored Anderlecht's third goal of the game to win 3–1 over Charleroi, which helped the club to the Pro League title for the first time in three years. Despite missing one match because of injury, Bruno made 39 appearances and scored six goals in all competitions during his first loan spell at Anderlecht. On 1 July 2017, Bruno's loan at Anderlecht was extended for the 2017–18 season. Anderlecht finished the season in third place behind

Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062.

and

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, and Bruno finished the campaign with 23 appearances and two goals in all competitions. After the season, it was confirmed that the club opted not to sign him on a permanent deal.

Return to Charleroi

On 31 August 2018, Bruno re–joined Charleroi, making his return to the club for the first time in seven years. The following day he made his second debut for Charleroi, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute in a 3–1 win over

Royal Excel Mouscron Royal Excel Mouscron (, ), commonly known as Mouscron or familiarly as REM, was a Belgian professional football club based in Mouscron. The team was formed as ''Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz'' in the spring of 2010 as a result of the merging between ...

. On 10 November 2018, he scored on his return from injury, in a 2–1 win over Club Brugge.

Bursaspor

On 14 August 2021, Bruno signed for

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side

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği (), commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, the club colours are green and white, with home kits usually featuring both colours in a striped pattern. In th ...

. On 23 August, he made his debut, setting up the second goal of the game in a 2–1 loss to

BB Erzurumspor Erzurumspor Futbol Kulübü, is a Turkish professional football club located in Erzurum who plays in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Turkish football. Founded in 2005, the colours of club are blue and white. The club started to play football co ...

. On 15 September, Bruno scored his first goal for Bursaspor in a 4–1 win against

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Kortrijk

On 29 June 2022, Bruno signed a three-year contract with

Personal life

Bruno is of Italian descent.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Anderlecht *

Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

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, 2013–14, 2016–17 *

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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 ...

Red Bull Salzburg *

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: 2014–15 *

: 2014–15

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruno, Massimo 1993 births Living people People from Boussu Association football wingers Belgian footballers Belgium youth international footballers Belgium under-21 international footballers Belgian people of Italian descent R. Charleroi S.C. players R.S.C. Anderlecht players FC Red Bull Salzburg players RB Leipzig players Bursaspor footballers K.V. Kortrijk players Belgian Pro League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players TFF First League players Belgian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Austria Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Turkey Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey