Bruno dos Santos Nazário (born 9 February 1995) is a Brazilian

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who plays as an

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for

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club Henan FC.

Club career

Born in

Cascavel Cascavel is a city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Brazil. It is the fifth most populous city in the state with 364.104 inhabitants, according to IBGE 2024 estimate. The distance to Curitiba, the state capital, is 491 kilometers b ...

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, Nazário joined

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian fo ...

's youth setup in 2010, after starting it out at hometown club

FC Cascavel Futebol Clube Cascavel, more commonly referred to as FC Cascavel, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Cascavel, Paraná, that competes in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeon ...

. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 3 November 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Raphael Botti in a 0–1 away loss against

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

. Nazário appeared in four matches during the year, as his side suffered relegation as dead last. He scored his first goal as a senior on 24 March 2013, netting the last in a 4–1

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home routing of

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. In May 2013, Nazário left ''Figueira'', after having his federative rights negotiated to a group of investors. He subsequently joined Série B side

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, on loan from his parent club Tombense. In August 2013, Nazário signed a four-year deal with German

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side

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, for a rumoured fee of around

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1 million. He made his debut in the category on 3 May 2014, replacing

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in a 2–3 away loss against

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. On 28 August 2014, after being rarely used, Nazário was loaned to Polish

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

for a year. On 4 January 2016, he was loaned to

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube () is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Cruzeiro is the greatest team of Minas Gerais. Although competing in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its as ...

Henan

On 9 February 2024, Nazário joined

club

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. On 1 March 2024, he made his debut and scored his first goal for Henan in a 1–1 away draw against Qingdao West Coast.

Career statistics

Honours

Guarani *

Campeonato Paulista Série A2 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF). Clubs 2025 Série A2 List of champions There a ...

: 2018 Athletico Paranaense *

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

* J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship:

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