Bruno Miguel Ferreira Rodrigues (born 8 June 2001) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Chaves.

Club career

Born in Barreiro,

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, Rodrigues joined S.C. Braga at the age of 16. He spent his first two seasons as a senior with the reserve side in the third division. Rodrigues played his first competitive game with the first team on 28 December 2020, coming on as a last-minute substitute in a 4–1 away win against

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in the

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. Three days later, he signed a three-and-a-half-year professional contract with the club until 2025. Rodrigues scored his first goal for Braga on 17 October 2021, the second in the 5–0 away victory over UFC Moitense in the

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of the

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. His first in the

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arrived the following 8 September, when he opened a 2–0 group-stage defeat of

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. On 28 January 2023, Rodrigues was loaned to Fatih Karagümrük S.K. of the Turkish

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with an option to buy. In June, he agreed to a permanent deal at G.D. Chaves, with Braga keeping 50% of the player's economic rights.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodrigues, Bruno 2001 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Barreiro, Portugal Men's association football central defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Liga 3 (Portugal) players G.D. Fabril players S.C. Braga B players S.C. Braga players G.D. Chaves players Süper Lig players Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey