Bruno Melo

Bruno Ferreira Melo (born 26 October 1992), known as Bruno Melo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Fortaleza as a left back.

Club Career

Fortaleza

Loan stints

Born in Paracuru, Ceara, Bruno was a Fortaleza youth graduate. For the 2011 season, he was loaned to Maracana, and made his senior debut on 7 April of that year by starting in a 1–0 home win against AD Sao Benedito for the Campeonato Cearense Segunda Divisao championship.

After his loan expired, Bruno returned to Fortaleza and was assigned to the under-20 squad. Ahead of the 2012 campaign, he moved to Quixada also in a temporary deal; on his debut on 10 March, he scored his team's second in a 2–1 away win against Limoeiro.

After another loan stint at Paracuru AC, Bruno returned to Fortaleza and was assigned to the main squad, but failed to make an appearance. In 2014, he served loans at Quixada, Associacao Nova Russas EC and Uniclinic, winning the third division of the Cearense with the latter.

Breakthrough

Returning to Leao, Bruno made his debut for the club on 14 January 2015, starting in a 0–0 away draw against former side Quixada for the year's Cearense. A backup for his first two seasons, he only started to appear regularly from the 2017 season onwards.

Bruno scored his first goals for Fortaleza on 4 March 2017, netting a brace in a 5–0 home routing of Itapipoca, also for the state league. He was also an undisputed starter for the year's Serie C, contributing with six goals as his side returned to Serie B after a nine-year absence; highlights included doubles in a 2–0 away win against Botafogo-PB and in a 2–2 draw at Sampaio Correa.

On 30 November 2017, Bruno renewed his contract until 2020. He made his debut in the second division the following 14 April, starting in a 2–1 home defeat of Guarani.

Bruno scored his first Serie B goal on 18 April 2018, netting the opener through a penalty kick in a 2