Renan Bardini Bressan (Belarusian: Рэнан Бардзіні Брэссан; born 3 November 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Criciuma. Born in Brazil, he represented the Belarus national team.
Club Career
FC Gomel
Born in Tubarao, Santa Catarina, Bressan began his career at hometown club Clube Atletico Tubarao. In April 2007 he moved abroad for the first time, joining Belarusian FC Gomel.
BATE Borisov
On 28 January 2010, he signed with BATE Borisov. Bressan scored 15 goals during his first season with BATE, becoming the top scorer in the Belarusian Premier League for the 2010 season. He was also selected as the best midfielder in the league for the year.
On 2 October 2012, Bressan scored BATE's third goal in their 3–1 shock defeat of Bayern Munich in the second game of the Champions League group stage.
Alania Vladikavkaz
In late November 2012, Russian Premier League club Alania Vladikavkaz acquired the services of Bressan. In October 2013, Bressan unilaterally terminated the contract because of gross violations of financial terms of the agreement by the club.
FC Astana
On 15 January 2014, Bressan signed a two-year contract with FK Aktobe, but less than a month later his contract was mutually terminated on 7 February. Bressan went on to sign a two-year contract with FC Astana on the 10th, but was released from his contract on 12 July after only 7 games for the club.
Rio Ave
On 2 August 2014, Bressan signed a two-year contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga club Rio Ave.
APOEL
On 24 June 2016, Bressan signed a two-year contract with reigning Cypriot champions APOEL FC.
This page also has a version in other languages : Ренан Брессан (russian)