Bruno Fornaroli
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Fornaroli Mezza | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
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| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Template:ALeague MC | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Nacional | 12 | (10) |
| 2008–2012 | Sampdoria | 17 | (0) |
| 2009 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | → Recreativo Huelva (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Nacional (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Panathinaikos | 17 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Danubio | 25 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Figueirense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | Template:ALeague MC | 14 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Uruguay U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2015 | |||
Bruno Fornaroli Mezza (born 7 September 1987 in Salto) is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Melbourne City FC as a forward. He is also nicknamed El Tuna, meaning "The Prickly Pear".
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Career
Sampdoria
On July 2007, Fornaroli – who has Italian ancestry – was moved to Italian Serie A team Sampdoria from Nacional in which he started career as a professional footballer. He acquired an Italian passport in 2008, making it easier to sign with clubs based in the European Union.[1]
Loan to Recreativo Huelva
On August 2009, he was loaned to Recreativo Huelva.[2]
Loan to Nacional
In January 2011, Fornaroli was loaned back to Club Nacional de Football, returning in August 2011 to Sampdoria following their relegation.
Panathinaikos
On 21 July 2012, Fornaroli signed[3] a 3 years contract with Panathinaikos F.C. after Jesualdo Ferreira requested to have him in his team.
On 2 September 2013, he terminated his contract with Panathinaikos.[4]
Danubio
On 8 July 2015, Danubio FC confirmed that he will leave the club and continue his career at Melbourne City FC.
Melbourne City
On 10 August 2015, Melbourne City FC confirmed that they have signed Fornaroli on a two-year deal.[5] He scored his first goal for Melbourne City FC on his debut on 26 August 2015 against Wellington Phoenix in an FFA Cup match. In the following round of the FFA Cup the quarter finals he scored 2 goals against Heidelberg United. Fornaroli scored his first A-League goal in a 3-2 defeat to rivals Melbourne Victory. The following week Fornaroli scored a brace in city's 3-1 victory over the Central Coast Mariners. He continued his rich scoring form with a brace against Adelaide United making him the top scorer of the league by round 5. Fornaroli has also became the quickest a-league player to score 11 goals since the league changed its name.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[A] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nacional | 2007–08 | 12 | 10 | – | – | 8 | 2 | 20 | 12 |
| Sampdoria | 2008–09 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 3 | |
| San Lorenzo (loan) | 2008–09 | 12 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Recreativo Huelva (loan) | 2009–10 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 3 |
| Nacional (loan) | 2010–11 | 9 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Panathinaikos | 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Melbourne City | 2015–16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 13 | 12 |
| Total | 92 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 127 | 34 | |
Footnotes
- A. ^ Includes appearances in the Copa Libertadores, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League.
References
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- ↑ http://www.pao.gr/el/news/?itemid=31c6660c-2bf3-4e89-a548-6133cef5bf90
- ↑ http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/melbourne-city-fc-signs-bruno-fornaroli/1x99vmz4xf2f91cwovyvfp3em0
- ↑ http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/report-melbourne-city-fc-5-1-wellington-phoenix/i12avphviab41u3x9u2leazac
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External links
- Scoresway Profile
- Player profile (Spanish)
- Argentine Primera Statistics (Spanish)
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- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Association football forwards
- Club Nacional de Football players
- U.C. Sampdoria players
- San Lorenzo footballers
- Recreativo de Huelva players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- Danubio F.C. players
- Figueirense Futebol Clube players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Superleague Greece players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- A-League players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Uruguayan expatriates in Italy
- Uruguayan expatriates in Spain
- Uruguayan expatriates in Argentina
- Uruguayan expatriates in Paraguay
- Uruguayan expatriates in Greece
- Uruguayan expatriates in Brazil
- Uruguayan expatriates in Australia
- Uruguayan people of Italian descent
