Bruno Vale

For Italian player and coach who played in the 1930s and 1940s, see Bruno Vale (Italian footballer).

Bruno Vale

Personal information
Full name	Bruno Miguel Esteves Vale
Date of birth	(1983-04-08) 8 April 1983
Place of birth	Mafamude, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Apollon Limassol
Number	83
Youth career
1992–1997	Vilanovense
1997–2001	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2005	Porto B	119	(0)
2003–2010	Porto	1	(0)
2005–2006	→ Estrela Amadora (loan)	30	(0)
2006–2007	→ União Leiria (loan)	2	(0)
2007–2008	→ Varzim (loan)	7	(0)
2008–2009	→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)	7	(0)
2009–2010	→ Belenenses (loan)	16	(0)
2010–2012	Oliveirense	57	(0)
2012–	Apollon Limassol	106	(0)
International career
2001–2003	Portugal U20	13	(0)
2004–2006	Portugal U21	19	(0)
2003	Portugal	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:38, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Bruno Miguel Esteves Vale (born 8 April 1983 in Mafamude, Vila Nova de Gaia) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club Apollon Limassol as a goalkeeper.

Football career

A product of FC Porto's youth system, Vale was surprisingly picked for a Portugal friendly match against Kazakhstan (1–0) in August 2003, where he played 22 minutes as a substitute – at the time, he was only third-choice at his club. The following year he represented the nation at the Summer Olympic Games, backing S.L. Benfica's José Moreira.

Subsequently, Vale played the 2005–06 season on loan to C.F. Estrela da Amadora in the top division, also being selected to the list-of-23 for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. However, he injured his foot in a game against Germany in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship contest, and was forced to pull out of the squad.

In 2006–07, Vale was loaned again, to first division side U.D. Leiria, where he went almost unnoticed the entire campaign, moving the following season to the second level with Varzim SC.

In July 2008 Vale was yet again loaned, spending 2008–09 at Vitória de Setúbal in the top level. The same happened in the following summer, and he again was backup or third-choice in the 2009–10 campaign, now at Lisbon-based C.F. Os Belenenses – an injury to Nélson Pereira eventually propelled him to the starting eleven, as the club suffered top flight relegation as second from bottom.

In the 2010 summer Vale was finally released by Porto, resuming his career with U.D. Oliveirense in division two. On 26 June 2012 the 29-year-old moved abroad for the first time, signing a two-year contract with Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot First Division.

Club statistics

As of 14 November 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto	2002–03	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2003–04	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2004–05	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Estrela Amadora (loan)	2005–06	Primeira Liga	30	0	0	0	—		30	0
União Leiria (loan)	2006–07	Primeira Liga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Varzim (loan)	2007–08	Segunda Liga	7	0	1	0	—		8	0
Vitória Setúbal (loan)	2008–09	Primeira Liga	7	0	3	0	2	0	12	0
Belenenses (loan)	2009–10	Primeira Liga	16	0	2	0	—		18	0
Oliveirense	2010–11	Segunda Liga	29	0	5	0	—		34	0
	2011–12	Segunda Liga	28	0	2	0	—		30	0
	Total		57	0	7	0	—		64	0
Apollon Limassol	2012–13	Cypriot First Division	28	0	7	0	—		35	0
	2013–14	Cypriot First Division	36	0	7	0	6	0	49	0
	2014–15	Cypriot First Division	32	0	2	0	7	0	41	0
	2015–16	Cypriot First Division	10	0	0	0	6	0	16	0
	Total		106	0	16	0	19	0	142	0
Career total			226	0	29	0	21	0	276	0

External links

• Bruno Vale at footballzz.co.uk
• Bruno Vale profile at ForaDeJogo
• Bruno Vale at National-Football-Teams.com