Bruno Jacinto da Silva (born 21 August 1995), known as Bruno Paulista, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He is currently free agent.
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| Full name | Bruno Jacinto da Silva | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nova Odessa, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| São Paulo | ||||||||||||||||
| Santo André | ||||||||||||||||
| Ypiranga-BA | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Bahia | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Bahia | 34 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2021 | Sporting CP | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2021 | Sporting CP B | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Londrina (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Fátima (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | Paysandu | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | CSA | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:50, 11 May 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
Bruno Paulista was born in Nova Odessa, São Paulo, and graduated with Bahia's youth setup, after stints at São Paulo, Santo André and Ypiranga-BA. On 6 August 2014 he made his first-team debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win against Corinthians, for the season's Copa do Brasil.[1]
Bruno Paulista made his Série A debut on 18 October, starting in a 1–2 away loss against São Paulo.[2] On 10 February 2015 he renewed his link until 2018.[3]
On 7 August 2015 Bruno Paulista moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal, signing a six-year deal.[4] Sporting paid €3.5 million for 65% of his rights, with a 45 million clause.[5]