Bruno Baio

Bruno Baio
Personal information
Full name Bruno Henrique da Cunha Baio
Date of birth (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Cosmópolis, Brazil
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Emirates
Number 95
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Internacional 7 (0)
2016Criciúma (loan) 11 (3)
2018 Boa Esporte
2018–2020 Votuporanguense
2019Jeonnam Dragons (loan) 16 (10)
2020–2021 Daejeon Hana Citizen 53 (8)
2023 Ypiranga 10 (5)
2023 Retrô 12 (2)
2024 Sampaio Corrêa 11 (4)
2024– Emirates 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024

Bruno Henrique da Cunha Baio (born 3 October 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Emirates as a forward.

Career

Baio began his career at Internacional. On 23 September 2015, he was first included in a squad for the quarter-final first leg of that year's Copa do Brasil, replacing Wellington for the final 13 minutes of a 1–1 draw against eventual champions Palmeiras at the Beira-Rio. His professional debut came on 28 November, replacing Anderson for the final nine minutes of a 1–1 draw at Fluminense.[1]

Baio had a great stint at CA Votuporanguense in 2018, where he was instrumental in winning the Copa Paulista for the first time, being one of the main names in the campaign. He scored CAV's goal in the first leg of the tournament final against Ferroviaria, which ended in a 1-1 draw. He earned the nickname BB9 after he led the team to its first participation in the Copa do Brasil in 2019.[2][3]

In August 2024, Baio joined V.League 1 side Hoang Anh Gia Lai.[4] However, the deal collapsed after he undergone surgery to remove his appendix.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Fluminense 1 x 1 Internacional" (in Portuguese). ZH. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Com quatro gols em cinco jogos, Bruno Baio vive bom momento na Alvinegra" (in Portuguese). A cidade o jornal de Votuporanga. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Presidente diz que Bruno Baio, do Votuporanguense, recebeu sondagens do futebol coreano" (in Portuguese). A cidade o jornal de Votuporanga. 12 May 2018.
  4. ^ "HAGL chốt tiền đạo Brazil cao 1m97, giá 450.000 euro" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Thương vụ ngoại binh 1m97 đổ bể, HAGL lập tức chiêu mộ Jeferson Elias". Dân Việt. 8 September 2024.