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Fabrício Bruno

Solid contributorCruzeiro · 30 yrs

Profile

Full nameFabrício Bruno Soares de Faria
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age30
Date of birth12 Feb 1996
BirthplaceIbirité
Height191 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubCruzeiro
Centre-back
33
Appearances
3
Goals
0
Assists
2986
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cruzeiro.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Cruzeiro's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences and 1 suspension (yellow cards, inactive, rest). He still appeared 33 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A333029867.26
Copa Do Brasil6117427.64
Mineiro - 1800720
CONMEBOL Sudamericana4003677.13

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

Fabrício Bruno is a 30-year-old central defender at Cruzeiro, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 0 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 62, top 3% of Serie A centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 47.6, ranking 181st of 413 in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (100% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.86 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bruno.

Judged on this season alone, Bruno graded 62 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 15 clean sheets and 2.863 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 26 → 62). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 28th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 30 Bruno is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 18.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Bruno missed 4 games through injury and 1 suspension (yellow cards, inactive, rest) out of roughly 38 this season. The 33 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Bruno is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2023/24StreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential28th of 68 centre-backs · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 3% centre-backs · Serie A2nd-best centre-back in the Serie A181st in the Serie A · potential28th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A
47.6
Ratingi
28th of 68 centre-backs
62.3
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
100%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.86
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cruzeiro finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

2.86
Def. / 90
46
Tackles
25
Interceptions
15
Clean sheets

2.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 15 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 100% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 47.6, Bruno carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 68. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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