Bruno Mezenga

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Bruno Ferreira Mombra Rosa (born 8 August 1988), known as Bruno Mezenga, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Náutico.

Club career

Flamengo

Beginnings

Born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Mezenga joined Flamengo's youth setup in 2003. After scoring in a regular basis for the youth sides,[1] he made his first team – and Série A – debut at the age of 16 on 22 May 2005, coming on as a second-half substitute for China in a 1–0 away defeat to São Caetano.[2]

After five first team appearances in 2005, Bruno Mezenga returned to the under-20s for the 2006 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. Back to the first team during that year, he only featured rarely.

Loans to Fortaleza, Macaé and Orduspor

On 28 May 2007, Bruno Mezenga was loaned to Série B side Fortaleza until the end of the year.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 8 June of that year, netting the winner in a 1–0 success over rivals Ceará.[4]

On 22 December 2007, Bruno Mezenga moved to Macaé on loan for the 2008 Campeonato Carioca.[5] He moved abroad in the middle of 2008, after being loaned out to TFF First League side Orduspor.

2009–10: Return from loan

Bruno Mezenga returned to Fla in June 2009, after scoring 21 goals for Orduspor.[6] He scored his first goals for the club the following 20 January, netting a brace in a 3–1 Campeonato Carioca away win over Volta Redonda.[7]

A backup to Adriano and Vágner Love, Bruno Mezenga finished the 2010 Campeonato Carioca with four goals.

Loan to Legia Warsaw

In May 2010, Bruno Mezenga was loaned to Legia Warsaw on a one-year deal.[8] Mainly used as a substitute, he scored his first goal for the club on 24 September, netting the winner in a 2–1 home success over Lech Poznań.

Bruno Mezenga returned to Flamengo in June 2011, after scoring three goals in 16 appearances overall.[9]

Loan to Red Star Belgrade

On 22 June 2011, Bruno Mezenga switched teams and countries again, after joining Serbian side Red Star Belgrade for a season-long loan deal.[10] He scored on his debut, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 UEFA Europa League away success over Ventspils.

Orduspor

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Bruno Mezenga with Orduspor in 2012

On 3 January 2012, Bruno Mezenga rejoined Orduspor on a free transfer, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with the club now in the Süper Lig.[11] Despite scoring six times in the Spor Toto Cup as his side finished second, he failed to found the net in his nine league matches of the season.

Akhisar Belediyespor

On 11 July 2012, Bruno Mezenga was loaned to fellow top tier side Akhisar Belediyespor for the 2012–13 campaign.[12] Regularly used, he signed a permanent deal with the club in August 2013.

Eskişehirspor

On 20 July 2016, Bruno Mezenga signed a two-year contract with Eskişehirspor, in the Turkish second division.[13] After scoring 17 league goals in his first season as the club narrowly missed out promotion, he added a further eight in his second, but the side only managed to avoid relegation.

São Caetano

On 24 September 2018, Bruno Mezenga returned to Brazil after eight years, and agreed to join São Caetano.[14] However, he was only officially announced by the club on 11 December.[15]

Bruno Mezenga scored four times in nine matches for Azulão during the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, as the club suffered relegation.

Vila Nova

On 5 August 2019, Bruno Mezenga joined Vila Nova in the second division.[16] He also scored four goals for the side, featuring sparingly as the club also suffered relegation.

PT Prachuap

On 14 December 2019, Bruno Mezenga was announced at Thai League 1 side PT Prachuap.[17] He played four matches for the side before leaving due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ferroviária

On 15 June 2020, Bruno Mezenga returned to his home country and signed a two-year contract with Ferroviária.[18] He was the top scorer of the 2021 Campeonato Paulista with the club, scoring nine goals.

Goiás

On 25 May 2021, Bruno Mezenga signed for Goiás.[19] A backup option to starters Nicolas and Alef Manga, he scored four goals as the club achieved promotion to the top tier.

Loans to Ferroviária and CSA

Shortly after achieving promotion, Goiás loaned Bruno Mezenga back to his former club Ferroviária for the 2022 Paulistão.[20] On 9 April 2022, he was announced at CSA, also on loan.[21]

Água Santa

On 7 January 2023, Bruno Mezenga was announced as the new signing of Água Santa.[22] He scored twice in the first leg of the 2023 Campeonato Paulista Finals to put his side 2–1 ahead of Palmeiras, but could not prevent an aggregate 5–2 loss in the second leg.

Loan to Santos

On 12 April 2023, Bruno Mezenga moved to top tier side Santos on loan until the end of the year.[23] He made his debut for the club four days later, replacing Dodi late into a 1–0 away loss against Grêmio.

Bruno Mezenga scored his first goal for Peixe on 31 May 2023, netting a late equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Bahia, for the year's Copa do Brasil, but missed the decisive penalty as his club was eliminated 4–3 in the shoot-out.

International career

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Personal life

Bruno Mezenga is the godfather of another footballer, Lucas Mezenga.[24]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2005 Série A 6 0 0 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2006 Série A 2 0 1 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2007 Série A 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 — 2 0
2009 Série A 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
2010 Série A 2 0 7 4 — 3Template:Efn 0 — 12 4
Total 18 0 9 4 0 0 3 0 — 30 4
Fortaleza (loan) 2007 Série B 8 1 — — — — 8 1
Macaé (loan) 2008[26] Série C 0 0 14 3 — — — 14 3
Orduspor (loan) 2008–09 TFF First League 32 21 — 0 0 — — 32 21
Legia Warsaw (loan) 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 13 3 — 3 0 — — 16 3
Red Star Belgrade (loan) 2010–11 Serbian SuperLiga 11 1 — 3 2 4Template:Efn 2 — 18 5
Orduspor 2011–12 Süper Lig 9 0 — 0 0 — 7Template:Efn 6 16 6
Akhisar Belediyespor 2012–13 Süper Lig 31 5 — 2 0 — — 33 5
2013–14 Süper Lig 31 11 — 7 0 — — 38 11
2014–15 Süper Lig 31 3 — 7 1 — — 38 4
2015–16 Süper Lig 22 2 — 7 1 — — 29 3
Total 115 21 — 23 2 — — 138 23
Eskişehirspor 2016–17 TFF First League 35 17 — 1 0 — — 36 17
2017–18 TFF First League 31 8 — 0 0 — — 31 8
Total 66 25 — 1 0 — — 67 25
São Caetano 2019 Série D 0 0 9 4 — — — 9 4
Vila Nova 2019 Série B 11 4 — — — — 11 4
PT Prachuap 2020 Thai League 1 4 0 — 0 0 — — 4 0
Ferroviária 2020 Série D 7 2 3 2 1 0 — — 11 4
2021 Série D 0 0 12 9 — — — 12 9
Total 7 2 15 11 1 0 — — 23 13
Goiás 2021 Série B 29 4 — — — — 29 4
Ferroviária (loan) 2022 Série D 0 0 13 4 0 0 — — 13 4
CSA (loan) 2022 Série B 13 0 — 2 0 — — 15 0
Água Santa 2023 Paulista — 14 7 — — — 14 7
Santos (loan) 2023 Série A 9 0 — 2 1 — — 11 1
Career total 345 82 74 33 35 5 7 2 7 6 468 128

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Honours

Flamengo

Legia Warsaw

Red Star Belgrade

Brazil U17

Individual

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