# Bruno Melo

Bruno Ferreira Melo (born 26 October 1992), known as Bruno Melo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Coritiba.

## Club career
### Fortaleza
#### Loan stints

Born in Paracuru, Ceará, Bruno was a Fortaleza youth graduate. For the 2011 season, he was loaned to Maracanã, and made his senior debut on 7 April of that year by starting in a 1–0 home win against Associação Desportiva São Benedito for the Campeonato Cearense Segunda Divisão championship.
After his loan expired, Bruno returned to Fortaleza and was assigned to the under-20 squad. Ahead of the 2012 campaign, he moved to Quixadá also in a temporary deal; on his debut on 10 March, he scored his team's second in a 2–1 away win against Limoeiro.
After another loan stint at Paracuru [pt], Bruno returned to Fortaleza and was assigned to the main squad, but failed to make an appearance. In 2014, he served loans at Quixadá, Nova Russas [pt] and Uniclinic, winning the third division of the Cearense with the latter.

#### Breakthrough

Returning to Leão, Bruno made his debut for the club on 14 January 2015, starting in a 0–0 away draw against former side Quixadá for the year's Cearense. A backup for his first two seasons, he only started to appear regularly from the 2017 season onwards.
Bruno scored his first goals for Fortaleza on 4 March 2017, netting a brace in a 5–0 home routing of Itapipoca, also for the state league. He was also an undisputed starter for the year's Série C, contributing with six goals as his side returned to Série B after a nine-year absence; highlights included doubles in a 2–0 away win against Botafogo-PB and in a 2–2 draw at Sampaio Corrêa.
On 30 November 2017, Bruno renewed his contract until 2020. He made his debut in the second division the following 14 April, starting in a 2–1 home defeat of Guarani.
Bruno scored his first Série B goal on 18 April 2018, netting the opener through a penalty kick in a 2–0 away win against Boa Esporte. He finished the campaign with 30 appearances, all as a starter, and contributed with seven goals as his side achieved promotion to the Série A.

## Career statistics

    As of 15 November 2021
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Fortaleza | 2013 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Fortaleza | 2015 | Série C | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Fortaleza | 2016 | Série C | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Fortaleza | 2017 | Série C | 22 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 34 | 8 |
| Fortaleza | 2018 | Série B | 30 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 10 |
| Fortaleza | 2019 | Série A | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Fortaleza | 2020 | Série A | 24 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 5 |
| Fortaleza | 2021 | Série A | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 34 | 3 |
| Fortaleza | Subtotal | Subtotal | 111 | 19 | 45 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 203 | 29 |
| Maracanã (loan) | 2011 | Cearense 2ª Divisão | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Quixadá (loan) | 2012 | Cearense 2ª Divisão | — | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 |
| Paracuru [pt] (loan) | 2012 | Cearense 3ª Divisão | — | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Quixadá (loan) | 2014 | Cearense | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Nova Russas [pt] (loan) | 2014 | Cearense 2ª Divisão | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 0 |
| Uniclinic (loan) | 2014 | Cearense 3ª Divisão | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 111 | 19 | 102 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 260 | 37 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
* ↑ Two appearances in Copa do Nordeste, one appearance in Copa Fares Lopes, two appearances in Copa dos Campeões Cearenses
* ↑ Three appearances in Copa do Nordeste, two appearances in Copa Fares Lopes
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

## Honours

Uniclinic
* Campeonato Cearense Terceira Divisão: 2014
Fortaleza
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2018
* Campeonato Cearense: 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021
* Copa do Nordeste: 2019
* Copa dos Campeões Cearenses: 2016, 2017
Goiás
* Copa Verde: 2023