Bruno China

Bruno China
Personal information
Full name Bruno Manuel Rodrigues Silva
Date of birth (1982-08-05) 5 August 1982
Place of birth Matosinhos, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Leixões
Number 2
Youth career
1992–2001 Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2009 Leixões 186 (6)
2009–2010 Mallorca 9 (0)
2010–2012 Rio Ave 27 (0)
2012–2014 Académica 29 (1)
2014–2016 Belenenses 34 (0)
2016– Leixões 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Bruno Manuel Rodrigues Silva (born 5 August 1982 in Matosinhos), known as Bruno China, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Leixões S.C. as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

China, a youth product of Leixões SC, participated in the club's promotion from the third division into the Primeira Liga. He made his debut in the latter competition on 18 August 2007, on the first day of the season against S.L. Benfica (1–1 home draw), and only missed one game as the Matosinhos side retained its league status.

In late August 2009, after extensive negotiations,[1] China moved to Spain's RCD Mallorca on a three-year contract, even though the Balearic Islands team's manager, Gregorio Manzano, opposed his signing.[2] He made his La Liga debut on 13 September, playing the last five minutes of a 1–1 draw at Villarreal CF,[3] and appeared rarely throughout the campaign as the club finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Europa League.[4]

In mid-August 2010 China was released from contract, returning to his country with Rio Ave FC. He continued competing in the top flight in the following years, representing Académica de Coimbra and C.F. Os Belenenses.

References

  1. Mallorca chasing Bruno China; PortuGOAL, 19 August 2009
  2. Mercado: El portugués Bruno China, primer fichaje del Mallorca (Market: Portuguese Bruno China, first Mallorca signing); Goal.com, 20 August 2009 (Spanish)
  3. Villarreal held at home to Mallorca; ESPN Soccernet, 13 September 2009
  4. Bruno China apartado del Mallorca (Bruno China ousted from Mallorca); Fichajes, 6 August 2010 (Spanish)

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