Bruno Silva

Bruno Silva

Personal information
Full name	Bruno Ramón Silva Barone
Date of birth	29 March 1980 (1980-03-29)
Place of birth	Cerro Largo, Uruguay
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Ajax
Number	20
Youth career
1999–2000	Danubio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2003	Danubio	83	(4)
2004	Rostov	4	(0)
2004–2005	Danubio	23	(4)
2005–2008	Groningen	67	(2)
2008–	Ajax	21	(0)
2010	→ Internacional (loan)	11	(1)
National team‡
2003–	Uruguay	21	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2010

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is first and the second or maternal family name is second.

Bruno Ramón Silva Barone (born 29 March 1980 in Cerro Largo, Uruguay), is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays as a right back for Ajax.

Career

Danubio

Bruno Silva began playing football for Danubio F.C. in Montevideo, Uruguay at the start of the 2000 season. He remained with the club until 2003 before transferring to FC Rostov, to play in the Russian Premier League. Having only made four appearances for the Russian side, Silva returned to Danubio the following year, and remained with the club for one more season, before finally transferring to the Dutch side FC Groningen.

FC Rostov

Signing with FC Rostov for the 2004 season, he would make 4 league appearances for the Russian side, before returning to Danubio F.C. back in his native Uruguay.

FC Groningen

Bruno Silva played three seasons for FC Groningen before transferring to AFC Ajax midway through the 2007–08 season.

AFC Ajax

After transferring over from FC Groningen, Bruno Silva suffered several injuries, which cut into the defenders playing time with Ajax. He is on the current Ajax squad, but has seen very little playing time due to a shoulder injury he picked up during the clubs 2011 training camp in Turkey.

Internacional

During a successful loan spell to the Brazilian club Internacional in 2010, Bruno Silva was able to help the club win its second South American Copa Libertadores, making it Bruno Silva's first international club accolade of his career.

Career statistics

As of 24 October 2011

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Uruguay			League		Cup		South America		Total
2003	Danubio	Primera División	39	2	-	-	-	-	39	2
2004			9	1	-	-	-	-	9	1
Russia			League		Russian Cup		Europe		Total
2004	FC Rostov	Premier League	4	0	-	-	-	-	4	0
Uruguay			League		Cup		South America		Total
2005–06	Danubio	Primera División	14	3	-	-	-	-	14	3
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		Europe		Total
2005–06	FC Groningen	Eredivisie	21	1	-	-	-	-	21	1
2006–07			29	0	-	-	-	-	29	0
2007–08			18	1	-	-	-	-	18	1
2007–08	AFC Ajax	Eredivisie	12	0	-	-	-	-	12	0
2008–09			8	0	-	-	-	-	8	0
2009–10			0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		South America		Total
2010	Internacional (loan)	Série A	2	0	9	1	2	0	13	1
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		Europe		Total
2010–11	AFC Ajax	Eredivisie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011–12			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Uruguay		62	6	-	-	-	-	62	6
	Brazil		2	0	9	1	2	0	13	1
	Russia		4	0	-	-	-	-	4	0
	Netherlands		88	2	-	-	-	-	88	2
Career total			156	8	9	1	2	0	167	9

Honours

Club

Ajax

• Eredivisie (1): 2010–11
• KNVB Cup (1): 2009–10

Internacional

• Copa Libertadores (1): 2010