Bruno Fornaroli

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Bruno Fornaroli
Fornaroli with Melbourne City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Bruno Fornaroli Mezza
Date of birth (1987-09-07) 7 September 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Salto, Uruguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne City
Number 23
Youth career
2005–2007 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Nacional 29 (15)
2008–2012 Sampdoria 17 (0)
2009 → San Lorenzo (loan) 12 (2)
2009–2010 → Recreativo Huelva (loan) 17 (2)
2011 → Nacional (loan) 9 (4)
2012–2013 Panathinaikos 20 (0)
2014–2015 Danubio 25 (5)
2014 → Figueirense (loan) 0 (0)
2015– Template:ALeague MC 56 (42)
International career
2003 Uruguay U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2017

Bruno Fornaroli Mezza (born 7 September 1987 in Salto) is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Melbourne City as a forward. At 23 goals, he holds the Australian A-League record for most goals scored in a regular season, earning him the 2015–16 season golden boot.[2] He is also nicknamed El Tuna, meaning "The Prickly Pear".

Career

Nacional

Fornaroli came through the youth ranks of Club Nacional de Football, making his first team debut in July 2006 against Rentistas in a 3–0 loss away from home.

Sampdoria

On 22 July 2008, Fornaroli, who has Italian ancestry, moved to Italian Serie A side UC Sampdoria for a €3m transfer fee, signing a five-year contract worth €300k per year.[3] He made his Serie A debut on 14 September 2008, coming on for Paolo Sammarco in the 75th minute in a 2–0 defeat to Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico. He then scored in both legs of Sampdoria's UEFA Cup matches against FBK Kaunas. He made five Serie A appearances by January 2009, without scoring a goal.

Loans to San Lorenzo, Recreativo Huelva, Nacional

In February 2009, he moved on loan to Argentine Primera División side San Lorenzo de Almagro. At San Lorenzo, Fornaroli scored twice in 15 appearances. In August 2009, Fornaroli was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side Recreativo Huelva.[4] At Recreativo, he scored two league goals in 17 appearances. Fornaroli returned to Sampdoria for the 2010–11 season, but after playing just three minutes for the first team in the first half of the season, Fornaroli was loaned back to Club Nacional de Football in January 2011. During his loan spell, Fornaroli scored four times in 13 appearances.

Return to Sampdoria

After Sampdoria's relegation to Serie B, Fornaroli was given another chance in the first team at the club. However, he failed to score in 11 appearances in the 2011-12 Serie B season.

Panathinaikos

On 21 July 2012 Fornaroli signed a three-year contract with Panathinaikos F.C. after manager Jesualdo Ferreira requested to have him in his team.[5] He made 20 league and 7 continental appearances for the Greek giants without scoring a goal. On 2 September 2013 he terminated his contract with Panathinaikos.[6]

Danubio

Fornaroli then joined Uruguayan side Danubio F.C. in January 2014. On 8 July 2015, Danubio FC confirmed that he would leave the club and continue his career at Melbourne City.

Melbourne City

2015–16 season

On 10 August 2015, Melbourne City confirmed that they had signed Fornaroli on a two-year deal.[7] He scored his first goal for Melbourne City on his debut on 26 August 2015 against Wellington Phoenix in an FFA Cup match. In the following round of the FFA Cup, the quarterfinals he scored two goals against Heidelberg United. Fornaroli scored his first A-League goal in a 3–2 defeat to rivals Melbourne Victory. The following week Fornaroli scored a brace in City's 3–1 victory over the Central Coast Mariners. He continued his rich scoring form with a brace against Adelaide United making him the top scorer of the league by round 5. Fornaroli also became the quickest A-League player to score 11 goals in the league.[8] On 5 March 2016, Fornaroli notched a hat-trick against Sydney FC at AAMI Park to become the first A-League player to score 20 goals in a regular season.[9] Melburnians, a City supporters group, honoured Fornaroli with a dedicated display, reading "El Tuna 23 Rey de Melbourne", at City's next home game on 18 March 2016.[10] Fornaroli capped the season by winning the league golden boot, scoring 23 goals in the regular season (5 ahead of his nearest challenger) and was the joint winner of Melbourne City's Player of the Year award.[11]

2016–17 season

On 8 August 2016, City confirmed Fornaroli had signed a new three-year deal, with the striker being elevated to marquee player status.[2] On 25 September 2016, Fornaroli was announced as Melbourne City's captain, taking over from retired Patrick Kisnorbo.[12][13] After scoring 2 goals against Newcastle Jets in Round 6, Fornaroli became the fastest player to score 30 goals in the A-League.[14]

In the 2016 FFA Cup Final, City defeated Sydney FC 1–0 and achieved its first senior men's trophy as a club. Fornaroli was given the Mark Viduka man of the match award.[15] In his victory speech, he uttered an expletive which saw him earn a reprimand from the Football Federation Australia.[15]

Career statistics

As of 4 January 2017[16][17][18][19][20]
Club Season League Cup Continental[A] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nacional 2007–08 29 15 – – 8 2 37 17
Sampdoria 2008–09 5 0 1 1 4 2 10 3
2010–11 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
2011–12 11 0 0 0 – – 11 0
Sampdoria total 17 0 1 1 4 2 22 4
San Lorenzo (loan) 2008–09 12 2 – – 3 0 15 2
Recreativo Huelva (loan) 2009–10 17 2 3 1 – – 20 3
Nacional (loan) 2010–11 9 4 – – 4 0 13 4
Panathinaikos 2012–13 20 0 4 2 7 0 31 2
Danubio 2013–14 14 2 – – 0 0 14 2
2014–15 11 3 – – 6 0 17 3
Danubio total 25 5 0 0 6 0 31 5
Melbourne City 2015–16 29 25 3 3 – – 32 28
2016–17 27 17 5 3 – – 32 20
Melbourne City total 56 42 8 6 0 0 64 48
Total 185 70 16 8 32 4 233 85

Footnotes

A. ^ Includes appearances in the Copa Libertadores, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League.

Honours

Club

Nacional

Danubio

Melbourne City

Individual

Records

References

  1. ^ "B. FORNAROLI". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Fornaroli recommits to City with new three-year deal". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ http://www.nacional.com.uy/mvdcms/uc_1688_1.html
  4. ^ "El delantero uruguayo, Bruno Fornaroli, nuevo jugador del Decano" (in Spanish). Recreativo de Huelva. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Fornaroli kai me ti voula" (in Greek). Leoforos.gr. 21 July 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ http://www.pao.gr/el/news/?itemid=31c6660c-2bf3-4e89-a548-6133cef5bf90
  7. ^ http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/melbourne-city-fc-signs-bruno-fornaroli/1x99vmz4xf2f91cwovyvfp3em0
  8. ^ See here
  9. ^ Report: City 3–0 Sydney
  10. ^ Fornaroli banner: Melburnians Facebook Group
  11. ^ "Mooy, Fornaroli share City A-League honour". Sky News Sport. 9 April 2016.
  12. ^ Lynch, Michael (25 September 2016). "Bruno Fornaroli, Steph Catley get captains' armbands at Melbourne City". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  13. ^ Windley, Matt (25 September 2016). "Bruno Fornaroli named as Melbourne City's new captain for 2016–17 A-League season". Herald Sun.
  14. ^ http://www.mfootball.com.au/fornaroli-unaware-of-goal-scoring-record/
  15. ^ a b "Bruno Fornaroli's FFA Cup F-bomb earns reprimand after Melbourne City striker's expletive". ABC News. AAP. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Bruno Fornaroli profile". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  17. ^ "Bruno Fornaroli profile". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  18. ^ "Bruno Fornaroli profile". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Uruguay 2007/08". rssf. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  20. ^ "Bruno Fornaroli – Melbourne City FC". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  21. ^ Windley, Matt (9 April 2016). "Bruno Fornaroli and Aaron Mooy share Melbourne City's Player of the Year award". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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