Bruno Fornaroli
Fornaroli with Melbourne City in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Bruno Fornaroli Mezza | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
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Current team
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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– | Melbourne City | 48 | (38) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Uruguay U17 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2016. |
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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. He is also nicknamed El Tuna, meaning "The Prickly Pear".
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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
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