Gama in action for Deportivo in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bruno Alexandre Vilela Gama | ||
Date of birth | 15 November 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Vila Verde, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Deportivo La Coruña | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2004 | Braga | ||
2000–2001 | → Bairro Misericórdia (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004 | Braga | 1 | (0) |
2004–2006 | Porto B | 45 | (6) |
2005–2009 | Porto | 1 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Braga (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2007–2009 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 53 | (6) |
2009–2011 | Rio Ave | 59 | (5) |
2011–2013 | Deportivo La Coruña | 68 | (13) |
2013–2016 | Dnipro | 56 | (9) |
2016– | Deportivo La Coruña | 20 | (0) |
National team | |||
2002 | Portugal U16 | 7 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Portugal U17 | 34 | (11) |
2004–2005 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (2) |
2005–2006 | Portugal U19 | 17 | (9) |
2006–2007 | Portugal U20 | 14 | (6) |
2008–2009 | Portugal U21 | 5 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Portugal U23 | 2 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2017. |
Bruno Alexandre Vilela Gama (born 15 November 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña mainly as a right winger.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 129 games and 11 goals over the course of seven seasons, mainly representing Vitória de Setúbal and Rio Ave (two years apiece). Abroad, he played with Deportivo and Dnipro.
Gama gained 83 caps for Portugal all youth categories comprised, scoring 28 goals.
Gama was born in Vila Verde, Braga District. A S.C. Braga youth graduate, he appeared aged 16 in his first Primeira Liga game, a 2–2 away draw against U.D. Leiria, being subsequently acquired by FC Porto in a €750,000 deal.
After spending most of his first seasons with the club's B-side, Gama served another two first division loans, at Braga in 2006–07– scoring in a 4–0 home win over FC Slovan Liberec for the campaign's UEFA Cup– and Vitória de Setúbal in the following two years.
In mid-July 2009, Gama was released by Porto and joined Rio Ave F.C. on a two-year contract. During his first season with the Vila do Conde club he was one of the few players to appear in all 30 league matches, contributing to a final 12th place in the top division; he scored in home wins against former side Setúbal (1–0) and Leixões SC (2–0).