Bruno Matias (footballer, born 1999)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Matias dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chapecoense | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Noroeste | ||
| 2015–2018 | Novorizontino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Novorizontino | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Figueirense (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 64 | (1) |
| 2022 | Sport Recife | 22 | (1) |
| 2023 | CSA | 18 | (0) |
| 2023 | Tombense | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | Vila Nova | 15 | (1) |
| 2024 | Mirassol | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Chapecoense | 39 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:35, 5 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Bruno Matias dos Santos (born 24 February 1999), known as Bruno Matias, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chapecoense.
Career
Born in São Paulo, Bruno Matias played for Noroeste and Novorizontino as a youth. After making his first team debut with the latter in 2018, he moved on loan to Figueirense shortly after.
In 2020, Bruno Matias moved to Brasil de Pelotas also in a temporary deal. On 31 January 2022, he signed a one-year deal with Sport Recife.[1]
On 17 December 2022, after being sparingly used, Bruno Matias joined CSA.[2] He left the following August, and subsequently moved to Tombense.[3]
On 6 December 2023, Bruno Matias agreed to a deal with Vila Nova.[4] He was announced at Mirassol the following 28 June,[5] and featured rarely as the club achieved promotion to the Série A for the first time ever.
On 2 December 2024, Chapecoense announced the signing of Bruno Matias on a one-year contract.[6] A regular starter, he suffered a knee injury in September 2025, being sidelined for the remainder of the year.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 5 January 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Novorizontino | 2018 | Série D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Figueirense (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 2020 | Série B | 30 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 65 | 1 | ||||
| Sport Recife | 2022 | Série B | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| CSA | 2023 | Série C | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11[c] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Tombense | 2023 | Série B | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Vila Nova | 2024 | Série B | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 7[d] | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Mirassol | 2024 | Série B | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 5[e] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Chapecoense | 2025 | Série B | 25 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| 2026 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 125 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 226 | 5 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- ^ Ten appearances in Copa do Nordeste, one appearance in Copa do Nordeste
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
References
- ^ "Sport oficializa a contratação do volante Bruno Matias" [Sport turn official the signing of defensive midfielder Bruno Matias] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de Pernambuco. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "CSA contrata o volante Bruno Matias" [CSA sign defensive midfielder Bruno Matias] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta de Alagoas. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Bruno Matias negocia saída do CSA e deve acertar com o Tombense" [Bruno Matias negotiate departure from CSA and might sign with Tombense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Vila Nova acerta com lateral Roberto e volante Bruno Matias" [Vila Nova sign with full-back Roberto and defensive midfieler Bruno Matias] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Mirassol anuncia a contratação do volante Bruno Matias, ex-Vila Nova" [Mirassol announce the signing of defensive midfielder Bruno Matias, formerly of Vila Nova] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Fechado com a Chape: Volante Bruno Matias é o novo reforço do Verdão" [Done deal with Chape: Defensive midfielder Bruno Matias is the new signing of Verdão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Titular sofre lesão grave e desfalca a Chapecoense" [Starter suffers serious injury and is an absence for Chapecoense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ Bruno Matias at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2026.