1. Bruno Fornaroli started playing football at the age of 3, and by the age of 12, he travelled to Montevideo by bus after being offered a trial by Nacional, hoping to become a professional footballer.
44 Facts About Bruno Fornaroli
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Bruno Fornaroli ended his debut season, scoring 17 goals in 37 appearances for the club in the Primera Division and Copa Libertadores.
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Bruno Fornaroli received the number 9 after having requested and replaced Vincenzo Montella who returned to Roma from his expired loan deal with Sampdoria.
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Additionally, due to his Italian ancestry, Bruno Fornaroli obtained citizenship which resulted in him being registered as a non-EU player for the club.
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On 30 August 2009, Bruno Fornaroli would be sent out on loan to Recreativo Huelva in the Spanish Second Division.
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Bruno Fornaroli was sent out on loan for a third time, returning to his former club Nacional on 26 January 2011.
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Bruno Fornaroli made his tenth Clasico appearance for Nacional against Penarol on 8 May 2011.
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Bruno Fornaroli would earn his first league medal after Nacional won the league in the Closing Stage of the competition.
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On 18 July 2012, Sampdoria announced that Bruno Fornaroli had been sold to the Uruguayan club Boston River.
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However, three days later, Bruno Fornaroli signed a three-year contract with Greek side Panathinaikos for an undisclosed fee, after talks with manager Jesualdo Ferreira who requested to have him in his team.
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On 2 September 2013, Panathinaikos announced the termination of Bruno Fornaroli's contract following his poor performances in the attack, ending his season with 0 goals in 17 league appearances for the club.
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Bruno Fornaroli moved back to Uruguay to train with Nacional, after receiving permission to do so, to maintain his fitness.
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On 9 January 2014, Bruno Fornaroli signed a contract with Danubio alongside Jorge Zambrana who joined the same day.
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Bruno Fornaroli returned to Uruguay without registering a competitive appearance for Figueirense in January 2015.
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Bruno Fornaroli departed at the end of the season, leaving with 5 goals in 25 league appearances in total for Danubio.
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Bruno Fornaroli soon moved to England to train under Patrick Vieira at Manchester City before being linked with a move to Melbourne City.
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On 10 August 2015, Bruno Fornaroli finalised a two-year deal with A-League club Melbourne City.
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Bruno Fornaroli received the number 23 and acquired the fourth visa spot in the squad.
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Bruno Fornaroli is the fourth Uruguayan to have joined the A-League after Osvaldo Carro, Mateo Corbo and Francisco Usucar.
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Bruno Fornaroli's start to the season received praise and much surprise to those who had doubts over the signing, as Herald Sun described, "shown glimpses of the potential that City fans have borne witness to over the past two months".
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On 25 January 2016, Bruno Fornaroli scored his 13th goal against Wellington, surpassing David Williams's record for most goals in a league season for Melbourne City.
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Bruno Fornaroli's first goal was a rabona-style strike that received praises from media who dubbed it as a "goal of the season" contender.
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Bruno Fornaroli was awarded the club's A-League Player of the Year, sharing it jointly with Aaron Mooy, and the Etihad Supporters' Player of the Year.
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On 8 August 2016, Bruno Fornaroli signed a three-year extension until 2019 as a marquee player, earning around $23,000 per week with a minimum of $250,000 in bonuses.
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Bruno Fornaroli scored his third goal of the cup campaign, netting the match's second goal after a cutback pass from Cahill.
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Four days later, following the retirement of Patrick Kisnorbo, Bruno Fornaroli was named the new captain for Melbourne City.
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Bruno Fornaroli later explained on the situation, saying his intent was to say "vamos" but got lost in translation due to English being his second language.
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However, in the following round, Bruno Fornaroli sustained an ankle injury in the 37th minute of the match against Hakoah.
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Bruno Fornaroli made his competitive return, just three days later, being brought on in the 64th minute against Sydney FC.
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Manager Warren Joyce expressed his dissatisfaction with Bruno Fornaroli's missed penalty, criticising his perceived lack of focus and effectiveness during the match, which deviated from his typically reliable performance.
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On 22 March 2019, Bruno Fornaroli signed a two-year deal with Perth Glory.
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Bruno Fornaroli was allocated the number 10 but soon changed to 9, following the departure of Andy Keogh to Saudi Arabia.
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Bruno Fornaroli was named on three awards by Perth Glory, earning the club's 2021 Most Glorious Player Award, Players' Player of the Year Award and the A-League Golden Boot.
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Although, Bruno Fornaroli denied these claims made by Perth, saying he was fully fit.
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On October 31,2022, Bruno Fornaroli signed a deal to Melbourne Victory, having been released from Perth just a few days prior.
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Bruno Fornaroli joined the team as an injury replacement player for defender Matthew Spiranovic, reuniting with Tony Popovic and formed an attacking trio with Nani and former Glory player Chris Ikonomidis.
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Bruno Fornaroli was a member of the Uruguay team at the 2003 South American U-17 Championship in Bolivia.
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In 2018, Bruno Fornaroli indicated that he would be keen to play for the Australian national team if he was able to secure Australian citizenship.
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However, under FIFA eligibility rules applicable at the time, this was not possible as Bruno Fornaroli had represented Uruguayan youth teams before acquiring Australian citizenship.
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On 24 March 2022, Bruno Fornaroli made his debut for Australia as a substitute in a World Cup qualifying loss to Japan.
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Bruno Fornaroli made his second appearance and first start for the side days later in a loss to Saudi Arabia.
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Bruno Fornaroli was included to the final squad of Australia for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, making his competitive debut to the Socceroos in the opening match against India, thus permanently cap-tied him to Australia.
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Bruno Fornaroli has a close friendship with Uruguayan talisman Luis Suarez, since they first met each other at the age of 12.
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When Bruno Fornaroli was summoned to play at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup for Australia, Suarez was the first to congratulate him.