Renan Bardini Bressan (Belarusian: Рэнан Бардзіні Брэссан; born 3 November 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.[1] Born in Brazil, he played for the Belarus national team.
 Bressan with BATE Borisov in 2012. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renan Bardini Bressan | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tubarão, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Tubarão | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Atlético Tubarão | ||
| 2007–2009 | Gomel | 77 | (7) |
| 2010–2012 | BATE Borisov | 91 | (39) |
| 2013 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 18 | (0) |
| 2014 | Aktobe | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Astana | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Rio Ave | 45 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | APOEL | 7 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Chaves | 71 | (10) |
| 2019 | Cuiabá | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Paraná | 35 | (7) |
| 2021 | Juventude | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | CRB | 28 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Criciúma | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Vila Nova (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Hercílio Luz | 12 | (3) |
| 2023 | ABC | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Belarus Olympic | 4 | (1) |
| 2012–2018 | Belarus | 28 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2018 | |||
Club career
editFC Gomel
editBorn in Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Bressan began his career at hometown club Clube Atlético Tubarão. In April 2007 he moved abroad for the first time, joining Belarusian FC Gomel.
BATE Borisov
editOn 28 January 2010, Bressan signed with BATE Borisov.[2] He scored 15 goals during his first season with BATE, becoming the top scorer in the Belarusian Premier League for the 2010 season.[3] He was also selected as the best midfielder in the league for the year.[4]
On 2 October 2012, Bressan scored BATE's third goal in their 3–1 shock defeat of Bayern Munich in the second game of the Champions League group stage.[5]
Alania Vladikavkaz
editIn late November 2012, Russian Premier League club Alania Vladikavkaz acquired the services of Bressan.[6] In October 2013, Bressan unilaterally terminated the contract because of gross violations of financial terms of the agreement by the club.[7]
FC Astana
editOn 15 January 2014, Bressan signed a two-year contract with FK Aktobe,[8] but less than a month later his contract was mutually terminated on 7 February. Bressan went on to sign a two-year contract with FC Astana on the 10th,[9] but was released from his contract on 12 July after only 7 games for the club.
Rio Ave
editOn 2 August 2014, Bressan signed a two-year contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga club Rio Ave.[10]
APOEL
editOn 24 June 2016, Bressan signed a two-year contract with reigning Cypriot champions APOEL FC.[11][12] He made his competitive debut on 19 July 2016, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute in APOEL's 3–0 home win against The New Saints for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[13] He scored his first goal for APOEL on 6 November 2016, netting the fourth goal in his team's 4–1 home victory against Karmiotissa for the Cypriot First Division.[14] On 9 January 2017, his contract with APOEL was mutually terminated.
International career
editBressan has Belarusian citizenship[15] and is eligible to play in official competitions for the Belarus national team since April 2012.[16] He made his debut for Belarus on 29 February 2012 in a friendly match against Moldova. During the football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics he was one of three overage players selected by the Belarusian federation and scored the only goal for Belarus U23 in a 3–1 loss against the country he was born in – Brazil.
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bressan goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 August 2012 | Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Armenia |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 16 October 2012 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus |  Georgia |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
Honours
editBATE Borisov
- Belarusian Premier League: 2010, 2011, 2012
- Belarusian Cup: 2009–10
- Belarusian Super Cup: 2010, 2011
Astana
Individual
- Belarusian Premier League top scorer: 2010, 2011
- Belarusian Footballer of the Year: 2012
References
edit- ^ "Member associations - Belarus - News". UEFA.com. 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Об игроке: Брессан Ренан". Archived from the original on 24 November 2010.
- ^ Полузащитник «Гомеля» Ренан Брессан подписал контракт с борисовским БАТЭ
- ^ Ренан Брессан — лучший легионер белорусского чемпионата
- ^ "BATE stun Bayern in Minsk". Sky Sports. 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Alania sign BATE's Bressan". Rsport.ru. 26 November 2012.
- ^ Ренан Брессан разорвал отношения с "Аланией" (in Russian). pressball.by. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ Хроника переезда одного белоруса из России в Казахстан (in Russian). pressball.by. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Renan Bressan signs contract with Astana". Euroradio.fm. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Bressan Assina por Dois Anos". www.rioave-fc.pt (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 2 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Κατ' αρχήν συμφωνία με Renan Bressan" [Agreement with Renan Bressan] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Renan Bressan" [Concluded agreement with Renan Bressan] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "APOEL 3–0 TNS". UEFA.com. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ ΑΠΟΕΛ 4-1 Καρμιώτισσα Πολεμιδιών [APOEL 4-1 Karmiotissa Polemidion] (in Greek). apoelfc.com.cy. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Бразилец Брессан получил белорусское гражданство". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Бразильский полузащитник Ренан Брессан готов выступать за сборную Беларуси". Прессбол.
External links
edit- Renan Bressan at Soccerway
- Renan Bressan at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Renan Bressan at National-Football-Teams.com
