var playerInfo={"B30DC6D2B47145B087D8B1C6299DD194":"0","3653565C44D0522B57B14E876735C3FA":"K.A.A. Gent,St.-Truidense VV[on loan],Zulte Waregem,Cercle Brugge,Krylya Sovetov Samara[on loan],FC Lorient[on loan],Evian Thonon Gaillard,Bastia,Lille OSC,Lille B,Lille(U19)","556D73B2C9A2AD6A1BFA53519B08D73A":"99","5B991257A722E1E0F74ECF7A8C1C2945":"","50F712C5D7EA2EE5C48850A5D641D459":"K.A.A. Gent","32F0494A6A8D9C00F8184D20C089D458":"1991-8-19","B30DC6D2B47145B0561823D5497E0EB0F2ED3572A53AF87A":"1","E630D11720E4B295":"1","07457F0B881B82B22AE30767A70DD3E1":"","C1F9C3B7B448DF0B30693C46CF342E45":"<P>Gianni Bruno (born 19 August 1991 in Rocourt) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for French club Lille in Ligue 1. He plays as a striker.<BR><BR><STRONG>Early career<BR><\/STRONG>Bruno was born in Rocurt, a local town in the city of Li&#232;ge, to Italian parents. As a result, he possesses dual-nationality. He began his career playing for hometown club FC Li&#232;ge where his father was a coach. After seven years at the club, after Li&#232;ge endured financial difficulties, Bruno moved to one of the biggest clubs in the country Standard Li&#232;ge. He spent seven years at Standard and was a two-time national champion at under-12 and under-17 level with the club. Towards the end of his tenure at Standard, Bruno featured with the club&#39;s reserve team in a match against Anderlecht. Despite receiving a professional contract offer from Standard, Bruno departed the club to join Lille in France. He justified departing the club citing France&#39;s better training methods and Lille&#39;s close proximity to his home in Belgium.<BR><BR><STRONG>Lille<BR><\/STRONG>Bruno began his career at Lille in the club&#39;s youth academy in Luchin. After two years in the club&#39;s academy, during the 2008&#8211;09 season, he began playing on the club&#39;s reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football. Bruno was promoted to the reserve team full-time in the following season. He appeared in 27 matches scoring a team-high 11 goals. After playing the 2010&#8211;11 season with the reserve team, on 8 June 2011, Bruno signed his first professional contract agreeing to a one-year deal with Lille. He was, subsequently, promoted to the senior team by manager Rudi Garcia and assigned the number 19 shirt.<BR><BR>Bruno made his professional debut on 11 January 2012 appearing as a substitute in a 2&#8211;1 defeat to Lyon in the Coupe de la Ligue. Fours days later, he made his league debut appearing as a substitute in another defeat, this time to Marseille.<\/P>","0FA2227E78AF1E09":"Gianni Bruno","B13BBD17F9E21D375893DBD6F2FC7F72":"0","809C0B5A31626463":"3328","58D6F117B0E852FD":"180cm","07FC4394D7BF000AA5BFC85E2D0D6D63":"Italy,Belgium","2A56C1DBE121525F":"Eyupspor","F8A44A36F46FF4E4":"Gianni Bruno","249186B187931B83":"74kg","72FFC7073AEDD99FBC6698239F961CC0":"2023-8-14","A16C626949206183":"97815","e_index":0};