Facundo Bruera

{{short description|Argentine professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Facundo Bruera

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|09|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = La Plata, Argentina

| height = {{height|m=1.93}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Barracas Central

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Estudiantes

| years1 = 2017–2018 |clubs1 = Estudiantes |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017–2018 |clubs2 = → Independiente Rivadavia (loan) |caps2 = 3 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–2020 |clubs3 = Quilmes |caps3 = 19 |goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2020–2023 |clubs4 = Brown de Adrogué |caps4 = 39 |goals4 = 16

| years5 = 2022 |clubs5 = → Nacional (loan) |caps5 = 42 |goals5 = 19

| years6 = 2023–2024 |clubs6 = Olimpia |caps6 = 43 |goals6 = 12

| years7 = 2024– |clubs7 = San Lorenzo |caps7 = 1 |goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2024– |clubs8 = → Barracas Central (loan) |caps8 = 27 |goals8 = 8

| club-update = 12 May 2025

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Facundo Bruera (born 23 September 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Barracas Central on loan from San Lorenzo.{{Soccerway|facundo-bruera/502860}}

Career

=Club=

Bruera began his career with Estudiantes of the Argentine Primera División.{{cite news|title=Facundo Bruera profile|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-FACUNDO-BRUERA-113542.html|accessdate=16 February 2018|work=BDFA|date=16 February 2018}} In August 2017, Bruera signed his first professional contract with Estudiantes and was immediately loaned out to Primera B Nacional side Independiente Rivadavia.{{cite news|title=Bruera firmó y será cedido a préstamo|url=http://www.estudiantesdelaplata.com/bruera-firmo-y-sera-cedido-a-prestamo/|accessdate=16 February 2018|work=Estudiantes de La Plata|date=31 August 2017}}{{cite news|title=F. Bruera, a Independiente de Mza: es una gran oportunidad|url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2017-8-30-13-55-59-facundo-bruera-iniciara-un-nuevo-camino-en-independiente-de-mza--deportes|accessdate=16 February 2018|work=El Dia|date=30 August 2017}} His senior debut came on 5 November 2017 as Independiente Rivadavia drew 2–2 with Flandria. Quilmes completed the signing of Bruera in August 2018.

=International=

Bruera was called up to train with the Argentina U20 team ahead of the 2016 COTIF Tournament, but he wasn't selected for the final squad by manager Ariel Paolorossi.{{cite news|title=Cuatro Pinchas de Selección|url=http://www.estudiantesdelaplata.com/cuatro-pinchas-de-seleccion/|accessdate=16 February 2018|work=Estudiantes de La Plata|date=27 June 2016}}{{cite news|title=Triunfo de la Sub 20 en España y va por el título|url=https://diariohoy.net/el-clasico/triunfo-de-la-sub-20-en-espana-y-va-por-el-titulo-74370|accessdate=16 February 2018|work=Diario Hoy|date=2 August 2016}}

Career statistics

{{updated|12 May 2025}}.

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Division !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Club statistics
Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Independiente Rivadavia \|Primera B Nacional \|2017-18 \|3	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	3	0
rowspan="3"\|Quilmes \|rowspan="2"\|Primera B Nacional \|2018-19 \|7	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	7	1
2019-20 \|12	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	12	1
colspan="2"\|Total !19	2	0	0	0	0	19	2
rowspan="3"\|Brown de Adrogué \|rowspan="2"\|Primera B Nacional \| 2020 \| 5	0	colspan="2" \| —	colspan="2" \| —	5	0
2021 \| 32	16	colspan="2" \| —	colspan="2" \| —	32	16
colspan="2"\|Total !39	16	0	0	0	0	37	16
rowspan="3"\|Nacional \|rowspan="2"\|Paraguayan Primera División \|A-2022 \|21	12	colspan="2"\|—	2	0	23	12
C-2022 \|20	7	3	3	colspan="2"\|—	23	10
colspan="2"\|Total !41	19	3	3	2	0	46	22
rowspan="4"\|Olimpia \|rowspan="3"\|Paraguayan Primera División \|A-2023 \|16	4	0	0	3	1	19	5
C-2023 \|11	3	1	0	2	1	14	4
A-2024 \|12	5	0	0	0	0	12	5
colspan="2"\|Total !39	12	1	0	5	2	45	14
San Lorenzo \|Argentine Primera División \|2024 \|1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
rowspan="3"\|Barracas Central \|rowspan="2"\|Argentine Primera División \| 2024 \| 11	3	colspan="2" \| —	colspan="2" \| —	11	3
2025 \| 16	5	1	0	colspan="2" \| —	17	5
colspan="2"\|Total !27	8	1	0	0	0	28	8
colspan="3"\|Career total !169	57	6	3	8	2	183	62