Massimo Bruno

Charleroi

Born in Boussu, Belgium, Bruno started his football career at RSB Frameries before he moved to Mons. Bruno joined Anderlecht when he was eight years old. Bruno was progressing well at the club until he suffered "a growth spurt and was injured in the heel" and was out for four months. After making a recovery from his injury, however, Anderlecht released Bruno and he returned to Mons. Bruno then joined Charleroi, where he would begin his professional career. After progressing through the ranks at the club, Bruno was part of the squad for two league matches in November 2010, each time as an unused substitute. On 23 March 2011, he finally made his professional debut – and only appearance of the 2010–11 season – in a 3–0 loss to Cercle Brugge.

Anderlecht

On 23 May 2011, Bruno signed a three-year deal with Anderlecht, where he had previously played in the youth system. However, in his first season at the club, Bruno failed to appear in the first team and was featured in the club's reserves instead. Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Bruno signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht. On 12 August 2012, he made his debut for the club, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute, in a 3–0 win against Cercle Brugge. On 28 August, coming off the bench, Bruno gave the assist for the winning goal against AEL Limassol, securing Anderlecht's place in the UEFA Champions League group stage. On 2 September 2012, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw…

In May 2009, Bruno appeared two times for Belgium U16 against Portugal U16 and scored in the second leg, losing both matches. On 11 August 2009, he then made his Belgium U17 debut, starting a match and played 70 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–2 draw against Switzerland U17. On 29 August 2009, Bruno scored his first goal for the U17 national team, in a 2–1 win against Hungary U17. He later made fifteen appearances and scoring once for Belgium U17. On 15 September 2010, Bruno made his debut for Belgium U18, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 2–2 draw against Switerzland U18. On 17 March 2011, he scored his first goal for the U18 national team, in a 2–0 win against Estonia U18. Bruno later made eleven appearances and scoring once for Belgium U18. On 11 August 2011, He made his debut for Belgium U19, starting the whole game, in a 0–0 draw against Denmark U19. Bruno scored in the next two matches for the U19 national team, coming against Germany U19 and Turkey U19. On 28 May 2012, Bruno scored his third goal for Belgium U19, in a 2–1 loss against Spain U19. He made ten appearances and scoring three times for the U19 national team. On 6 September 2012, Bruno made his debut for Belgium U21, starting a match and played 57 minutes before being substituted, in a 3–1 win against Norway U21. He had to wait until on 5 February 2013 to make another appearance for the U21 national team, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Spain U21. Following…

As of 17 April 2021.

Bruno is of Italian descent through his parents. This would have made him eligible to play for Italy, His father, Afonso, was an amateur footballer and revealed that he was at the Heysel Stadium when the disaster happened, resulting in the deaths of 39 people but he escaped by running to the pitch for his own safety. Growing up, he supported Juventus and idolised Zinedine Zidane. Bruno is a cousin of footballer Leandro Zorbo.