Breno Herculano

Breno Herculano Almeida (born 16 February 1999), known as Breno Herculano or just Breno, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for CRB.

Career

Born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Breno impressed during the 2018 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior while playing for Rio Branco-ES. Known as Orelha at the time, he joined Flamengo in February of that year, but was released in July.

In November 2019, after stints in the youth sides of Vasco da Gama and Uberlândia, Breno was announced at America-RJ for the upcoming season. After making his senior debut in the 2020 Campeonato Carioca, he moved abroad and signed for Campeonato de Portugal side Moura.

Breno started the 2021 campaign at Real Noroeste, but moved to Marcílio Dias on 18 August of that year. He renewed his contract on 10 December, but left the club on 22 March 2022 to join Aimoré.

On 3 August 2022, Breno agreed to a three-year contract with Série A side Goiás. The following 27 January, he suffered a knee injury, being sidelined for 10 months.

Back to action in October 2023, Breno made his top tier debut on 27 November, coming on as a second-half substitute for Vinícius in a 1–0 home loss to Cruzeiro.