Maccabi Haifa Star Bruninho Dominates Early Season Play

Bruninho, a star player for Maccabi Haifa, has been instrumental in the team's early success this season, surpassing notable teammates like Chery, Atzili, Pierrot, and Stewart in performance metrics. In a dramatic 2-1 victory over Hapoel Petah Tikva on Saturday, Bruninho provided an assist for Andrija Novakovich and scored a goal himself from outside the box. This brings his season total to three goals and one assist, and he has been involved in every goal Maccabi Haifa has scored this season, including drawing a penalty against Maccabi Tel Aviv. His scoring prowess from outside the penalty area is particularly noteworthy, with two such goals already this season, more than any other player in the Israeli Premier League. For comparison, last year in Ukraine, he scored eight goals and provided two assists in 22 games. This season, he has nearly matched that output in just four games. Since joining Maccabi Haifa, Bruninho has been involved in a goal every 67.5 minutes in the league, including two games where he was directly involved in two goals each. Other key Maccabi Haifa players' early season statistics include Tjaronn Chery with two assists, Omar Atzili with one assist, and Frantzdy Pierrot with one league goal, while Trevante Stewart has scored two goals.