Bruno Iglesias

Bruno Iglesias Lois (born 1 May 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Real Madrid.

Bruno Iglesias
Personal information
Full name Bruno Iglesias Lois[1]
Date of birth (2003-05-01) 1 May 2003
Place of birth Salamanca, Spain[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Youth career
Years Team
2008–2015 Santa Marta
2015– Real Madrid
National team‡
Spain U16
Spain U17
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:16, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Salamanca, Spain, Iglesias played for local side Santa Marta between 2008 and 2015.[2]

Real Madrid

After interest from Spanish sides Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, as well as English side Manchester City, Iglesias joined Real Madrid in 2015.[3][4] He progressed through the youth ranks at Los Blancos, and has occasionally trained with the first team since 2019.[4]

In October 2020, he was named among the 60 best young talents in the world by English newspaper The Guardian,[5][6] and is considered one of the top youth prospects in the Real Madrid academy.[7][8]

In 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension.[9]

International career

Iglesias has represented Spain at under-16 and under-17 level.[1]

Personal life

In 2020, Iglesias became a member of fellow Spaniard Juan Mata's charity, Common Goal, and pledged to donate 1% of his wage to the COVID-19 Response Fund.[10] He is the youngest member of the charity.[11]

References
  1. Bruno Iglesias at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Bruno Iglesias". realmadrid.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. "Real Madrid Sign 13-year-old Bruno Iglesias". eurosport.co.uk.
  4. Cortegana, Mario. "Bruno Iglesias: The 'new Kaka' set to emerge from Real Madrid's academy". goal.com.
  5. Martín, Agustín (8 October 2020). "Three Real Madrid stars in The Guardian's Next Generation 2020". en.as.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. "Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. Forjanes, Carlos (12 February 2021). "Bruno Iglesias, el secreto mejor guardado de 'La Fábrica'" [Bruno Iglesias, the best kept secret of 'La Fábrica']. as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  8. Elvis, Ume (12 February 2021). "Alvaro Benito reveals top prospect in Real Madrid academy". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. "El salmantino Bruno Iglesias amplía su contrato con el Real Madrid: será blanco hasta 2023" [The Salamanca-born Bruno Iglesias extends his contract with Real Madrid: he will be white until 2023]. lagacetadesalamanca.es (in Spanish). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  10. Schepanskyi, Dan. "Real Madrid star Bruno Iglesias joins the Common Goal initiative to donate 1% of his salary to help fight the coronavirus". tribuna.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  11. "Real Madrid academy player Bruno Iglesias becomes Common Goal's youngest member". marca.com. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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