Bruno Lourenço

Bruno Miguel Ponces Lourenço (born 2 February 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for G.D. Estoril Praia as a midfielder.

Bruno Lourenço
Personal information
Full name Bruno Miguel Ponces Lourenço[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Estoril
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2008 Sacavenense
2008–2017 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Aves 6 (0)
2017–2018 → Montalegre (loan) 21 (2)
2020– Estoril 40 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:41, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Aves

Lourenço was born in Lisbon. He played youth football with S.L. Benfica, from ages 10 to 19.[2]

In the summer of 2017, Lourenço signed with Primeira Liga club C.D. Aves, being immediately loaned to lowly C.D.C. Montalegre.[3] After his return to the former he made his league debut on 18 May 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 away loss against C.D. Feirense.[4]

Lourenço was mainly associated to the under-23 team during his spell at the Estádio do CD Aves.[2]

Estoril

On 27 July 2020, Lourenço joined G.D. Estoril Praia of the Liga Portugal 2 on a three-year contract.[5] He scored three goals in 23 matches in his first season, in a return to the top division as champions.[6]

Lourenço scored his first goal in the Portuguese top tier on 23 August 2021, equalising an eventual 3–1 away win over F.C. Paços de Ferreira in injury time of the first half.[7]

International career

Lourenço earned 31 caps for Portugal at youth level.[2]

Honours

Estoril

References
  1. "Bruno Lourenço" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. "Médio Bruno Lourenço é reforço do Estoril" [Midfielder Bruno Lourenço is a Estoril addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. "Montalegre reforça-se no Sporting e GD Chaves para atacar manutenção" [Montalegre strengthens at Sporting and GD Chaves to attack promotion]. Diário Atual (in Portuguese). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. "Feirense-Desp. Aves, 2–1 (resultado final)" [Feirense-Desp. Aves, 2–1 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. "Estoril garante contratação do médio Bruno Lourenço" [Estoril confirm signing of midfielder Bruno Lourenço]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. "Futebol | Época 2020/2021: O ano do "Mágico"" [Football | 2020/2021 season: The year of the "Wizard"] (in Portuguese). Cascais.pt. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  7. "Estoril bate europeu Paços de Ferreira" [Estoril beat European Paços de Ferreira]. Público (in Portuguese). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.