Bruno Iglesias
Spanish footballer
 Iglesias in October 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Iglesias Lois[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-05-01) 1 May 2003 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Salamanca, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celta Fortuna (on loan from Real Madrid B) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Santa Marta | ||
| 2015–2022 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Real Madrid B | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | → RSC Internacional | 14 | (5) |
| 2023– | → Celta Fortuna (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Spain U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | Spain U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2021 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2021 | |||
Bruno Iglesias Lois (born 1 May 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera Federación – Group 1 club Celta Fortuna, on loan from Real Madrid Castilla.
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]
In 2022, he was promoted to reserves team in Primera Federación, but in January 2023, having struggled with Castilla, he was demoted to second reserves team Real Madrid, RSC Internacional in Tercera Federación.
International career
Iglesias has represented Spain at the under-16, under-17, and under-19 levels.[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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 January 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| RSC Internacional | 2022–23 | Tercera Federación | 14 | 5 | 4[a] | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| Celta Fortuna (loan) | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Career total | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearances in 2023 Tercera Federación play-offs
Honours
- Real Madrid Juvenil A
References
- ^ a b c d Bruno Iglesias at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Bruno Iglesias". realmadrid.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Real Madrid Sign 13-year-old Bruno Iglesias". eurosport.co.uk.
- ^ a b Cortegana, Mario. "Bruno Iglesias: The 'new Kaka' set to emerge from Real Madrid's academy". goal.com.
- ^ Martín, Agustín (8 October 2020). "Three Real Madrid stars in The Guardian's Next Generation 2020". en.as.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Elvis, Ume (12 February 2021). "Alvaro Benito reveals top prospect in Real Madrid academy". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Real Madrid academy player Bruno Iglesias becomes Common Goal's youngest member". marca.com. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Bruno Iglesias at Soccerway
- ^ UEFA.com. "Benfica-Real Madrid | UEFA Youth League 2019/20". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
External links
- Real Madrid profile
- Bruno Iglesias at BDFutbol
- Bruno Iglesias at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Bruno Iglesias at Soccerway
