Bruno Iglesias

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Bruno Iglesias
Personal information
Full name Bruno Iglesias Lois[1]
Date of birth (2003-05-01) 1 May 2003 (age 18)
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)

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

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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b 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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