Bruno Iglesias
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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearances in 2023 Tercera Federación play-offs

Honours

Real Madrid Juvenil A

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.
  12. ^ Bruno Iglesias at Soccerway
  13. ^ UEFA.com. "Benfica-Real Madrid | UEFA Youth League 2019/20". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-10-10.

External links

Real Madrid Castilla – current squad
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