Bruno Miguel Ponces Lourenço (born 2 February 1998) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for

Boavista F.C. Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista (), is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers (thus the "FC" being appended – the British way as oppos ...

as a

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Club career

Aves

Lourenço was born in

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

. He played youth football with

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese footba ...

, from ages 10 to 19. In the summer of 2017, Lourenço signed with

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

club

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

, being immediately loaned to lowly

C.D.C. Montalegre Centro Desportivo e Cultural de Montalegre is a Portuguese Sport and Football club based in the parish of Montalegre in the Vila Real District The District of Vila Real ( pt, Distrito de Vila Real ) is a district of northern Portugal. With ...

. 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 Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chair ...

. Lourenço was mainly associated to the under-23 team during his spell at the

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Estoril

On 27 July 2020, Lourenço joined

G.D. Estoril Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home games at the Estádio António Coimb ...

of the

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on a three-year contract. He scored three goals in 23 matches in his first season, in a return to the top division as champions. 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 Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal s ...

in injury time of the first half.

Boavista

On 14 June 2022, Lourenço agreed to a three-year deal at

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. He scored his first goals on 17 September, both of a 2–1 home defeat of

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including the decider from the

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International career

Lourenço earned 31

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for Portugal at youth level. On 24 September 2014, he scored the only goal for the under-17 team as they defeated

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for the 2015 UEFA European Championship.

Honours

Estoril *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lourenco, Bruno 1998 births Living people Portuguese footballers Footballers from Lisbon Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players S.L. Benfica footballers C.D. Aves players C.D.C. Montalegre players G.D. Estoril Praia players Boavista F.C. players Portugal youth international footballers