Daniel Santos Bragança (born 27 May 1999) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Sporting CP.

Club career

Born in

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, Bragança spent his entire youth career with Sporting CP. On 10 January 2019, he was loaned to

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club

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until the end of the season. He scored his first goal on 14 April to open a 3–1 home win against Estoril, and followed it five days later with another in a 1–1 draw with Penafiel also at the

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. Bragança was loaned again to a second tier side on 9 August 2019, this time Estoril. He was sent off on 3 November for pulling the hair of Académico de Viseu's Kelvin Medina, and received a two-match ban. Bragança made his Sporting competitive debut on 24 September 2020 in the third qualifying round of the

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at home to

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, as an 86th-minute substitute for Wendel in a 1–0 victory. Three days later he appeared in his first

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game, a 2–0 away defeat of

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where he featured 25 minutes in place of

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. He finished the campaign with 25 official appearances – 20 in the league – for the champions, and was given an improved salary at its closure. On 18 December 2021, Bragança scored his first goal for Sporting, closing the 3–0 away defeat of Gil Vicente. He missed the vast majority of

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due to an

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International career

On 5 September 2019, Bragança won his first cap for the Portugal under-21 team, playing the entire 4–0 win against

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for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.

Honours

Sporting CP *

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, 2021–22

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Braganca, Daniel 1999 births Living people People from Almeirim Sportspeople from Santarém District Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Sporting CP footballers S.C. Farense players G.D. Estoril Praia players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers