Bruno Loureiro

{{short description|Portuguese footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Portuguese name|Santos|Loureiro}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bruno Loureiro

| image =

| fullname = Bruno Filipe Santos Loureiro{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/jogador/bruno-loureiro/19363|title=Bruno Loureiro|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|accessdate=15 February 2022}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Viseu, Portugal

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Mangualde

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2000–2008 | youthclubs1 = Repesenses

| years1 = 2008–2012 | clubs1 = Penalva | caps1 = 109 | goals1 = 14

| years2 = 2012–2014 | clubs2 = Académico Viseu | caps2 = 62 | goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2014–2015 | clubs3 = Pogoń Szczecin | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = Farense | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2016–2021 | clubs5 = Académico Viseu | caps5 = 89 | goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = Lusitano Vildemoinhos | caps6 = 28 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2022– | clubs7 = Mangualde | caps7 = 30 | goals7 = 8

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| club-update = 08:25, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

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Bruno Filipe Santos Loureiro (born 23 September 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for G.D. Mangualde as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Viseu, Loureiro started his senior career with local amateurs S.C. Penalva do Castelo. In 2012, the 23-year-old signed with neighbouring Académico de Viseu FC, helping them promote to the Segunda Liga in his first season.

Loureiro made his second division debut on 10 August 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against Moreirense FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.sabado.pt/ultima-hora/detalhe/Moreirense-Ac--Viseu,-2-0--Luis-Aurelio-e-Pires-no|title=Moreirense-Ac. Viseu, 2–0: Luís Aurélio e Pires no triunfo|trans-title=Moreirense-Ac. Viseu, 2–0: Luís Aurélio and Pires for the win|publisher=Sábado|language=Portuguese|date=10 August 2013|accessdate=9 November 2018|archive-date=24 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624040201/http://www.sabado.pt/ultima-hora/detalhe/Moreirense-Ac--Viseu,-2-0--Luis-Aurelio-e-Pires-no|url-status=dead}} He scored his first goal as a professional on 27 November of the same year, helping the hosts defeat F.C. Penafiel 1–0.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/detalhe/ac-viseu-penafiel-1-0-bruno-loureiro-resolveu-855803|title=Moreirense-Ac. Viseu-Penafiel, 1–0: Bruno Loureiro resolveu|trans-title=Moreirense-Ac. Viseu-Penafiel, 1–0: Bruno Loureiro decided|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=27 November 2013|accessdate=9 November 2018}} During his first spell at the Estádio do Fontelo he was voted the competition's young player of the month twice, in January and February 2014.{{cite web|url=http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=4997|title=Bruno Loureiro (Ac. Viseu) eleito o Melhor Jogador Jovem de janeiro|trans-title=Bruno Loureiro (Ac. Viseu) voted Best Young Player of January|publisher=SJPF|language=Portuguese|date=6 February 2014|accessdate=1 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308173137/http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=4997|archive-date=8 March 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=5066|title=João Mário e Bruno Loureiro eleitos os melhores jovens|trans-title=João Mário and Bruno Loureiro voted best young players|publisher=SJPF|language=Portuguese|date=4 March 2014|accessdate=1 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517180819/http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=5066|archive-date=17 May 2014}}

On 25 July 2014, Loureiro moved to Pogoń Szczecin of the Polish Ekstraklasa on a one-year contract with the option for a further season.{{cite web|url=http://radioszczecin.pl/2,114153,pogon-znalazla-nastepce-akahoshiego|title=Pogoń znalazła następcę Akahoshiego|trans-title=Pogoń found successor of Akahoshi|publisher=Radio Szczecin|first=Kamil|last=Nieradka|language=Polish|date=25 July 2014|accessdate=1 August 2014}} He returned to his country shortly after with no competitive appearances to his credit, going on to represent S.C. Farense{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.ao/futebol/segunda-liga/artigos/medio-bruno-loureiro-assina-pelo-farense|title=Médio Bruno Loureiro assina pelo Farense|trans-title=Midfielder Bruno Loureiro signs for Farense|publisher=SAPO|language=Portuguese|date=17 July 2015|accessdate=9 November 2018}} and then Académico Viseu.{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/academico-viseu/transferencias/ii-liga-academico-de-viseu-apresenta-tres-reforcos|title=II Liga: Académico de Viseu apresenta três reforços|trans-title=II League: Académico de Viseu present three additions|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|date=26 January 2016|accessdate=15 February 2022}}

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