Bruno Miguel

Bruno Miguel Moreira de Sousa (born 24 September 1982), known as Bruno Miguel, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

Bruno Miguel
Personal information
Full name Bruno Miguel Moreira de Sousa
Date of birth (1982-09-24) 24 September 1982
Place of birth Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1994–2001 Sanjoanense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Sanjoanense 52 (1)
2003–2004 Porto B 14 (0)
2004–2005 Tourizense 34 (3)
2005–2007 Varzim 57 (2)
2007–2011 União Leiria 49 (1)
2011–2012 Astra Ploieşti 12 (2)
2012–2016 Estoril 26 (3)
2016–2018 Académico Viseu 50 (0)
2018–2019 União Leiria 14 (0)
2019 Alverca 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2019

Club career

Bruno Miguel was born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Porto. Until the age of 23, he played in either the third or fourth divisions of Portuguese football, signing in the 2005 off-season with Varzim S.C. in the second level and appearing in 31 games in his first year.

Bruno Miguel made his Primeira Liga debut in 2007–08, playing 25 minutes for U.D. Leiria in a 1–1 away draw against Académica de Coimbra on 26 August 2007.[1] He finished the campaign with 16 league matches (his personal best with the club), and the team suffered relegation.

After three more seasons with Leiria being used mostly as a backup, 29-year-old Bruno Miguel joined FC Astra Ploieşti of the Romanian Liga I.[2] He returned to his country in the following summer, being third or fourth-choice stopper during his four-year tenure in the top flight with G.D. Estoril Praia (a maximum of 12 appearances in 2013–14); with the latter, he also appeared in eight games in the UEFA Europa League, scoring in the 2013–14 edition in a 1–2 group stage home loss to eventual winners Sevilla FC.[3]

References
  1. "Académica e União de Leiria empatam (1–1) em Coimbra" [Académica and União de Leiria draw (1–1) in Coimbra]. Público (in Portuguese). 26 August 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. "Bruno Miguel a semnat" [Bruno Miguel has signed] (in Romanian). FC Astra Ploiesti. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  3. "Estoril sunk by Sevilla super-sub Gameiro". UEFA. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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