Bruno Guimarães
Guimarães in 2020
Personal information
Full name Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-16) 16 November 1997
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 39
Youth career
Audax Rio
2015 Audax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Audax 8 (0)
2017–2018 → Athletico Paranaense (loan) 7 (0)
2018–2020 Athletico Paranaense 66 (5)
2020–2022 Lyon 56 (3)
2022– Newcastle United 69 (10)
International career‡
2019–2021 Brazil U23 18 (0)
2020– Brazil 18 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura (born 16 November 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays mainly as a central-midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Brazil national team. He is known for his playmaking abilities and dribbling.

Club career

Early career

Guimarães' was born in the São Cristóvão neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. His father was a taxi driver. His grandfather immigrated from Spain to Jarra, and through him Guimarães has Spanish citizenship.[3] Guimarães made his debut with Audax. on 9 April 2015, aged just 17, by playing the last three minutes in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista away win against Bragantino.

Guimarães was promoted to the main squad in the 2017 campaign after impressing in the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.

Athletico Paranaense

On 11 May 2017, he joined Athletico Paranaense on loan until April 2018 and was initially assigned to the under-23 squad.[4]

Guimarães made his Série A debut on 17 June 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Deivid in a 1–0 away defeat of Atlético Goianiense.[5] The following 1 March, he was bought outright and signed a contract until 2021.[6]

Guimarães scored his first senior goal on 10 March 2018, netting his team's fourth in a 7–1 home routing of Rio Branco-PR, for the year's Campeonato Paranaense.[7] He then became an undisputed starter for the main squad under new manager Tiago Nunes. He renewed his contract until 2023 on 5 February 2019.[8]

Lyon

On 29 January 2020, Guimarães signed with Ligue 1 side Lyon on a four-and-a-half-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Athletico Paranaense was reported as €20 million, who also secured a 20% sell-on clause.[9]

Newcastle United

On 30 January 2022, Guimarães joined Premier League club Newcastle United on a four-and-a-half-year contract for a reported fee of up to £40m. He made his debut on 8 February as a late substitute in a 3–1 win against Everton.[10] He scored his first goal for Newcastle with a "powerful back-heel volley" in a 2–1 victory at Southampton on 10 March, on his full debut game.[11] He scored his first brace for Newcastle in a 2–1 victory against Leicester City on 17 April, with his second coming in the 95th minute, winning the game.[12] On the 31 December 2022, Newcastle United held a moment of respect for the passing of the Brazilian footballer Pelé.[13] In respect to Pelé, Guimarães wore the Brazilian national shirt.[13]

On 7 October 2023, Guimarães signed a new five-year contract with the club.[14]

International career

Guimarães was eligible to represent Spain before earning his senior cap for Brazil.[15]

Guimarães featured for Brazil's under-23 team in the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[16] On 17 June 2021, he was named in the squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[17]

In September 2020, Guimarães was called up to the senior Brazil squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bolivia and Peru on 9 and 13 October 2020, respectively.[16] He had already been named in the Brazilian team call-up in March 2020, but that summoning was postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He debuted in a 2–0 away win over Uruguay on 17 November 2020.

On 7 November 2022, Guimarães was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 January 2024.[19]
Club Season League State league National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Audax 2015 Campeonato Paulista —10————10
2016 Série D 0000————00
2017 Série D 007010———80
Total 008010———90
Athletico Paranaense 2017 Série A 40———1[lower-alpha 3]0—50
2018 Série A 32112230—11[lower-alpha 4]2—585
2019 Série A 2520081—7[lower-alpha 3]23[lower-alpha 5]0435
Total 613122111—1943010610
Lyon 2019–20[20] Ligue 1 30—10104[lower-alpha 6]0—90
2020–21[21] Ligue 1 333—40———373
2021–22[22] Ligue 1 200—00—5[lower-alpha 7]0—250
Total 563—501090—713
Newcastle United 2021–22[22] Premier League 175—————175
2022–23[23] Premier League 324—1170——405
2023–24[24] Premier League 201—10306[lower-alpha 6]0—301
Total 6910—2110060—8711
Career total 186162021921103443027124

International

As of match played 21 November 2023.[25]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 202010
202120
202271
202380
Total181
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guimarães goal.
List of international goals scored by Bruno Guimarães
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 March 2022Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia3–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Athletico Paranaense

Lyon

Newcastle United

Brazil U23

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bruno Guimarães". Newcastle United F.C. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Es hijo de un taxista y fue convocado por Brasil para Qatar 2022". Azteca Deportes. 8 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Atlético-PR confirma contratação de volante Bruno Guimarães, do Audax" [Atlético-PR confirm signing of defensive midfielder Bruno Guimarães, from Audax] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Atlético-PR faz gol no início, segura Atlético-GO e sai da zona da degola" [Atlético-PR score in the beginning, hold on against Atlético-GO and leave the relegation zone] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Atlético-PR chega a acordo com Audax-SP e contrata Bruno Guimarães até 2021" [Atlético-PR reach agreement with Audax-SP and sign Bruno Guimarães until 2021] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Atlético-PR faz 7 a 1 no Rio Branco e assume liderança do Grupo B" [Atlético-PR make 7–1 over Rio Branco and take the leadership og Group B] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Athletico renova contrato com o volante Bruno Guimarães até 2023" [Athletico renew contract with defensive midfielder Bruno Guimarães until 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Transferts : Bruno Guimaraes officiellement à l'OL" [Transfers : Bruno Guimaraes officially at OL] (in French). L'Équipe. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Magowan, Alistair. "Newcastle beat fellow strugglers Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Howarth, Matthew (10 March 2022). "Southampton 1–2 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Newcastle United 2–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  13. 1 2 Bennett, Gordon (31 December 2022). "Bruno Guimaraes' touching tribute to Brazil legend Pele ahead of Newcastle United vs Leeds". Chronicle. Newcastle.
  14. ↑ "Bruno Guimarães signs new five-year deal at St. James' Park". Newcastle United F.C. 7 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Why are Newcastle United so desperate to sign Lyon midfielder Bruno Guimaraes?". Planet Sport. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  16. 1 2 "Tite convoca a Seleção Brasileira para a estreia nas Eliminatórias" (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "Seleção Brasileira está convocada para a Copa do Mundo FIFA Qatar 2022" (in Portuguese). CBF. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  19. ↑ Bruno Guimarães at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Bruno Guimarães in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Bruno Guimarães in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Bruno Guimarães in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Bruno Guimarães in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Bruno Guimarães in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  25. ↑ "Bruno Guimarães". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  26. ↑ "Athletico-PR bate o Inter e conquista título inédito da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  27. ↑ "Atlético-PR x Coritiba - Campeonato Paranaense 2018". Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  28. ↑ "Atlético Paranaense abraza la gloria por primera vez en su historia". CONMEBOL. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  29. ↑ "Paranaense golea y se consagra Campeón de la Levain Cup" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  30. ↑ "Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  31. ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2023). "Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  32. ↑ "Brazil defend men's football gold". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  33. ↑ "Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão 2019: veja a seleção e quem foi premiado" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goal.com. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  34. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Bruno Guimarães has won the MVP of the 2020 Pre-Olympic tournament". Brasil Football on Twitter. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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