Bruno Miguel Ponces Lourenço (born 2 February 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana.
Club career Aves Lourenço was born in Lisbon. He played youth football with S.L. Benfica, from ages 10 to 19.
In the summer of 2017, Lourenço signed with Primeira Liga club C.D. Aves, being immediately loaned to lowly C.D.C. Montalegre. 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.
Lourenço was mainly associated to the under-23 team during his spell at the Estádio do CD Aves.
Estoril On 27 July 2020, Lourenço joined G.D. Estoril Praia of the Liga Portugal 2 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 in injury time of the first half.
Boavista On 14 June 2022, Lourenço agreed to a three-year deal at Boavista FC. He scored his first goals on 17 September, both of a 2–1 home defeat of Sporting CP including the decider from the penalty spot; his first goal in that game won the league's award for Goal of the Month, as did his long-range strike in a 4–2 loss at C.S. Marítimo on 2 April 2023.
Amedspor and AVS On 19 July 2024, Lourenço joined Amed S.F.K. of the Turkish TFF First League. He returned to Portugal and its top flight in August 2025, on a one-year contract at AVS Futebol SAD; he severed his ties at the latter after five months, however, having totalled ten appearances and a goal in the Taça de Portugal, a 7–0 away rout of amateurs A.D. Fornos de Algodres in the third round.
Olimpija Ljubljana On 16 January 2026, Lourenço signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK Olimpija Ljubljana.
International career Lourenço earned 31 caps for Portugal at youth level. On 24 September 2014, he scored the only goal for the under-17 team as they defeated Turkey in qualification for the 2015 UEFA European Championship.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAves2017–18Primeira Liga000000002018–19Primeira Liga100000102019–20Primeira Liga50001060Total60001070Montalegre (loan)2017–18Campeonato de Portugal21200—212Estoril2020–21Liga Portugal 223350002832021–22Primeira Liga2622020302Total4957020585Boavista2022–23Primeira Liga29410413452023–24Primeira Liga3252110356Total61931516911Career total137161018115518
Honours Estoril Liga Portugal 2: 2020–21
Individual Primeira Liga Goal of the Month: September 2022, April 2023
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