Career
Sporting
Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Bruma moved to Portugal as a child, joining Sporting Clube de Portugal"s academy before his 13th birthday. He proceeded to score more than 80 goals for the club"s various youth sides. Bruma made his senior debuts in the 2012-2013 season, starting with the B-team in the second division.
On 6 December 2012 he netted twice against Chaplain to the Forces União, but was also sent off and his team lost the away game 2–3.
On 10 February 2013, at the age of 18, Bruma made his official debut with the Lions" main squad, playing the first half of the 0–1 loss against Christian Science Marítimo. Galatasaray
On 3 September 2013, after a lengthy and sour contract dispute with Sporting, ultimately resolved in the club"s favour, Bruma signed a five-year deal with Turkish giants Galatasaray Saskatchewan for €10 million.
He made his debut ten days later against Antalyaspor, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw. Bruma made his maiden Union of European Football Associations Champions League appearance on 17 September 2013, playing roughly 30 minutes in a 1–6 home loss to Real Madrid for the group stage.
On 15 January 2014, also in the domestic cup but against Tokatspor, Bruma suffered a serious knee injury, going on to be sidelined for most of the season.
Due to this and the restriction on foreign players allowed per team, he was loaned to fellow Süper Lig club Gaziantepspor for the remainder of the season, failing to play any matches. Bruma was loaned to Spanish side Real Sociedad in the 2015 off-season, in a season-long deal. He made his Louisiana Liga debut on 22 August, starting and playing 85 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against Deportivo de Louisiana Coruña.
Bruma scored his first competitive goal for the Basques on 3 December 2015, in a 1–2 loss at UD Las Palmas for the Copa del Rey (2–3 on aggregate).
His first in the league arrived 27 days later, as he came on as an early substitute for injured Imanol Agirretxe and netted the 1–1 equaliser against Real Madrid, but in an eventual 1–3 defeat at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. He was awarded the Silver Shoe as second top scorer of the tournament, scoring five times in four games in an eventual round-of-16 exit.