Bio

Daniel Santos Bragança (born 27 May 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sporting CP. Born in Fazendas de Almeirim, Santarém District, Bragança spent his entire youth career with Sporting CP. On 10 January 2019, he was loaned to LigaPro club S.C. Farense until the end of the season. He scored his first goal on 14 April to open a 3–1 home win against G.D. Estoril Praia, and followed it five days later with another in a 1–1 draw with F.C. Penafiel also at the Estádio de São Luís. Bragança was loaned again to a second tier side on 9 August 2019, this time Estoril. He was sent off on 3 November for pulling the hair of Académico de Viseu FC's Kelvin Medina, and received a two-match ban. Bragança made his Sporting competitive debut on 24 September 2020 in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League at home to Aberdeen, as an 86th-minute substitute for Wendel in a 1–0 victory. Three days later he appeared in his first Primeira Liga game, a 2–0 away defeat of F.C. Paços de Ferreira where he featured 25 minutes in place of Luciano Vietto. On 5 September 2019, Bragança won his first cap for the Portuguese under-21 team, playing the entire 4–0 win against Gibraltar for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.