No player has created more at the World Cup 2026 than Bruno Guimarães. The Bruno Guimarães stats tell the story of the midfield metronome pulling Brazil’s strings — the tournament’s leading assist-maker. Here are the numbers. For the bigger picture, see our World Cup 2026 hub.
Bruno Guimarães stats: a career by the numbers
| Team | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Athletico Paranaense | 106 | 10 |
| Olympique Lyon | 71 | 3 |
| Newcastle United | 195 | 31 |
| Brazil | 47 | 3 |
Club figures are all-competition career totals; tallies can vary by provider.
From Athletico to Tyneside
Bruno came through Audax and Athletico Paranaense in Brazil, winning the 2018 Copa Sudamericana, before a 2020 move to Olympique Lyon. In January 2022 Newcastle United signed him for a fee rising to around £40m — a deal that proved transformational. Now the club’s captain, he has made nearly 200 appearances on Tyneside and lifted the 2025 Carabao Cup, Newcastle’s first domestic trophy in 70 years, beating Liverpool 2-1 in the final.
A two-way midfield general
Press-resistant and tireless, Bruno is a deep-lying playmaker who dictates tempo, wins his duels and chips in with goals and assists. An Olympic gold medallist with Brazil at the Tokyo 2020 Games (played in 2021), he has become indispensable to the national side alongside the likes of Vinícius Júnior.
Bruno Guimarães at the World Cup 2026
This has been Bruno’s stage. He provided four assists across four games, starting every match as Brazil reached the Round of 16 at the World Cup 2026.
- Brazil 1-1 Morocco (group stage, June 13): one assist in 80 minutes, 89% pass accuracy.
- Brazil 3-0 Haiti (group stage, June 20): started and played 81 minutes, 81% pass accuracy.
- Scotland 0-3 Brazil (group stage, June 24): two assists in 90 minutes, 84% pass accuracy, in an away win.
- Brazil 2-1 Japan (Round of 32, June 29): one assist in 89 minutes, 90% pass accuracy.
- Brazil 1-2 Norway (Round of 16, July 5): Started and played 79 minutes with two shots, but Brazil were stunned by an Erling Haaland brace and knocked out in the Round of 16.
Bruno’s four assists led the way for creativity as Brazil edged Japan 2-1 to reach the Round of 16, but their bid for a sixth world title ended there, stunned 2-1 by Norway. He is one of many Premier League players at the World Cup 2026.
Why Bruno Guimarães is a must-watch
Few midfielders combine control and bite like Bruno. As the assist king of the World Cup 2026, he is the heartbeat of a Brazil side chasing glory — and one of the first names on the teamsheet.
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Bruno Guimarães came through Athletico Paranaense in Brazil before joining Olympique Lyon in 2020 and Newcastle United in 2022, where he is now club captain.
He has four assists, more than any other player at the tournament, having started all four of Brazil’s games on their run to the Round of 16.
Yes — he captained Newcastle to the 2025 Carabao Cup, the club’s first domestic trophy in 70 years, beating Liverpool 2-1 in the final.
Yes. He won Olympic gold with Brazil at the Tokyo 2020 Games, held in 2021.