Bruno Lapa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Felipe Serbena Lapa | ||
| Date of birth | May 10, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Athletico Paranaense | ||
| 2014–2016 | Montverde Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 80 | (23) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | SIMA Águilas | 12 | (4) |
| 2019 | North Carolina Fusion U23 | 11 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Birmingham Legion | 67 | (17) |
| 2023–2024 | Memphis 901 | 60 | (15) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 | |||
Bruno Felipe Serbena Lapa (born 10 May 1997) is a Brazilian footballer.
Career
[edit]Youth and college
[edit]Lapa played with Brazilian side Athletico Paranaense from 2008 to 2013,[1] before moving to the United States to play at the Montverde Academy in Florida from 2014
In 2016, Lapa began playing college soccer at Wake Forest University.[2] At Wake Forest, Lapa made 80 appearances, scoring 23 goals and tallying 15 assists. In his junior year, Lapa was named the 2018 ACC Midfielder of the Year, was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semi-finalist, and a United Soccer Coaches and College Soccer News First Team All-American.
Whilst at college, Lapa played in the USL League Two for both SIMA Águilas in 2018[3] and North Carolina Fusion U23 in 2019.[4]
Professional
[edit]Birmingham Legion
[edit]Lapa signed his first professional contract with USL Championship side Birmingham Legion on 14 February 2020.[5] He made his professional debut on 15 July 2020 against rivals Memphis 901, where he scored two goals and assisted the third in a 3-0 win.[6]
Following the 2020 season, where Lapa was named as an All-League First Team selection, Lapa signed a multi-year contract with Birmingham.[7] On 2 August 2022, Lapa was named USL Championship Player of the Week for Week 21 of the 2022 season after scoring the first hat trick in Birmingham Legion history against Loudoun United.[8]
Memphis 901
[edit]On 1 February 2023, Lapa made the move to USL Championship side Memphis 901, signing a multi-year deal.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Escolas: Furacão goleia e lidera o Metropolitano".
- ^ "Bruno Lapa - Men's Soccer". Wake Forest University Athletics.
- ^ "SIMA Aguilas - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Bruno Lapa - M". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "North Carolina Fusion U23 - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - # - Bruno Lapa -". u23.ncfusion.org.
- ^ Humphries, Clayton (February 14, 2020). "Legion FC signs defender Johannes Bergmann, midfielder Bruno Lapa". Birmingham Legion FC.
- ^ "Birmingham Legion FC vs. Memphis 901 FC - July 15, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
- ^ "Legion FC Re-Signs All-League Selection Lapa". 30 October 2020.
- ^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 21". uslchampionship.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Memphis 901 FC Signs Midfielder Bruno Lapa to Multi-Year Contract".
External links
[edit]- Bruno Lapa - Men's Soccer Wake Forest bio
- Bruno Lapa | uslchampionship.com USL Championship bio
- Bruno Lapa Birmingham Legion bio
- 1997 births
- All-American college men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Birmingham Legion FC players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Footballers from Curitiba
- Living people
- Memphis 901 FC players
- Montverde Academy alumni
- North Carolina Fusion U23 players
- SIMA Águilas players
- USL Championship players
- USL League Two players
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen