Bruno Lapa

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Bruno Lapa
Personal information
Full name Bruno Felipe Serbena Lapa
Date of birth (1997-05-10) May 10, 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Birmingham Legion
Number 8
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– Birmingham Legion 37 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2021

Bruno Felipe Serbena Lapa (born 10 May 1997) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship.

Career[]

Youth and college[]

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[]

Birmingham Legion[]

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]

References[]

  1. ^ "Escolas: Furacão goleia e lidera o Metropolitano".
  2. ^ "Bruno Lapa - Men's Soccer". Wake Forest University Athletics.
  3. ^ "SIMA Aguilas - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Bruno Lapa - M". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. ^ "North Carolina Fusion U23 - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - # - Bruno Lapa -". u23.ncfusion.org.
  5. ^ Humphries, Clayton (February 14, 2020). "Legion FC signs defender Johannes Bergmann, midfielder Bruno Lapa". Birmingham Legion FC.
  6. ^ "Birmingham Legion FC vs. Memphis 901 FC - July 15, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  7. ^ https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1130607

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