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 26)
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Memphis 901
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2013 Athletico Paranaense
2014–2016 Montverde Academy
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 80 (23)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 SIMA Águilas 12 (4)
2019 North Carolina Fusion U23 11 (4)
2020–2022 Birmingham Legion 67 (17)
2023– Memphis 901 28 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Bruno Felipe Serbena Lapa (born 10 May 1997) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Memphis 901 in the USL Championship.

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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] 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

On 1 February 2023, Lapa made the move to USL Championship side Memphis 901, signing a multi-year deal. [9]

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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. "Legion FC Re-Signs All-League Selection Lapa". 30 October 2020.
  8. "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 21". uslchampionship.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. "Memphis 901 FC Signs Midfielder Bruno Lapa to Multi-Year Contract".