Bruno Lapa
Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
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Bruno Felipe Serbena Lapa (born 10 May 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship club FC Tulsa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Felipe Serbena Lapa | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Tulsa | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Paraná | |||
| 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) |
| 2025 | Ansan Greeners | 36 | (1) |
| 2026– | FC Tulsa | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 January 2026 | |||
Career
Youth and college
Born in Curitiba,[1] Lapa played in the youth academies of Paraná and Athletico Paranaense,[2][3] before moving to the United States in 2014, when he joined the Montverde Academy in Florida.[1]
In 2016, Lapa began playing college soccer at Wake Forest University.[1] 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.[1]
Whilst at college, Lapa played in the USL League Two for both SIMA Águilas in 2018[4] and North Carolina Fusion U23 in 2019.[5]
Professional
Birmingham Legion
Lapa signed his first professional contract with USL Championship side Birmingham Legion on 14 February 2020.[6] He made his professional debut on 15 July 2020 against Memphis 901, scoring two goals and assisting the third in a 3–0 win.[7]
At the end of the 2020 season, Lapa was named as an All-League First Team selection; he subsequently signed a multi-year contract with Birmingham.[8] 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 the club's history against Loudoun United.[9]
Memphis 901
On 1 February 2023, Lapa joined USL Championship side Memphis 901, signing a multi-year deal.[10]
He left the club at the end of the 2024 season, following the public announcement of the team's folding due to insufficient funding for a new soccer-specific stadium in November of the same year.[11][12]
Ansan Greeners
On 9 January 2025, Lapa officially joined K League 2 club Ansan Greeners on a free transfer.[13][14]
FC Tulsa
In January 2026, Lapa signed with USL Championship club FC Tulsa for the 2026 USL Championship season.[15]
