Bruno Paz
Angolan footballer
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Bruno Lourenço Pinto de Almeida Paz (born 23 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga I club Oțelul Galați.[1] Born in Portugal, he plays for the Angola national team.
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Paz in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bruno Lourenço Pinto de Almeida Paz | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Oțelul Galați | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Vinhense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Barreirense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Belenenses | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Sporting CP B | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Sporting CP U23 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Farense (loan) | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Konyaspor | 34 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Zimbru Chișinău | 29 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Oțelul Galați | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Portugal U15 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U16 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U17 | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Angola | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 February 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Football career
On 6 August 2016, Paz made his professional debut with Sporting B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Portimonense.[2]
Paz made his senior debut for Sporting CP in December 2018, when he was a 73rd-minute substitute in a 3-0 Europa League win over Vorskla Poltava.[3][4]
On 23 May 2022, Paz signed a two-year contract (with one-year extension option) with Konyaspor in Turkey.[5] In January 2025 he joined Zimbru Chișinău, after being a free agent since May.[6]
On 10 January 2026, the player moved to Oțelul Galați from Liga I, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.[7]
International career
Paz was born in Portugal to Angolan parents. He's a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U20s. He was called up to the Angola national team for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023.[8]
Career statistics
Honours
Portugal U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2017
