Bruno Alberto Langa (born 31 October 1997) is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a

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for Cypriot club

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, on loan from Spanish club club

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, and the Mozambique national team.

Career

Early career

Langa began his senior career in Mozambique, with Maxaquene. In July 2018, he was bought by Black Bulls, but moved on loan to Portuguese club Amora in the Campeonato de Portugal. After being regularly used at Amora, Langa signed a permanent three-year contract with the club on 26 May 2019, but joined

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side

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on loan on 22 June, being assigned to the under-23 team. He returned to Amora in July 2020, after terminating his loan, being named in the Campeonato de Portugal Team of the Year for the 2020–21 season.

Chaves

On 23 June 2021, Langa joined Chaves in the

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. He made his professional debut with the club on 24 July, in a 2–1

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loss to Farense, and was a regular starter during the campaign as his side achieved promotion to the top tier. Langa made his debut in the top tier of Portuguese football on 7 August 2022, starting in a 1–0 home loss to

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. He scored his first professional goal on 3 September 2023, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 home loss to

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Almería

On 1 February 2024, Spanish

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side

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announced the signing of Langa on loan until the end of the season, with a buyout clause. On 2 July, despite the club's relegation, he signed a permanent four-year contract with them. On 4 July 2025, Almería announced the loan of Langa to Cypriot club

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, for one year.

International career

Langa represented the Mozambique U20s at the

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. He made his debut with the senior Mozambique national team in a 3–0

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loss to

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on 21 June 2016.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Langa, Bruno 1997 births Living people Footballers from Maputo Mozambican men's footballers 21st-century Mozambican sportsmen Mozambique men's international footballers Mozambique men's youth international footballers Men's association football fullbacks CD Maxaquene players Amora F.C. players Vitória F.C. players G.D. Chaves players UD Almería players Pafos FC players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Moçambola players Cypriot First Division players Mozambican expatriate men's footballers Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Mozambique men's under-20 international footballers