Bruno Felipe Serbena Lapa (born 10 May 1997) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

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Career

Youth and college

Born in

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, Lapa played in the youth academies of

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and

Athletico Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...

, before moving to the United States in 2014, when he joined the

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. In 2016, Lapa began playing

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. 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

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Semi-finalist, and a United Soccer Coaches and College Soccer News First Team

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n. Whilst at college, Lapa played in the

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for both

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in 2018 and

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in 2019.

Professional

Birmingham Legion

Lapa signed his first professional contract with

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side Birmingham Legion on 14 February 2020. He made his professional debut on 15 July 2020 against

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, scoring two goals and assisting the third in a 3–0 win. 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. 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

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Memphis 901

On 1 February 2023, Lapa joined USL Championship side

, signing a multi-year deal. 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

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in November of the same year.

Ansan Greeners

On 9 January 2025, Lapa officially joined

club

on a free transfer.

References

External links

Player profile
at

Player profile
at USLChampionship.com
Player profile
at

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Living people 1997 births Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Footballers from Curitiba All-American college men's soccer players Club Athletico Paranaense players Montverde Academy alumni Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players SIMA Águilas players North Carolina Fusion U23 players Birmingham Legion FC players Memphis 901 FC players Ansan Greeners FC players USL League Two players USL Championship players K League 2 players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate footballers in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea {{Brazil-footy-bio-stub