Bruno Lapa
Bruno Felipe Serbena Lapa is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship club FC Tulsa.
Career
Youth and college
Born in Curitiba, Lapa played in the youth academies of Paraná and Athletico Paranaense, before moving to the United States in 2014, when he joined the Montverde Academy in Florida.In 2016, Lapa began playing college soccer at Wake Forest University. 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 and North Carolina Fusion U23 in 2019.
Professional
Birmingham Legion
Lapa signed his first professional contract with USL Championship side Birmingham Legion on 14 February 2020. He made his professional debut on 15 July 2020 against Memphis 901, scoring two goals and assisting the third in a 3–0 win.At the end of the 2020 [USL Championship season|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 Loudoun United.
Memphis 901
On 1 February 2023, Lapa joined USL Championship side Memphis 901, 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 soccer-specific stadium in November of the same year.