Bruno Lourenço Pinto de Almeida Paz (born 23 April 1998) is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Moldovan Super Liga club Zimbru Chișinău.[1] Born in Portugal, he plays for the Angola national team.

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]

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.[7]

References

  1. ^ Bruno Paz at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Sporting B 1-2 Portimonense". ForaDeJogo. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "The lowdown on 3m euro-rated midfielder linked with Reds". 2 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Sporting Lisbon vs. Vorskla - 13 December 2018 - Soccerway".
  5. ^ "Bruno Paz İttifak Holding Konyaspor'umuzda" [Bruno Paz is at Konyaspor] (in Turkish). Konyaspor. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Zimbru a transferat doi foști jucători a naționalelor de tineret a Portugaliei și Austriei". moldfootball (in Romanian). 8 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Pedro Soares Gonçalves convence Bruno Paz a atuar por Angola". www.record.pt.
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