Bruno Paz

Bruno Paz
	Paz in February 2018
Personal information
Full name	Bruno Lourenço Pinto de Almeida Paz
Date of birth	23 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Barreiro, Portugal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2006–2008	Vinhense
2008–2010	Barreirense
2010–2011	Belenenses
2011–2016	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2018	Sporting CP B
2018–2022	Sporting CP
2021	→ Farense (loan)
2022–2024	Konyaspor
International career‡
2013	Portugal U15
2013–2014	Portugal U16
2014–2015	Portugal U17
2015–2016	Portugal U18
2016–2017	Portugal U19
2017–2018	Portugal U20
2023–	Angola
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:42, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Bruno Lourenço Pinto de Almeida Paz (born 23 April 1998) is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.^[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]

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.^[6]