 Paz in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bruno Lourenço Pinto de Almeida Paz | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Oțelul Galați | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Vinhense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Barreirense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Belenenses | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Sporting CP B | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Sporting CP U23 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | →Farense (loan) | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Konyaspor | 34 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Zimbru Chișinău | 29 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Oțelul Galați | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Portugal U15 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U16 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U17 | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Angola | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 February 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Bruno Lourenço Pinto de Almeida Paz (born 23 April 1998) is a professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder forLiga I clubOțelul Galați.[1] Born in Portugal, he plays for theAngola national team.
On 6 August 2016, Paz made his professional debut withSporting B in a2016–17 LigaPro match againstPortimonense.[2]
Paz made his senior debut forSporting CP in December 2018, when he was a 73rd-minute substitute in a 3-0Europa League win overVorskla Poltava.[3][4]
On 23 May 2022, Paz signed a two-year contract (with one-year extension option) withKonyaspor in Turkey.[5] In January 2025 he joinedZimbru Chișinău, after being afree agent since May.[6]
On 10 January 2026, the player moved toOțelul Galați fromLiga I, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.[7]
Paz was born in Portugal to Angolan parents. He's a youth international for Portugal, having played up to thePortugal U20s. He was called up to theAngola national team for2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023.[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Portugal U19
