Bruno Paz

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinto de Almeida and the second or paternal family name is Paz.

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.

Bruno Paz

Paz in February 2018
Personal information
Full name	Bruno Lourenço Pinto de Almeida Paz
Date of birth	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Barreiro, Portugal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zimbru Chișinău
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)
2018–2022	Sporting CP	0	(0)
2021	→ Farense (loan)	24	(2)
2022–2024	Konyaspor	34	(1)
2025–	Zimbru Chișinău	0	(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)
2016–2017	Portugal U19	9	(0)
2017–2018	Portugal U20	6	(0)
2023–	Angola	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:42, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

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]