TULSA, Okla. – FC Tulsa announced on Monday the club had signed two-time USL Championship All-League selection Bruno Lapa ahead of the 2026 USL Championship season. The transaction is pending league and federation approval.

Lapa returns to the USL Championship having spent the entirety of 2025 in South Korea, where he played for K League 2 side Ansan Greeners. The Curitiba, Brazil native started in 30 of 36 league appearances, scoring one goal across 1,708 minutes, and made two Korea Cup starts, totaling another 210 minutes of play.

“We’re excited to welcome Bruno to the club. He’s a proven top player in our league, a tireless worker, has quality on the ball, and is a consistent goal threat,” said FC Tulsa Sporting Director and General Manager Caleb Sewell. “He embodies our culture, and after his success previously in the league and abroad, we can’t wait to see the impact he’ll make with us throughout the season.”

The 28-year-old had previously achieved notable success in the USL Championship, recording 35 goals and 19 assists in 132 appearances across the regular season and playoffs. The attacking midfielder made his professional debut in 2020 with Birmingham Legion FC, where he amassed 17 goals and 11 assists in 67 appearances across three seasons with the club. Lapa earned 2020 USL Championship All-League First Team honors in his rookie season and further cemented his name in Legion’s record books after scoring the team’s first hat trick against Loudoun United FC in Week 21 of the 2022 season.

Lapa then made the move to Memphis 901 FC before the start of the 2023 season, where he notched another 15 goals and nine assists in 60 league appearances before departing the club the following November, earning a spot on the 2024 All-League Second Team before his exit.

Collegiately, Lapa played at Wake Forest University from 2016 to 2019, where he made 80 appearances, scored 23 goals, and tallied 15 assists during his tenure. During his time with the Demon Deacons, Lapa was named the 2018 ACC Midfielder of the Year and a United Soccer Coaches and College Soccer News All-America First Team selection, also earning nominated as a Semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy.