Bruno Langa

Bruno Langa
Personal information
Full name Bruno Alberto Langa
Date of birth (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Maputo, Mozambique
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Almería
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Maxaquene
2018–2019 Black Bulls 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Amora (loan) 22 (0)
2019–2021 Amora 22 (1)
2019–2020 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2024 Chaves 72 (1)
2024 → Almería (loan) 11 (1)
2024– Almería 10 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Mozambique U20 7 (2)
2016– Mozambique 31 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:45, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Bruno Alberto Langa (born 31 October 1997) is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Spanish Segunda División club UD Almería and the Mozambique national team.

Career

Early career

Langa began his senior career in Mozambique, with Maxaquene. In July 2018, he was bought by Black Bulls, but moved on loan to Portuguese club Amora in the Campeonato de Portugal.[1]

After being regularly used at Amora, Langa signed a permanent three-year contract with the club on 26 May 2019,[2] but joined Primeira Liga side Vitória de Setúbal on loan on 22 June,[3] being assigned to the under-23 team.[4] He returned to Amora in July 2020, after terminating his loan,[5] being named in the Campeonato de Portugal Team of the Year for the 2020–21 season.[6]

Chaves

On 23 June 2021, Langa joined Chaves in the Liga Portugal 2.[7] He made his professional debut with the club on 24 July, in a 2–1 Taça da Liga loss to Farense,[8] and was a regular starter during the campaign as his side achieved promotion to the top tier.[9]

Langa made his debut in the top tier of Portuguese football on 7 August 2022, starting in a 1–0 home loss to Vitória de Guimarães. He scored his first professional goal on 3 September 2023, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 home loss to Moreirense.

Almería

On 1 February 2024, Spanish La Liga side Almería announced the signing of Langa on loan until the end of the season, with a buyout clause.[10] On 2 July, despite the club's relegation, he signed a permanent four-year contract with them.[11]

International career

Langa represented the Mozambique U20s at the 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup.[12] He made his debut with the senior Mozambique national team in a 3–0 2016 COSAFA Cup loss to Namibia on 21 June 2016.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Bruno Langa no Amora por empréstimo da ABB" [Bruno Langa at Amora on loan from ABB] (in Portuguese). Folha de Maputo. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ "O Amora FC - Futebol SAD anuncia a renovação do Bruno Langa para a Época 2019/2020!" [Amora FC - Futebol SAD announce the renewal of Bruno Langa for the 2019/2020 season!]. Amora FC (in Portuguese). Facebook. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Bruno Langa é Jogador do Vitória" [Bruno Langa is a Vitória player] (in Portuguese). Vitória FC. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  4. ^ "V. Setúbal: internacional moçambicano chega por empréstimo do Amora" [V. Setúbal: Mozambican international arrives on loan from Amora] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Futuro de Bruno Langa em Portugal ainda incerto" [Bruno Langa's future in Portugal still uncertain] (in Portuguese). Esférico. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Moçambicano Bruno Langa na Equipa do Ano do Campeonato de Portugal" [Mozambican Bruno Langa in the Team of the Year of the Campeonato de Portugal] (in Portuguese). Olho Clínico MOZ. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Bruno Lange, defesa internacional por Moçambique, é reforço do Chaves" [Bruno Lange, international defender for Mozambique, is an addition of Chaves]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Chaves vs. Farense – 24 July 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Desportivo de Chaves recusa vender Bruno Langa por um milhão de Euros" [Desportivo de Chaves refuse to sell Bruno Langa for one million Euros] (in Portuguese). O País. 20 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Bruno Langa, fichaje para cubrir la baja de Akieme" [Bruno Langa, signing to cover the departure of Akieme] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Bruno Langa commits future to UD Almería until 2028". UD Almería. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  12. ^ "FULLTIME – COSAFA U20: Comoros 0 DR Congo 2 – Group D".
  13. ^ "FT – Namibia 3 Mozambique 0".