Bruno Alberto Langa (born 31 October 1997) is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ 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.
After being regularly used at Amora, Langa signed a permanent three-year contract with the club on 26 May 2019, but joined Primeira Liga side Vitória de Setúbal on loan on 22 June, being assigned to the under-23 team. He returned to Amora in July 2020, after terminating his loan, being named in the Campeonato de Portugal Team of the Year for the 2020–21 season.
Chaves On 23 June 2021, Langa joined Chaves in the Liga Portugal 2. He made his professional debut with the club on 24 July, in a 2–1 Taça da Liga loss to Farense, and was a regular starter during the campaign as his side achieved promotion to the top tier.
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 equaliser 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. On 2 July, despite the club's relegation, he signed a permanent four-year contract with them.
On 4 July 2025, Almería announced the loan of Langa to Cypriot club Pafos, for one year. However, on 30 January 2026 his loan was terminated. Two days later, Langa returned to Portugal, joining Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season.
Qarabag On 17 June 2026, the Azerbaijani club Qarabag officially announced the transfer of the player. Langa signed a three-year contract with Qarabag. Expected to replace Elvin Cafarguliyev, who is anticipated to leave the "Horsemen", the player will wear the number 5 shirt for the team.
International career Langa represented the Mozambique U20s at the 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup. He made his debut with the senior Mozambique national team in a 3–0 2016 COSAFA Cup loss to Namibia on 21 June 2016.
On 2 June 2021, he scored his first international goal against Lesotho in a friendly match, from a penalty. In December 2023, he was included in the list of twenty-seven Mozambican players selected by Chiquinho Conde to take part in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Bruno Langa will thus play in his first international tournament.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBlack Bulls2018Moçambola0000———00Amora (loan)2018–19Campeonato de Portugal22030———250Amora2019–20Campeonato de Portugal22130———251Vitória Setúbal (loan)2019–20Primeira Liga000000——00Chaves2021–22Liga Portugal 22801010—2Appearances in promotion play-offs03202022–23Primeira Liga2900020——3102023–24Primeira Liga1511010——171Total7212040——781Almería (loan)2023–24La Liga111————111Almería2024–25Segunda División24020——10270Pafos (loan)2025–26Cypriot First Division6000—110—170Career total157310040110301853
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMozambique2016102017202021612022202023702024131202570Total382
Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Langa goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Bruno LangaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 2 June 2021 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique 2–0 5–0 Friendly2 19 November 2024 Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 1–0 2–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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