Joseph Lapira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Lapira | ||
| Date of birth | August 13, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Rochester, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | St. Louis Saints | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | University of Notre Dame | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Louisiana Outlaws | 4 | (1) |
| 2004 | Lafayette Swamp Cats | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Baton Rouge Capitals | 7 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Nybergsund | 55 | (16) |
| 2011 | United Sikkim FC | 3 | (2) |
| 2011 | Nybergsund | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | Nybergsund | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 December 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2010 |
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Joseph Lapira (born August 13, 1986, Rochester, New York) is a former Irish-American soccer player.
Lapira graduated from St. Louis Catholic High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana. After high school, he continued a family tradition and attended the University of Notre Dame. In 2006, he was the winner of the Hermann Trophy, awarded to the top collegiate player of the year, after scoring 22 goals for Notre Dame. During his college years, Lapira also played in the USL Premier Development League with Louisiana Outlaws, Lafayette Swamp Cats and Baton Rouge Capitals.
In April 2007, it was reported that Lapira would be joining Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen for a trial at some point in summer 2007, although he eventually went on trial at Rangers instead. Lapira broke down with a calf injury minutes into his first training session with the Ibrox club. In January 2008, Lapira finally joined Aberdeen for a week-long trial after recovering from his calf injury. He played for the reserve side in a 1-1 draw with Falkirk reserves but did not do enough to earn a contract with the Dons.
Instead, Lapira was selected in the third round of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC, but never signed a contract with Major League Soccer.
On April 1, 2008, Lapira signed with Norwegian Adeccoligaen side Nybergsund IL-Trysil, who played in the second tier after being promoted from the third tier in 2007. Lapira scored a brace in his Nybergsund debut, a 3-0 victory.
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