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. 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. In March 2011, Lapira signed for
I-League 2nd Division side
United Sikkim FC. In the summer of 2011, Lapira returned to Norway after signing again with Nybergsund IL-Trysil. == Career statistics ==