Education
Lapira graduated from Saint Louis Catholic High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana. After high school, he continued a family tradition and attended the University of Notre Dame.
Lapira graduated from Saint Louis Catholic High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana. After high school, he continued a family tradition and attended the University of 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 Master of Library Science SuperDraft by Toronto Football Club, but never signed a contract with Major League Soccer.
On April 1, 2008, Lapira signed with Norwegian Adeccoligaen side Nybergsund Illinois-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.
In March 2011, Lapira signed for I-League 2nd Division side United Sikkim Football Club. In the summer of 2011, Lapira returned to Norway after signing again with Nybergsund Illinois-Trysil.