Miguel Lopes
Hugo Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes (born 19 December 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Estrela Amadora.
| Lopes with Akhisar Belediyespor in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hugo Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1986[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Estrela Amadora | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | Oriental | |||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Olivais Moscavide | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Alverca | |||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Benfica | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Benfica B | 24 | (4) | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Operário | 21 | (7) | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Rio Ave | 50 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Porto | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | → Betis (loan) | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | → Braga (loan) | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Sporting CP | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Lyon (loan) | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Granada (loan) | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Akhisarspor (loan) | 31 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Akhisarspor | 49 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Kayserispor | 40 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2022– | Estrela Amadora | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Portugal | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:19, 4 November 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
During his career, he played for each of the Big Three of Portuguese football – Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP – as well as spending time on loan in Spain and France. He competed five years in the Turkish Süper Lig with Akhisarspor and Kayserispor.
Club career
Early career
Born in Lisbon, Lopes started his professional career with S.L. Benfica's B team. The following summer, he moved to the lower leagues with CD Operário.[2]
After some solid displays, Lopes signed in the 2007–08 season with Segunda Liga's Rio Ave FC. In his first year, he was an habitual starter as the Vila do Conde side returned to the Primeira Liga after two years.
In 2008–09, Lopes helped Rio Ave to home draws against Benfica and FC Porto,[3][4][5] and was again featured regularly, thus prompting interest from bigger clubs.
Porto
On 23 January 2009, Lopes agreed to a four-year deal with Porto which was made effective on 1 July.[6] In his debut season, having to compete with Uruguayan Jorge Fucile for a starting berth, he appeared sparingly in the league but did manage to play 19 official matches, 14 as a starter.[7]
In late August 2010, deemed surplus to requirements by new Porto manager André Villas-Boas as practically all Portuguese players, Lopes moved to Spanish side Real Betis on a one-year loan deal.[8] He passed his medical and was unveiled on 2 September,[9] eventually appearing in exactly half of the Segunda División games during the campaign as the Andalusians returned to La Liga as champions after three years.[10][11]
Lopes spent the first part of 2011–12 unregistered by Porto. In the January transfer window he was loaned to fellow league club S.C. Braga,[12] going on to start in seven of his league appearances as it finished third and qualified to the UEFA Champions League for the second time in its history.[13]
Lopes returned to Porto for the 2012–13 season.[14] On 29 September he scored through a rare header, opening the score in an eventual 2–2 draw at former team Rio Ave.[15]
Sporting CP
In January 2013, Lopes joined fellow Big Three side Sporting CP on a five-and-a-half-year contract, with Marat Izmailov moving in the opposite direction.[16] On 7 July, he agreed to a one-year loan deal at Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1.[17]
On 31 May 2015, Lopes was featured in the final of the Taça de Portugal against Braga, coming on as a substitute after the first-half dismissal of Cédric Soares. Although he was beaten by Rafa Silva who put the opposition 2–0 up, his side eventually won in a penalty shootout.[18]
Lopes returned to Spain on 6 August 2015, joining Granada CF on a one-year loan deal.[19]
Turkey
The following season, still owned by Sporting, Lopes signed with Akhisarspor in the Süper Lig.[20] Subsequently, the move was made permanent.[21]
On 10 May 2018, Lopes helped the club win their first professional trophy, the Turkish Cup. In the final, he scored once in the 3–2 win over Fenerbahçe SK.[22]
Lopes joined Kayserispor of the same league in July 2019, on a two-year contract.[23] When he returned home for injury treatment the following March, he was unable to get back into Turkey due to COVID-19 restrictions, and his place was taken by Bosnian new signing Zoran Kvržić.[24][25]
Later career
Lopes returned to Portugal in December 2021 after six years away, with the 35-year-old signing with C.F. Estrela da Amadora who had just been promoted to the second tier.[26]
International career
Due to his ability to play as both a right and a left back, Lopes was selected by Portugal coach Paulo Bento for his UEFA Euro 2012 squad.[27][28] He earned his first cap on 2 June in a 1–3 friendly loss against Turkey in Lisbon,[29] being an unused member in the finals in Poland and Ukraine.
Personal life
Lopes' twin brother, Nuno, was also a footballer and a right-back. Both came through exactly the same youth system setup, with the exception of Benfica.[30][2]
Career statistics
- As of 23 March 2015
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2005–06[31] | Segunda Divisão | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||||
| Operário | 2006–07[31] | Segunda Divisão | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 7 | |||
| Rio Ave | 2007–08[31] | Segunda Liga | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09[31] | Primeira Liga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 57 | 2 | ||||
| Porto | 2009–10[31] | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2010–11[31] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[31] | Primeira Liga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Betis (loan) | 2010–11[32] | Segunda División | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Braga (loan) | 2011–12[31] | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Sporting CP | 2012–13[31] | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[31] | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Lyon (loan) | 2013–14[32] | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| Career total | 181 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 223 | 14 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
Honours
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2012–13[32]
- Taça de Portugal: 2009–10[32]
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2010, 2012[32]
Betis
Sporting CP
Akhisarspor
References
- ^ a b c d "Miguel Lopes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ a b Pereira, Sérgio (23 January 2009). [Miguel Lopes, the story of the fullback who used to be a goalkeeper] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Rio Ave-Benfica, 1–1 (Semedo 55'; Nuno Gomes 56')". Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Rio Ave-F.C. Porto, 0–0 (ficha)" [Rio Ave-F.C. Porto, 0–0 (match sheet)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Rio Ave 0–0 FC Porto" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Miguel Lopes já é do Porto" [Miguel Lopes already belongs to Porto] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "F.C. Porto: Miguel Lopes quer "meter o Di María no bolso"" [F.C. Porto: Miguel Lopes wants to "put Di María in his pocket"] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ [Miguel Lopes is the new signing] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ Ramírez, Álvaro (2 September 2010). "Miguel Lopes: "El Betis merece estar en Primera"" [Miguel Lopes: "Betis deserve to be in Primera"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Duro debut para el Betis" [Tough debut for Betis] (in Spanish). UEFA. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ ""Me siento del Betis, lo digo a la cara; lloré con el ascenso"" ["I feel like a Betis fan, I'll say it to your face; the promotion made me cry"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ [Miguel Lopes signs until end of season] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Miguel Lopes: "Mostrar porque estamos em 3.º lugar"" [Miguel Lopes: "Show why we stand 3rd"]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 May 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Miguel Lopes tem nova janela de oportunidade" [Window of opportunity opens for Miguel Lopes]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Ferreira, Victor (29 September 2012). . PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ . PortuGOAL. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Lyon take Miguel Lopes on loan from Sporting". UEFA. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ a b Godinho, João Paulo (31 May 2015). "Sporting faz a festa da Taça nos penáltis" [Sporting get Cup party going on penalties] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Miguel Lopes nuevo jugador del Granada CF" [Miguel Lopes new player of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Miguel Lopes Akhisar Belediyespor'da" [Miguel Lopes to Akhisar Belediyespor]. Fanatik (in Turkish). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Miguel Lopes rescinde com Sporting e fica na Turquia" [Miguel Lopes cuts ties with Sporting and remains in Turkey]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Akhisarspor, Okan Buruk'la tarih yazdı" [Akhisarspor, history made with Okan Buruk]. Habertürk (in Turkish). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Miguel Lopes kampa katıldı" [Miguel Lopes joins the camp]. Fanatik (in Turkish). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Kayserispor'da Lopes'e korona virüs engeli! Portekiz'de bulunan Lopes, Türkiye'ye gelemiyor" [Coronavirus obstacle for Lopes in Kayserispor! Lopes in Portugal cannot come to Turkey]. Habertürk (in Turkish). 14 March 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Kayserispor'da Miguel Lopes'in yerine Zoran Kvrzic oynayacak" [Zoran Kvržić will replace Miguel Lopes in Kayserispor]. Star (in Turkish). 2 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Miguel Lopes assina pelo Estrela da Amadora" [Miguel Lopes signs for Estrela da Amadora]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ [Nélson Oliveira, Miguel Lopes and Custódio in Euro-2012 list]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Paulo Bento justifica Miguel Lopes e Custódio com segunda volta do Braga" [Paulo Bento justifies Miguel Lopes and Custódio with Braga's second half of the season]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 May 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Pimentel, José Nuno (2 June 2012). "Portugal's woes continue with Turkey defeat". UEFA. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Jogo de Alvalade juntou dois irmãos gémeos" [Game at Alvalade joined two twin brothers]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 January 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Miguel Lopes". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
External links
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Miguel Lopes at BDFutbol
- Miguel Lopes at the Turkish Football Federation
- Miguel Lopes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Miguel Lopes at National-Football-Teams.com