Nuno Lopes (footballer, born 1986)
Nuno Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes (born 19 December 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nuno Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Oriental | ||
| 1999–2002 | Olivais Moscavide | ||
| 2002–2005 | Alverca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Sintrense | ||
| 2007 | Lewes | ||
| 2007–2009 | Operário | 54 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Boavista | 27 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | Oliveirense | 28 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Beira-Mar | 31 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Rio Ave | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Apollon Limassol | 30 | (1) |
| 2017 | Estoril | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | União Madeira | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Aris Limassol | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2020 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Lisbon, Lopes spent until the age of 23 in lower league and amateur football. During that timeframe, he represented S.U. Sintrense, Lewes (English sixth division), CD Operário and Boavista FC.
Lopes made his professional debut in 2010–11, with U.D. Oliveirense, his first game in the competition occurring on 29 August 2010 as he played 68 minutes in a 1–0 home win against C.D. Fátima in the Segunda Liga.[2] Late into the 2012 January transfer window he signed with Primeira Liga club S.C. Beira-Mar,[3] contributing 19 matches in his first full season, which ended in relegation.
For the 2013–14 campaign, Lopes joined Rio Ave F.C. also in the top division on a two-year contract.[4] During his tenure in Vila do Conde he played understudy to Brazilian Lionn[5] and, in another winter transfer move, signed for Apollon Limassol FC of the Cypriot First Division.[6]
Lopes then had brief spells with G.D. Estoril Praia – where he failed to appear in any matches due to a knee injury[7]– and C.F. União.[8] He returned to Cyprus on 2 August 2019, agreeing to a deal at Aris Limassol FC (Second Division).[9]
Personal life edit
Lopes' twin brother, Miguel, was also a footballer and a right-back. Both came through exactly the same youth system setup, with the exception of S.L. Benfica.[10][11]
Career statistics edit
- As of 14 November 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Operário | 2007–08[12] | Segunda Divisão | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | |
| 2008–09[12] | Segunda Divisão | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 54 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 56 | 8 | |||
| Boavista | 2009–10[12] | Segunda Divisão | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |
| Oliveirense | 2010–11[12] | Segunda Liga | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[12] | Segunda Liga | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 43 | 3 | |||
| Beira-Mar | 2011–12[12] | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[12] | Primeira Liga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| Rio Ave | 2013–14[12] | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[12] | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Apollon Limassol | 2014–15[13] | Cypriot First Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2015–16[13] | Cypriot First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 176 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 212 | 17 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Nuno Lopes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Oliveirense entra a ganhar" [Oliveirense have winning debut]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 August 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Frederico, Francisco (30 January 2012). "Beira Mar anuncia Nuno Lopes e Tiago Cintra" [Beira Mar announce Nuno Lopes and Tiago Cintra] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Nuno Lopes já assinou pelo Rio Ave" [Nuno Lopes has already signed for Rio Ave] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "A hora de Nuno Lopes" [Nuno Lopes' time]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ Pereira, Sérgio (20 January 2015). "Rio Ave: Nuno Lopes no Apollon Limassol" [Rio Ave: Nuno Lopes in Apollon Limassol] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ Castro Martins, Luís (3 September 2017). "Estoril rescinde com Nuno Lopes" [Estoril rescind with Nuno Lopes] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Nuno Lopes no União da Madeira" [OFFICIAL: Nuno Lopes to União da Madeira] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Νούνο Λόπεζ οι φίλοι και οπαδοί του Άρη Λεμεσού σε καλωσορίζουμε στην οικογένεια μας και σου ευχόμαστε κάθε επιτυχία" [Nuno Lopes the friends and supporters of Aris Limassol welcome you to our family and wish you every success] (in Greek). Facebook. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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 at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- ^ a b "Nuno Lopes". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
External links edit
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)