Vinícius Lopes (footballer, born 1988)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Souto.

Vinícius Silva Lopes Souto (born 29 January 1988), or simply Vinícius Lopes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as striker .

Vinícius Lopes

Personal information
Full name	Vinícius Silva Lopes Souto
Date of birth	(1988-01-29) 29 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2007	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	BK Häcken	69	(9)
2011	Gwangju FC	2	(0)
2011–2015	Al Jahra	96	(52)
2015–2016	Kuwait SC	19	(12)
2016–2017	Al Urooba	27	(15)
2017–2018	Muaither SC	9	(5)
2018–2019	Dibba Al-Hisn	18	(16)
2019–2020	Dibba Al-Fujairah	16	(11)
2020–2021	Al-Arabi	16	(18)
2021–2022	Al Hamriyah	26	(22)
2023	Masafi	10	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2023

Career

Lopes began his career at Brazilian club Cruzeiro. In January 2008, he left his homeland and moved to Swedish club BK Häcken, where he spent 3 seasons and scored 8 goals in 48 games. On 20 February 2011, Lopes moved to South Korean K-League side Gwangju FC.^[1]

In July 2011, Lopes moved to Kuwaiti Premier League side Al Jahra.^[2]

References

1. "광주FC, 브라질 공격수 2명 영입". Sportalkorea (in Korean). Naver. 2011-02-21.
2. "Al Jahra Sign with Vinícius Lopes". Al Mustagbal (in Arabic). Al Mustagbal. 2011-08-26.

External links

• Vinicius Souto Lopes at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
• Vinícius Lopes at WorldFootball.net
• Vinícius Lopes at Soccerway
• Vinícius Lopes – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)