Marcos Lopes
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Marcos Paulo Mesquita Lopes |
| Date of birth |
(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 17) |
| Place of birth |
Belém, Brazil |
| Height |
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Playing position |
Attacking midfielder |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Manchester City |
| Number |
64 |
| Youth career |
| 2003–2006 |
AD Poiares |
| 2006–2011 |
Benfica |
| 2011–2013 |
Manchester City |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2013– |
Manchester City |
0 |
(0) |
| National team‡ |
| 2011–2012 |
Portugal U17 |
6 |
(4) |
| 2012– |
Portugal U19 |
4 |
(3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:02, 5 January 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 5 January 2013 (UTC) |
Marcos Paulo Mesquita Lopes (born 28 December 1995) is a Portuguese footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for Manchester City in the English Premier League.
Early life [edit]
Born in Brazil, Lopes moved to Portugal at 4 years old.[1]
Career [edit]
Lopes played youth football in Portugal for Benfica, before signing for Manchester City in 2011.[2] After signing for City from Benfica in 2011, Lopes first came to attention a year later when he was a surprising addition to City's pre-season tour squad, and more impressively got game time in six out of City's seven friendly fixtures. Although he was not promoted immediately to the first team when competitive fixtures started in August, Lopes had only another few months to wait for his debut when he was included in the substitutes for City's FA Cup third round tie against Watford. Brought on in the 88th minute, he made an instant impact, taking only two minutes to score City's third and final goal in a 3–0 victory. This made Lopes the youngest ever goalscorer for the Manchester City first team in a competitive match. [3]
Career statistics [edit]
- As of 5 January 2013.[4]
| Club |
Season |
League |
FA Cup |
League Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| Manchester City |
2012–13 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Career total |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
References [edit]
External links [edit]
| Persondata |
| Name |
Lopes, Marco |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Portuguese footballer |
| Date of birth |
28 December 1995 |
| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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