Miguel Lopes

Miguel Lopes

Personal information
Full name	Hugo Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes
Date of birth	December 19, 1986 (1986-12-19)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Braga
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–	Porto	12	(0)
2010–2011	→ Betis (loan)	21	(0)
2012–	→ Braga (loan)	2	(0)
National team
2009	Portugal U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

Hugo Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes (born 19 December 1986 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga on loan from F.C. Porto as a right defender.

Football career

Lopes started his professional career with S.L. Benfica's B team. In the following summer, he moved to the lower leagues with C.D. Operário.

After some solid displays, Lopes moved in 2007–08 to second division's Rio Ave FC. In his first season, he was an habitual starter, as the Vila do Conde side returned to the top flight after two years.

In 2008–09, Lopes helped Rio Ave to home draws against Benfica and F.C. Porto, and was again featured regularly, thus prompting interest from bigger teams. In January 2009, he agreed to a four-year deal with Porto. In his first season, having to compete with Uruguayan Jorge Fucile for a starting berth, he appeared sparingly in the league, but did manage to play in 17 official games, 13 as a starter.

In late August 2010, deemed surplus to requirements by new Porto manager André Villas-Boas, Lopes moved to Spanish side Real Betis, on a one-year loan deal. He passed his medical and was unveiled on September 2.

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)