Roberto Lopes (footballer, born 1992)

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Roberto Lopes
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Shamrock Rovers
Number 4
Youth career
Home Farm
Belvedere
Bohemians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Bohemians 140 (3)
2017– Shamrock Rovers 153 (14)
International career‡
2011 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
2019– Cape Verde 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:09, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:09, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

Roberto Lopes (born 17 June 1992), also known as Pico,[1] is an Irish-born Cape Verdean professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Shamrock Rovers.[2] Born in Ireland, Lopes represents the Cape Verde national football team.[3][4]

Shamrock Rovers

In November 2016 Lopes joined Shamrock Rovers after leaving rivals Bohemians.[5]

In 2019 Lopes started the FAI Cup final in which Rovers went on to win after defeating Dundalk on penalties winning the cup for the first time since 1987 and for a record 25th time.[6] In 2020 Lopes was key member to the Shamrock Rovers squad who won the League of Ireland title for a record 18th time.

International career

Lopes was born in Ireland to a Cape Verdean father and Irish mother.[7] Lopes made his international debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–0 friendly win over Togo in 2019.[8]

He was included in Cape Verde's squad for the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 September 2022[11]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bohemians 2010 League of Ireland Premier Division 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4[a] 0 8 0
2012 15 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 21 1
2013 30 1 1 0 3 0 — 0 0 34 1
2014 30 0 3 0 3 0 — 1[c] 0 37 0
2015 31 0 2 0 2 0 — 2[c] 0 37 0
2016 31 2 2 0 2 0 — 3[c] 2 38 4
Bohemians Total 140 3 12 1 11 0 0 0 13 2 176 6
Shamrock Rovers 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 24 2 4 0 3 0 4[d] 0 0 0 35 2
2018 28 4 1 0 0 0 2[d] 0 0 0 31 4
2019 35 3 5 0 1 0 4[d] 2 0 0 45 5
2020 15 3 3 1 — 2[d] 1 — 21 5
2021 27 1 2 0 — 6[e] 0 1[f] 0 36 1
2022 22 1 0 0 — 3[g] 0 0[f] 0 25 1
Shamrock Rovers Total 153 14 15 1 4 0 21 3 1 0 193 18
Career total 291 17 27 2 15 0 21 3 14 2 369 24
Notes
  1. ^ 3 appearances in Leinster Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Setanta Sports Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League & 4 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ a b Appearances in President's Cup
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of matches played 28 March 2022.
National team Year Apps Goals
Cape Verde 2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 7 0
2022 5 0
Total 13 0

Honours

Shamrock Rovers

Bohemians

References

  1. ^ "Roberto Lopes". Shamrock Rovers.
  2. ^ "Roberto Lopes". Shamrock Rovers F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Roberto Lopes interview: LinkedIn message led to Cape Verde adventure for Shamrock Rovers defender". skysports.com.
  4. ^ "Roberto Lopes' 'surreal' journey from bank to Cape Verde". irishtimes.com.
  5. ^ "Shamrock Rovers sign Corry, Connolly, Lopes & Devine | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  6. ^ "Shamrock Rovers lift FAI Cup after shootout win | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  7. ^ "Lopes set for Afcon after call-up via LinkedIn" – via www.bbc.com.
  8. ^ "Cape Verde 2-0 Togo". ESPN. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Group a rivals name squads for Afcon". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ "'It's a special moment for me' - Dubliner Roberto Lopes hoping for more AFCON success after opening win". Irish Independent. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. ^ Roberto Lopes at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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