Rony Lopes
![]() Lopes training with Lille in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Marcos Paulo Mesquita Lopes[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 December 1995||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Belém, Brazil[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Nice (on loan from Sevilla) | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | AD Poiares | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2011 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | → Lille (loan) | 23 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Monaco | 65 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Monaco B | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | → Lille (loan) | 37 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | → Lille B (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019– | Sevilla | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | → Nice (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Portugal U16 | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Portugal U17 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2012 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Portugal U19 | 24 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Portugal U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Portugal U21 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2017– | Portugal | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2018 |
Marcos Paulo Mesquita "Rony" Lopes (born 28 December 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for French club OGC Nice on loan from Sevilla FC.
Early life
Born in Belém, Pará, Brazil to a Brazilian father and an Angolan-born Portuguese mother,[3] Lopes moved to Portugal at the age of four.[4][5]
Club career
Manchester City
Lopes played youth football for S.L. Benfica from ages 10–15, signing for Manchester City in 2011.[6] He was a surprise addition to the first team's pre-season the following year, but had to wait until 7 January 2013 to make his competitive debut, when he came as an 88th-minute substitute for David Silva in a FA Cup third-round tie against Watford and scored the final goal in the 3–0 win, which made him the youngest ever scorer for the club at the age of 17 years and 9 days.[7]
Lopes was a regular for City's Elite Development Squad in the 2012–13 season, and went on to claim the inaugural Academy Player of the Year award after winning a public vote.[8] He was included in the team that featured in the first match of the UEFA Youth League, netting twice in a 4–1 victory at FC Viktoria Plzeň[9] and adding a hat-trick in the 6–0 home rout of FC Bayern Munich.[10]
On 21 January 2014, Lopes started against West Ham United in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Football League Cup. In the game, he assisted Sergio Agüero and Álvaro Negredo to a goal each, in a 3–0 away win (9–0 on aggregate).[11]
On 7 July 2014, Lopes was loaned to Lille OSC until the end of the campaign.[12] His maiden appearance in Ligue 1 occurred on 9 August, in a goalless home draw against FC Metz,[13] and he scored his first goal on 14 September in a 2–0 victory over FC Nantes also at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.[14]
Lopes was included in City's squad for their pre-season tour in Australia.[15] On 5 August, he was promoted to the first team alongside Jason Denayer and Kelechi Iheanacho.[16]
Monaco
On 28 August 2015, Lopes joined Ligue 1 side AS Monaco FC for £9 million,[17] sharing teams with a host of compatriots including manager Leonardo Jardim. In early January 2016, he was loaned again to Lille until June.[18]
In July 2016, still owned by Monaco, Lopes re-signed at Lille for one season.[19] He scored a brace in the league opener, but in a 2–3 away loss against Metz.[20]
On 16 September 2017, Lopes scored his first competitive goal for Monaco when he opened the scoring in a 3–0 league home defeat of RC Strasbourg Alsace.[21] He started for the first time in the UEFA Champions League on 1 November, and scored in the 1–1 group stage away draw with Beşiktaş JK.[22]
Sevilla
On 14 August 2019, Lopes signed a five-year contract at Sevilla FC of the Spanish La Liga in part exchange for Wissam Ben Yedder.[23] In his first season, he appeared in only 14 official matches.[24]
On 29 July 2020, Lopes joined OGC Nice on a season-long loan deal with option to buy.[25]
International career
Lopes chose to represent Portugal internationally,[26] winning caps at every youth level.[2] He appeared with the under-20 side at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing all matches in New Zealand and helping his country reach the quarter-finals.[27]
On 5 January 2014, still aged 18, Lopes made his debut with the under-21s, playing roughly 20 minutes in a 2–0 win over Macedonia for the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[28] He first appeared with the full side on 14 November 2017, replacing Gonçalo Guedes late in the second half of a 1–1 friendly draw against the United States.[29]
Lopes was named in a preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup,[30] but did not make the final cut.[31]
Club statistics
- As of 20 September 2020
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2012–13[32] | Premier League | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
2013–14[33] | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Lille (loan) | 2014–15[34] | Ligue 1 | 23 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
2015–16[35] | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
2016–17[35] | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | |||
Total | 60 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 12 | ||
Monaco | 2015–16[35] | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2017–18[35] | 38 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 50 | 17 | ||
2018–19[35] | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
2019–20[35] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 65 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 21 | ||
Sevilla | 2019–20[35] | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Nice | 2020–21[35] | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 133 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 34 |
- ^ a b Appearances in Trophée des Champions
Honours
Club
Manchester City
Monaco
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2017–18[35]
Sevilla
International
Portugal
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2014[35]
References
- ^ a b c d "Rony Lopes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ a b Iannacca, Márcio (14 August 2014). "Joia brasileira da sub-20 veste a 10 de Portugal e admite: "Coração dividido"" [Under-20 Brazilian gem wears the Portuguese number 10 and admits: "Torn heart"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ Azevedo, Afonso (8 September 2016). "Entre Brasil e Portugal, enquanto brilha em França" [Between Brazil and Portugal, while he shines in France] (in Portuguese). Bet.pt. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Ronny Lopes, 16 (Manchester City)" (in Portuguese). Olheiro. 8 March 2012.
- ^ Tomé, Bruno (15 February 2014). "Bloco de notas: Os jovens talentos que estão a fugir de Portugal" [Notebook: The young talents that are fleeing Portugal] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Rony confirmado no Manchester City" [Rony confirmed at Manchester City] (in Portuguese). ESPBR. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Marcos makes his mark". Manchester City F.C. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ Pollard, Rob (8 April 2015). "What role will Marcos Lopes play for Manchester City in 2015/16 season?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Marcos Lopes bisa na estreia da competição" [Marcos Lopes grabs brace in competition premiere]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Lopes scores three as City put six past Bayern". UEFA. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (21 January 2014). "West Ham United 0–3 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Transfer news: Manchester City midfielder Marcos Lopes joins Lille on loan". Sky Sports. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "French Ligue 1 report: Goalless between Lille and Metz". Sky Sports. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Origi inspires Lille to top of the table". Ligue 1. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Official tour 2015 squad list". Manchester City F.C. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ ".@Jasondenayer, @Rony10Lopes & @67Kelechi on stage now. Three academy graduates promoted to the first team. #citylive". Twitter. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Lopes joins Monaco". Manchester City F.C. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Transfert – France: Rony Lopes (Monaco) prêté à Lille" [Transfer – France: Rony Lopes (Monaco) loaned to Lille]. Le Parisien (in French). 7 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "LOSC: Rony Lopes reste à Lille une saison de plus" [LOSC: Rony Lopes remains at Lille for another season] (in French). France 3. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Le LOSC s'écroule à Metz" [LOSC collapse at Metz] (in French). France 3. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Falcao stars as Monaco sweep past Strasbourg". Ligue 1. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Clément, Anthony; Testelin, Régis (1 November 2017). "Les notes de Besiktas – Monaco" [The grades of Besiktas – Monaco]. L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "El Sevilla ficha a Rony Lopes por cinco temporadas" [Sevilla sign Rony Lopes for five seasons]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ Cáceres, Ignacio (12 July 2020). "Vieira quiere a Rony Lopes en su Niza" [Vieira wants Rony Lopes in his Nice] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Rony Lopes loaned to OGC Nice, with option to buy". OGC Nice. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Teixeira, Nuno R. (27 August 2014). "Marcos Lopes quer representar Portugal no Mundial sub-20 (com fotos)" [Marcos Lopes wants to represent Portugal at the under-20 World Cup (with pictures)] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Perfect Portugal dispatch FYROM". UEFA. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Golo com sabor a frango valeu empate à seleção nacional" [Chicken-flavoured ("Chicken" a Portuguese word for blunder) goal provided draw to the national team]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Nearly half Portugal's Euro squad to miss World Cup". Special Broadcasting Service. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Rony Lopes in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Rony Lopes in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Rony Lopes in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Rony Lopes". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
External links
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- Rony Lopes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rony Lopes at Soccerbase
- Rony Lopes at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Rony Lopes at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rony Lopes – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Brazilian people of Angolan descent
- Brazilian people of Portuguese descent
- Portuguese people of Angolan descent
- Portuguese people of Brazilian descent
- Brazilian emigrants to Portugal
- Sportspeople from Belém
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Lille OSC players
- AS Monaco FC players
- OGC Nice players
- La Liga players
- Sevilla FC players
- UEFA Europa League winning players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portugal international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Monaco
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain