Roberto Lopes (footballer, born 1992)
.jpg) Pico with Cape Verde at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Carlos Lopes | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Crumlin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| 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 | 206 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Cape Verde | 34 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:55, 6 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 5 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Roberto Carlos Lopes (born 17 June 1992), also known as Pico Lopes,[1] is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Shamrock Rovers.[2] Born in Ireland, Lopes plays for the Cape Verde national team.[3][4]
Club career
[edit]Shamrock Rovers
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played on 20 May 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | FAI Cup | League of Ireland Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bohemians | 2010 | LOI 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 | |||
| Total | 140 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 176 | 6 | ||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2017 | LOI Premier Division | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 2018 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 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 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[g] | 0 | 0[f] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[h] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 206 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 254 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 346 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 430 | 26 | ||
- ^ Three appearances in Leinster Senior Cup; one appearance in Setanta Sports Cup
- ^ Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b Appearances in President's Cup
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]- As of matches played 3 February 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Shamrock Rovers
- League of Ireland Premier Division: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- FAI Cup: 2019
- President of Ireland's Cup: 2022
Bohemians
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Roberto Lopes". Shamrock Rovers.
- ^ "Roberto Lopes". Shamrock Rovers F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Roberto Lopes interview: LinkedIn message led to Cape Verde adventure for Shamrock Rovers defender". skysports.com.
- ^ "Roberto Lopes' 'surreal' journey from bank to Cape Verde". irishtimes.com.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers sign Corry, Connolly, Lopes & Devine | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "Shamrock Rovers lift FAI Cup after shootout win | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Lopes set for Afcon after call-up via LinkedIn". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Cape Verde 2-0 Togo". ESPN. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Group a rivals name squads for Afcon". BBC Sport.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ Roberto Lopes at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Dublin (city)
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- Cape Verde men's international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Cape Verdean people of Irish descent
- Irish people of Cape Verdean descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Belvedere F.C. players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen