David Lopes Explained

David Lopes
Fullname:David Júnior Lopes
Birth Date:1982 7, df=y
Birth Place:Maringá, Brazil
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1992–2000
Youthyears2:2000–2002
Youthclubs2:Atl. Paranaense
Years1:2002–2003
Years2:2003–2004
Years3:2004–2005
Years4:2005–2007
Years5:2008
Years6:2009–2010
Years7:2010–2011
Years8:2011–2012
Years9:2012
Years10:2016
Years11:2016
Years12:2018
Clubs7:Universitatea Craiova
Clubs8:Chivas USA
Clubs9:Los Angeles Galaxy
Clubs10:Maringá
Clubs11:Comercial
Clubs12:União de Rondonópolis
Caps2:5
Caps3:7
Caps4:35
Caps5:14
Caps6:13
Caps7:15
Caps8:8
Caps9:17
Caps10:0
Caps11:6
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:1
Goals7:0
Goals8:0
Goals9:0
Goals10:0
Goals11:0
Totalcaps:120
Totalgoals:1
Pcupdate:3 October 2019

David Júnior Lopes (born 19 July 1982) is a Brazilian former football defender.

Career

David Júnior Lopes began his career in the youth ranks of Adap Galo Maringá Football Club and Clube Atlético Paranaense. He made his professional debut with Atlético Paranaense during the 2002/03 season. At mid season he signed with Portugal's F.C. Porto and was assigned to the B team. After two years in Portugal, he returned to Brazil signing with Iraty SC. During the winter transfer period he returned to Europe signing with Croatian club NK Osijek. He was a regular for Osijek appearing in 35 league matches in his eighteen months at the club.

In 2008, he joined Russian league club FC Terek Grozny, participating in 14 matches with the club. During the winter transfer period he was again on the move, this time joining Spanish Second Division side Córdoba CF.[1] He made his debut against Villarreal CF B scoring a goal in the match. At the end of the season he left the club and signed with Universitatea Craiova in Romania.

After one season in Romania the Brazilian defender signed with Chivas USA of Major League Soccer during the latter part of the 2011 season.[2] He was traded to LA Galaxy on 10 April 2012 in exchange for Paolo Cardozo.[3]

Lopes was released by Los Angeles at the end of the 2013 MLS season.[4]

Honours

Los Angeles Galaxy

2012

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: El Córdoba ficha al defensa brasileño David Júnior Lopes del Terek ruso . es . 21 July 2009 . AS.com . 7 November 2018 .
  2. Web site: Lopes making adjustment to life at Chivas . 18 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111017095422/http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2011/10/j%C3%BAnior-lopes-making-adjustment-life-chivas-usa . 17 October 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: LA Galaxy Acquire David Junior Lopes From Chivas USA LA Galaxy. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120413212702/http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2012/04/la-galaxy-acquire-david-junior-lopes-chivas-usa. 2012-04-13.
  4. Web site: News . 19 January 2013 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193034/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/01/19/mls-superdraft-galaxy-roster-taking-shape-dust-settles . dead .