Nuno Lopes (footballer, born 1986) explained

Nuno Lopes
Fullname:Nuno Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes[1]
Birth Date:19 December 1986
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Position:Right-back
Youthyears1:1995–1999
Youthyears2:1999–2002
Youthyears3:2002–2005
Years1:2005–2006
Years2:2007
Years3:2007–2009
Years4:2009–2010
Years5:2010–2012
Years6:2012–2013
Years7:2013–2015
Years8:2015–2017
Years9:2017
Years10:2018
Years11:2019–2022
Clubs4:Boavista
Clubs5:Oliveirense
Clubs6:Beira-Mar
Clubs7:Rio Ave
Clubs8:Apollon Limassol
Clubs9:Estoril
Clubs10:União Madeira
Clubs11:Aris Limassol
Caps3:54
Caps4:27
Caps5:28
Caps6:31
Caps7:20
Caps8:30
Caps9:0
Caps10:11
Goals3:8
Goals4:5
Goals5:2
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:1
Goals9:0
Goals10:0
Club-Update:21 May 2020

Nuno Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes (born 19 December 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Lopes spent until the age of 23 in lower league and amateur football. During that timeframe, he represented S.U. Sintrense, Lewes (English sixth division), CD Operário and Boavista FC.

Lopes made his professional debut in 2010–11, with U.D. Oliveirense, his first game in the competition occurring on 29 August 2010 as he played 68 minutes in a 1–0 home win against C.D. Fátima in the Segunda Liga.[2] Late into the 2012 January transfer window he signed with Primeira Liga club S.C. Beira-Mar,[3] contributing 19 matches in his first full season, which ended in relegation.

For the 2013–14 campaign, Lopes joined Rio Ave F.C. also in the top division on a two-year contract.[4] During his tenure in Vila do Conde he played understudy to Brazilian Lionn[5] and, in another winter transfer move, signed for Apollon Limassol FC of the Cypriot First Division.[6]

Lopes then had brief spells with G.D. Estoril Praia – where he failed to appear in any matches due to a knee injury[7] – and C.F. União.[8] He returned to Cyprus on 2 August 2019, agreeing to a deal at Aris Limassol FC (Second Division).[9]

Personal life

Lopes' twin brother, Miguel, was also a footballer and a right-back. Both came through exactly the same youth system setup, with the exception of S.L. Benfica.[10] [11]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Operário2007–08Segunda Divisão29500295
2008–09Segunda Divisão25320273
Total54820568
Boavista2009–10Segunda Divisão27500275
Oliveirense2010–11Segunda Liga14060200
2011–12Segunda Liga14291233
Total282151433
Beira-Mar2011–12Primeira Liga12000120
2012–13Primeira Liga19040230
Total31040350
2013–14Primeira Liga13020150
2014–15Primeira Liga705030150
Total2007030300
2014–15[12] Cypriot First Division1510000151
2015–16Cypriot First Division10005060
Total1610050211
Career total176162818021217

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuno Lopes. Mais Futebol. pt. 2 June 2021.
  2. News: Oliveirense entra a ganhar. Oliveirense have winning debut. Record. pt. 29 August 2010. 15 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Beira Mar anuncia Nuno Lopes e Tiago Cintra. Beira Mar announce Nuno Lopes and Tiago Cintra. Mais Futebol. Francisco. Frederico. pt. 30 January 2012. 19 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Nuno Lopes já assinou pelo Rio Ave. Nuno Lopes has already signed for Rio Ave. Rio Ave F.C. pt. 26 July 2013. 19 October 2017.
  5. News: A hora de Nuno Lopes. Nuno Lopes' time. Record. pt. 8 October 2013. 19 October 2017.
  6. Web site: Rio Ave: Nuno Lopes no Apollon Limassol. Rio Ave: Nuno Lopes in Apollon Limassol. Mais Futebol. Sérgio. Pereira. pt. 20 January 2015. 19 October 2017.
  7. Web site: Estoril rescinde com Nuno Lopes. Estoril rescind with Nuno Lopes. Mais Futebol. Luís. Castro Martins. pt. 3 September 2017. 14 March 2020.
  8. Web site: OFICIAL: Nuno Lopes no União da Madeira. OFFICIAL: Nuno Lopes to União da Madeira. Mais Futebol. pt. 18 January 2018. 14 March 2020.
  9. Web site: Νούνο Λόπεζ οι φίλοι και οπαδοί του Άρη Λεμεσού σε καλωσορίζουμε στην οικογένεια μας και σου ευχόμαστε κάθε επιτυχία. Nuno Lopes the friends and supporters of Aris Limassol welcome you to our family and wish you every success. Facebook. el. 2 August 2019. 16 November 2019.
  10. Web site: Miguel Lopes, a história do lateral que já foi guarda-redes. Miguel Lopes, the story of the fullback who used to be a goalkeeper. TVI 24. Sérgio. Pereira. pt. 23 January 2009. 19 October 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160630211502/http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/fcporto/miguel-lopes-nuno-lopes-rio-ave-fc-porto-perfil-maisfutebol/1035705-1304.html. 30 June 2016.
  11. News: Jogo de Alvalade juntou dois irmãos gémeos. Game at Alvalade joined two twin brothers. Record. pt. 18 January 2015. 19 October 2017.
  12. Web site: Nuno Lopes. Soccerway. 8 February 2015.