Roberto Lopes (footballer, born 1992)

Roberto Lopes
Pico with Cape Verde at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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 185 (16)
International career‡
2011 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
2019– Cape Verde 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:57, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

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

Club career

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 match played on 3 November 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 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 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 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 185 16 16 1 4 0 29 3 2 0 236 20
Career total 325 19 28 2 15 0 29 3 15 2 412 26
  1. ^ Three appearances in Leinster Senior Cup; one appearance in Setanta Sports Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ two appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ a b Appearances in President's Cup
  7. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  8. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of matches played 12 June 2023.
National team Year Apps Goals
Cape Verde 2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 7 0
2022 7 0
2023 3 0
Total 18 0

Honours

Club

Shamrock Rovers

Bohemians

Individual

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". BBC Sport.
  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.