Roberto Lopes
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992
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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians 2010 LOI Premier Division 001000000010
2011 300010004[lower-alpha 1]080
2012 1503100003[lower-alpha 2]0211
2013 301103000341
2014 30030301[lower-alpha 3]0370
2015 31020202[lower-alpha 3]0370
2016 31220203[lower-alpha 3]2384
Total 1403121110001321766
Shamrock Rovers 2017 LOI Premier Division 24240304[lower-alpha 4]000352
2018 28410002[lower-alpha 4]000314
2019 35350104[lower-alpha 4]200455
2020 153312[lower-alpha 4]1215
2021 271206[lower-alpha 5]01[lower-alpha 6]0361
2022 271007[lower-alpha 7]00[lower-alpha 6]0341
2023 312104[lower-alpha 8]01[lower-alpha 3]0372
2024 0000000000
Total 18516161402932023620
Career total 3251928215029315241226
  1. Three appearances in Leinster Senior Cup; one appearance in Setanta Sports Cup
  2. Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  4. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. two appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. 1 2 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 teamYearAppsGoals
Cape Verde 201910
202000
202170
202270
202330
Total180

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.
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