David Lopes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Júnior Lopes | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Maringá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–2000 | Adap Galo Maringá | ||
| 2000–2002 | Atl. Paranaense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Atl. Paranaense | ||
| 2003–2004 | Porto B | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Iraty | 7 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | NK Osijek | 35 | (0) |
| 2008 | Terek Grozny | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Córdoba | 13 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Universitatea Craiova | 15 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Chivas USA | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 17 | (0) |
| 2016 | Maringá | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Comercial | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | União de Rondonópolis | ||
| Total | 120 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 October 2019 | |||
David Júnior Lopes (born 19 July 1982 in Maringá) 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[5]
References[]
- ^ "El Córdoba ficha al defensa brasileño David Júnior Lopes del Terek ruso" (in Spanish). AS.com. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Lopes making adjustment to life at Chivas". Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "LA Galaxy Acquire David Junior Lopes From Chivas USA | LA Galaxy". Archived from the original on 13 April 2012.
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/01/19/mls-superdraft-galaxy-roster-taking-shape-dust-settles[dead link]
- ^ David Lopes at Soccerway
External links[]
- Profile at Sportbox.ru[permanent dead link]
- David Lopes at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- David Lopes at ForaDeJogo
- David Lopes at BDFutbol
- David Lopes at WorldFootball.net
- David Lopes at Major League Soccer
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Iraty Sport Club players
- NK Osijek players
- FC Akhmat Grozny players
- FC U Craiova 1948 players
- FC Porto players
- Chivas USA players
- LA Galaxy players
- Córdoba CF players
- Russian Premier League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Croatian First Football League players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga I players
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- People from Maringá
- Segunda División players
- Association football defenders
- União Esporte Clube players