Miguel Lopes

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Almeida Costa and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
Miguel Lopes
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Lopes with Akhisar Belediyespor in 2018
Personal information
Full name Hugo Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes[1]
Date of birth (1986-12-19) 19 December 1986 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1995–1999 Oriental
1999–2002 Olivais Moscavide
2002–2004 Alverca
2004–2005 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Benfica B 24 (4)
2006–2007 Operário 21 (7)
2007–2009 Rio Ave 50 (2)
2009–2012 Porto 14 (1)
2010–2011 → Betis (loan) 21 (0)
2012 → Braga (loan) 10 (0)
2013–2017 Sporting CP 24 (0)
2013–2014 → Lyon (loan) 19 (0)
2015–2016 → Granada (loan) 26 (0)
2016–2017 → Akhisarspor (loan) 31 (3)
2017–2019 Akhisarspor 49 (1)
2019–2021 Kayserispor 40 (1)
National team
2009 Portugal U21 3 (0)
2012 Portugal 4 (0)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2021

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

During his career, he played for each of the Big Three of Portuguese football – Benfica, Porto and Sporting – as well as spending time on loan in Spain and France. In 2016, he signed with Akhisar Belediyespor from Turkey.

Lopes represented Portugal at Euro 2012.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Lisbon, Lopes started his professional career with S.L. Benfica's B team. In the following summer, he moved to the lower leagues with CD Operário.

After some solid displays, Lopes signed in the 2007–08 season with Segunda Liga's Rio Ave FC. In his first year, he was an habitual starter as the Vila do Conde side returned to the Primeira Liga after two years.

In 2008–09, Lopes helped Rio Ave to home draws against Benfica and FC Porto, and was again featured regularly, thus prompting interest from bigger clubs.

Porto[]

On 23 January 2009, Lopes agreed to a four-year deal with Porto which was made effective on 1 July.[2] In his debut season, having to compete with Uruguayan Jorge Fucile for a starting berth, he appeared sparingly in the league but did manage to play 17 official matches, 13 as a starter.[3]

In late August 2010, deemed surplus to requirements by new Porto manager André Villas-Boas as practically all Portuguese players, Lopes moved to Spanish side Real Betis on a one-year loan deal.[4] He passed his medical and was unveiled on 2 September,[5] eventually appearing in exactly half of the Segunda División games during the campaign as the Andalusians returned to La Liga as champions after three years.

Lopes spent the first part of 2011–12 unregistered by Porto. In the January transfer window he was loaned to fellow league club S.C. Braga,[6] going on to start in seven of his league appearances as it finished third and qualified to the UEFA Champions League for the second time in its history.

Lopes returned to Porto for the 2012–13 season. On 29 September he scored through a rare header, opening the score in an eventual 2–2 draw at former team Rio Ave.[7]

Sporting[]

In January 2013, Lopes joined fellow Big Three side Sporting CP on a five-and-a-half-year contract, with Marat Izmailov moving in the opposite direction.[8] On 7 July, he agreed to a one-year loan deal at Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1.[9]

On 31 May 2015, Lopes was featured in the final of the Taça de Portugal against Braga, coming on as a substitute after the first-half dismissal of Cédric Soares. Although he was beaten by Rafa Silva who put the opposition 2–0 up, his side eventually won in a penalty shootout.[10]

Lopes returned to Spain on 6 August 2015, joining Granada CF on a one-year loan deal.[11]

Akhisar Belediyespor[]

The following season, still owned by Sporting, Lopes signed with Akhisar Belediyespor in the Süper Lig.[12] Subsequently, the move was made permanent.[13]

On 10 May 2018, Lopes helped the club win their first professional trophy, the Turkish Cup. In the final, he scored once in the 3–2 win over Fenerbahçe SK.[14]

International career[]

Due to his ability to play as both a right and a left back, Lopes was selected by Portugal coach Paulo Bento for his UEFA Euro 2012 squad.[15] He earned his first cap on 2 June in a 1–3 friendly loss against Turkey in Lisbon,[16] being an unused member in the finals in Poland and Ukraine.

Personal life[]

Lopes' twin brother, Nuno, was also a footballer and a right-back. Both came through exactly the same youth system setup, with the exception of Benfica.[17][18]

Career statistics[]

As of 23 March 2015
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2005–06[19] Segunda Divisão 24 4 — — — — 24 4
Operário 2006–07[19] Segunda Divisão 21 7 2 0 — — — 23 7
Rio Ave 2007–08[19] Segunda Liga 24 2 3 0 1 0 — — 28 2
2008–09[19] Primeira Liga 26 0 0 0 3 0 — — 29 0
Total 50 2 3 0 4 0 — — 57 2
Porto 2009–10[19] Primeira Liga 12 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
2010–11[19] Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2012–13[19] Primeira Liga 2 1 1 0 0 0 2[b] 0 1[a] 0 6 1
Total 14 1 3 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 26 1
Betis (loan) 2010–11[20] Segunda División 21 0 1 0 — — — 22 0
Braga (loan) 2011–12[19] Primeira Liga 10 0 0 0 2 0 1[c] 0 — 13 0
Sporting 2012–13[19] Primeira Liga 14 0 0 0 0 0 — — 14 0
2014–15[19] Primeira Liga 7 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 — 12 0
Total 21 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Lyon (loan) 2013–14[20] Ligue 1 19 0 2 0 1 0 9[d] 0 — 31 0
Career total 181 14 14 0 14 0 12 0 2 0 223 14
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours[]

Club[]

Porto[20]

Betis[20]

Sporting[10]

Akhisar Belediyespor[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Miguel Lopes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Miguel Lopes já é do Porto" [Miguel Lopes already belongs to Porto] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ "F.C. Porto: Miguel Lopes quer «meter o Di María no bolso»" [F.C. Porto: Miguel Lopes wants to "put Di María in his pocket"] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ Miguel Lopes es el nuevo fichaje (Miguel Lopes is the new signing) Archived 29 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Real Betis, 31 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Miguel Lopes: "El Betis merece estar en Primera" (Miguel Lopes: "Betis deserve to be in Primera") Archived 11 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine; El Desmarque, 2 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Miguel Lopes assina até ao fim da época (Miguel Lopes signs until end of season) Archived 27 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; S.C. Braga, January 2012 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ Tarantini brace punishes poor Porto with a draw Archived 25 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine; PortuGOAL, 29 September 2012
  8. ^ Izmailov and Miguel Lopes switch clubs, but who stands to benefit from the deal? Archived 13 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine; PortuGOAL, 8 January 2013
  9. ^ Lyon take Miguel Lopes on loan from Sporting; UEFA, 7 July 2013
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Godinho, João Paulo (31 May 2015). "Sporting faz a festa da Taça nos penáltis" [Sporting get Cup party going on penalties] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  11. ^ Miguel Lopes nuevo jugador del Granada CF (Miguel Lopes new player of Granada CF); Granada CF, 6 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ "Miguel Lopes Akhisar Belediyespor'da" [Miguel Lopes to Akhisar Belediyespor]. Fanatik (in Turkish). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Miguel Lopes rescinde com Sporting e fica na Turquia" [Miguel Lopes cuts ties with Sporting and remains in Turkey]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Akhisarspor, Okan Buruk'la tarih yazdı" [Akhisarspor, history made with Okan Buruk]. Habertürk (in Turkish). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Nélson Oliveira, Miguel Lopes e Custódio na lista para o Euro-2012" [Nélson Oliveira, Miguel Lopes and Custódio in Euro-2012 list]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  16. ^ "Portugal's woes continue with Turkey defeat". UEFA. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  17. ^ Pereira, Sérgio (23 January 2009). "Miguel Lopes, a história do lateral que já foi guarda-redes" [Miguel Lopes, the story of the fullback who used to be a goalkeeper] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Jogo de Alvalade juntou dois irmãos gémeos" [Game at Alvalade joined two twin brothers]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 January 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "Miguel Lopes". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Miguel Lopes". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2015.

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