Nuno Lopes (footballer, born 1986)

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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.
Nuno Lopes
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes[1]
Date of birth (1986-12-19) 19 December 1986 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Aris Limassol
Number 3
Youth career
1995–1999 Oriental
1999–2002 Olivais Moscavide
2002–2005 Alverca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Sintrense
2007 Lewes
2007–2009 Operário 54 (8)
2009–2010 Boavista 27 (5)
2010–2012 Oliveirense 28 (2)
2012–2013 Beira-Mar 31 (0)
2013–2015 Rio Ave 20 (0)
2015–2017 Apollon Limassol 30 (1)
2017 Estoril 0 (0)
2018 União Madeira 11 (0)
2019– Aris Limassol
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2020

Nuno Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes (born 19 December 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Cypriot club Aris Limassol FC.

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 69 minutes in a 1–0 home win against C.D. Fátima for 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]

Club statistics[]

As of 14 November 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Operário 2007–08[12] Segunda Divisão 29 5 0 0 — 29 5
2008–09[12] Segunda Divisão 25 3 2 0 — 27 3
Total 54 8 2 0 — 56 8
Boavista 2009–10[12] Segunda Divisão 27 5 0 0 — 27 5
Oliveirense 2010–11[12] Segunda Liga 14 0 6 0 — 20 0
2011–12[12] Segunda Liga 14 2 9 1 — 23 3
Total 28 2 15 1 — 43 3
Beira-Mar 2011–12[12] Primeira Liga 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
2012–13[12] Primeira Liga 19 0 4 0 — 23 0
Total 31 0 4 0 — 35 0
Rio Ave 2013–14[12] Primeira Liga 13 0 2 0 — 15 0
2014–15[12] Primeira Liga 7 0 5 0 3[a] 0 15 0
Total 20 0 7 0 3 0 30 0
Apollon Limassol 2014–15[13] Cypriot First Division 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
2015–16[13] Cypriot First Division 1 0 0 0 5[a] 0 6 0
Total 16 1 0 0 5 0 21 1
Career total 176 16 28 1 8 0 212 17
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Nuno Lopes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Oliveirense 1–0 Fátima" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Beira Mar anuncia Nuno Lopes e Tiago Cintra" [Beira Mar announce Nuno Lopes and Tiago Cintra] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Nuno Lopes já assinou pelo Rio Ave" [Nuno Lopes has already signed for Rio Ave] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. ^ "A hora de Nuno Lopes" [Nuno Lopes' time]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. ^ Pereira, Sérgio (20 January 2015). "Rio Ave: Nuno Lopes no Apollon Limassol" [Rio Ave: Nuno Lopes in Apollon Limassol] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  7. ^ Castro Martins, Luís (3 September 2017). "Estoril rescinde com Nuno Lopes" [Estoril rescind with Nuno Lopes] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. ^ "OFICIAL: Nuno Lopes no União da Madeira" [OFFICIAL: Nuno Lopes to União da Madeira] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  9. ^ "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] (in Greek). Facebook. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Jogo de Alvalade juntou dois irmãos gémeos" [Game at Alvalade joined two twin brothers]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 January 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nuno Lopes". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Nuno Lopes". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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