Roberto Lopes (footballer, born 1992)

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

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
Club 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 143 (13)
National team‡
2011 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
2019– Cape Verde 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:09, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:09, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

Shamrock Rovers

In November 2016 Lopes joined Shamrock Rovers after leaving rivals Bohemians.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] Lopes made his international debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–0 friendly win over Togo in 2019.[6]

He was included in Cape Verde's squad for the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.[7][8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 4 May 2022[9]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians 2010 League of Ireland Premier Division 001000000010
2011 300010004[lower-alpha 1]080
2012 1503100003[lower-alpha 2]0211
2013 3011030—00341
2014 3003030—1[lower-alpha 3]0370
2015 3102020—2[lower-alpha 3]0370
2016 3122020—3[lower-alpha 3]2384
Bohemians Total 1403121110001321766
Shamrock Rovers 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 24240304[lower-alpha 4]000352
2018 28410002[lower-alpha 4]000314
2019 35350104[lower-alpha 4]200455
2020 15331—2[lower-alpha 4]1—215
2021 27120—6[lower-alpha 5]01[lower-alpha 6]0361
2022 12000—000[lower-alpha 6]0120
Shamrock Rovers Total 14313151401831018017
Career total 2811627215018314235623
Notes
  1. 3 appearances in Leinster Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Setanta Sports Cup
  2. Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  3. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League & 4 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. Appearances in President's Cup

International
As of matches played 28 March 2022.
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cape Verde 201910
202000
202170
202250
Total130

Honours

Shamrock Rovers

Bohemians

References
  1. "Roberto Lopes". Shamrock Rovers.
  2. "Roberto Lopes". Shamrock Rovers F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. "Shamrock Rovers sign Corry, Connolly, Lopes & Devine | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. "Shamrock Rovers lift FAI Cup after shootout win | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  5. "Lopes set for Afcon after call-up via LinkedIn" – via www.bbc.com.
  6. "Cape Verde 2-0 Togo". ESPN. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. "Group a rivals name squads for Afcon". BBC Sport.
  8. "'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.
  9. Roberto Lopes at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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