Ricardo Lopes (footballer, born 1990)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopesand the second or paternal family name is Pereira.

Ricardo Lopes

Lopes Pereira in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Lopes Pereira
Date of birth	(1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Nova Rosalândia, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Busan IPark
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Ituano
2013	Gurupi	9	(1)
2014–2016	Globo	10	(23)
2014	→ Fortaleza (loan)	2	(0)
2015	→ Jeju United (loan)	33	(11)
2016–2019	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	124	(41)
2020–2021	Shanghai SIPG	31	(9)
2022–2023	JEF United Chiba	10	(0)
2023	Vorskla Poltava	7	(0)
2023	Suwon FC	14	(3)
2024–	Busan IPark	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Lopes Pereira or simply Ricardo Lopes (born 28 October 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Busan IPark.

Career

Ricardo Lopes Pereira started his career with regional lower league side Ituano where he made his debut on 8 February 2012 in a Campeonato Paulista league game against Bragantino that ended in a 4–1 defeat. ^[1] The following season he joined a national league club in Gurupi, who were playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D before having spells at Globo and Campeonato Brasileiro Série C club Fortaleza in the 2014 league season. ^[2] His time at Globo and in particular his 2014 campaign with them where he achieved a personal best of 23 goals in one season attracted the interests of top tier South Korean football club Jeju United who he joined on loan on 6 January 2015. ^[3] After establishing himself as Jeju United's top goalscorer in the 2015 K League Classic season, the reigning league champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors signed him for 1.5 million USD. ^[4] On 15 February 2020, Ricardo Lopes joined top tier Chinese football club Shanghai SIPG. ^[5] He joined J2 League club JEF United Chiba on 15 July 2022. 31 January 2023 Lopes joined the Ukrainian club Vorskla Poltava, and from 23 June the same year he returned to Korean football when he joined Suwon FC. ^[6]

On 8 January 2024, Lopes signed with K League 2 club Busan IPark. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of 9 December 2023. ^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ituano	2012	-	-		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	-		-		-		1	0
Gurupi	2013	Série D	9	1	0 [lower-alpha 2]	0	2	0	-		-		11	1
Globo	2014		10	7	23 [lower-alpha 3]	16	0	0	-		-		33	23
Fortaleza (loan)	2014	Série C	2	0	0 [lower-alpha 4]	0	0	0	-		-		2	0
Jeju United (loan)	2015	K League Classic	33	11	-		3	0	-		-		36	11
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2016		35	13	-		3	0	12	3	0 [lower-alpha 5]	0	50	16
	2017		22	4	-		0	0	-		-		36	11
	2018		31	13	-		3	0	8	4	-		42	17
	2019	K League 1	36	11	-		1	0	7	1	-		44	12
	Total		124	41	0	0	7	0	27	8	0	0	158	49
Shanghai SIPG	2020	Chinese Super League	17	5	-		1	0	6	1	-		24	6
	2021		14	4	-		0	0	0	0	-		14	4
	Total		31	9	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	38	10
JEF United Chiba	2022	J2 League	10	0	-		0	0	-		-		10	0
Vorskla Poltava	2022–23	Ukrainian Premier League	7	0	-		0	0	-		-		7	0
Suwon FC	2023	K League 1	14	3	-		-		-		2	1	16	4
Career total			240	72	24	16	13	10	33	9	2	1	330	113

1. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
2. Appearances in Campeonato Tocantinense
3. Appearances in Campeonato Potiguar
4. Appearances in Campeonato Cearense
5. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

• K League 1: 2017, 2018, 2019 ^[9]
• AFC Champions League: 2016 ^[9]

Individual

• K League 1 Best XI: 2016, 2018

References

1. "Campeonato Paulista 2012 - League Matchday 6 - Ituano 1-4 Bragantino" (in Portuguese). playmakerstats.com. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
2. "O atacante Ricardo Lopes, do Jeonbuk Motors concede entrevista ao site MF" (in Portuguese). mercadodofutebol.net.br. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
3. "제주, 브라질 출신 공격수 로페즈-까랑가 영입" (in Korean). osen.mt.co.kr. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
4. "Globo vende atacante Ricardo Lopes a clube da Coreia do Sul" (in Portuguese). nominuto.com. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
5. "Brazilian striker Ricardo Lopes joins Shanghai SIPG". xinhuanet.com. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "官方：海港外援洛佩斯加盟J2联赛千叶市原" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
7. "官方：前海港外援里卡多-洛佩斯加盟K2联赛釜山IPark队". dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
8. "Ricardo Lopes". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
9. "Brazil – Ricardo Lopes – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

External links

• Ricardo Lopes – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Ricardo Lopes at Soccerway