Roberto Lopes (footballer, born 1992)

Roberto Lopes
	Pico with Cape Verde at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Carlos Lopes
Date of birth	17 June 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Crumlin, Ireland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Shamrock Rovers
Number	4
Youth career
	Home Farm
	Belvedere
	Bohemians
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2016	Bohemians
2017–	Shamrock Rovers
International career‡
2011	Republic of Ireland U19
2019–	Cape Verde
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Last updated April 30, 2024

Roberto Carlos Lopes (born 17 June 1992), also known as Pico,^[1] is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Shamrock Rovers.^[2] Born in Ireland, Lopes plays for the Cape Verde national team.^[3]^[4]

Club career

Shamrock Rovers

In November 2016 Lopes joined Shamrock Rovers after leaving rivals Bohemians.^[5]

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.^[6] 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.^[7] Lopes made his international debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–0 friendly win over Togo in 2019.^[8]

He was included in Cape Verde's squad for the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.^[9]^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 29 April 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FAI Cup		League of Ireland Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bohemians	2010	LOI Premier Division	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2011		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	8	0
	2012		15	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	3^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	21	1
	2013		30	1	1	0	3	0	—		0	0	34	1
	2014		30	0	3	0	3	0	—		1^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	37	0
	2015		31	0	2	0	2	0	—		2^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	37	0
	2016		31	2	2	0	2	0	—		3^{[lower-alpha 3]}	2	38	4
	Total		140	3	12	1	11	0	0	0	13	2	176	6
Shamrock Rovers	2017	LOI Premier Division	25	1	4	0	3	0	4^{[lower-alpha 4]}	0	0	0	35	1
	2018		29	4	1	0	0	0	2^{[lower-alpha 4]}	0	0	0	32	4
	2019		35	3	5	0	1	0	4^{[lower-alpha 4]}	2	0	0	45	5
	2020		15	3	3	1	—		2^{[lower-alpha 4]}	1	—		21	5
	2021		27	1	2	0	—		6^{[lower-alpha 5]}	0	1^{[lower-alpha 6]}	0	36	1
	2022		27	1	0	0	—		7^{[lower-alpha 7]}	0	0^{[lower-alpha 6]}	0	34	1
	2023		31	2	1	0	—		4^{[lower-alpha 8]}	0	1^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	37	2
	2024		11	1	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	11	1
	Total		200	16	16	1	4	0	29	3	2	0	248	20
Career total			340	19	28	2	15	0	29	3	15	2	424	26

↑ Three appearances in Leinster Senior Cup; one appearance in Setanta Sports Cup
↑ Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
1 2 3 4 Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
1 2 Appearances in President's Cup
↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of matches played 3 February 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Cape Verde	2019	1
	2020	0
	2021	7
	2022	7
	2023	8
	2024	5
Total		28

Honours

Shamrock Rovers

Bohemians

Leinster Senior Cup: 2016

Individual

PFAI Team of the Year: 2020, 2021, 2023

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References

↑ "Roberto Lopes". Shamrock Rovers.
↑ "Roberto Lopes". Shamrock Rovers F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
↑ "Roberto Lopes interview: LinkedIn message led to Cape Verde adventure for Shamrock Rovers defender". skysports.com.
↑ "Roberto Lopes' 'surreal' journey from bank to Cape Verde". irishtimes.com.
↑ "Shamrock Rovers sign Corry, Connolly, Lopes & Devine | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
↑ "Shamrock Rovers lift FAI Cup after shootout win | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
↑ "Lopes set for Afcon after call-up via LinkedIn". BBC Sport.
↑ "Cape Verde 2-0 Togo". ESPN. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
↑ "Group a rivals name squads for Afcon". BBC Sport.
↑ "'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.
↑ Roberto Lopes at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

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[12] Three appearances in Leinster Senior Cup; one appearance in Setanta Sports Cup

[statsSSC-13] Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup

[statsLSC-14] 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup

[statsUEL-15] 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[16] Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[statsPRC-17] 1 2 Appearances in President's Cup

[18] Three appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[19] Two appearances in UEFA Champions League; two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[1] "Roberto Lopes". Shamrock Rovers.

[2] "Roberto Lopes". Shamrock Rovers F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

[3] "Roberto Lopes interview: LinkedIn message led to Cape Verde adventure for Shamrock Rovers defender". skysports.com.

[4] "Roberto Lopes' 'surreal' journey from bank to Cape Verde". irishtimes.com.

[5] "Shamrock Rovers sign Corry, Connolly, Lopes & Devine | Goal.com". www.goal.com.

[6] "Shamrock Rovers lift FAI Cup after shootout win | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.

[7] "Lopes set for Afcon after call-up via LinkedIn". BBC Sport.

[8] "Cape Verde 2-0 Togo". ESPN. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

[9] "Group a rivals name squads for Afcon". BBC Sport.

[10] "'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.

[11] Roberto Lopes at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

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