Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roberto Carlos Lopes | ||
Date of birth | 17 June 1992 | ||
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 | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2016 | Bohemians | 140 | (3) |
2017– | Shamrock Rovers | 206 | (16) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2019– | Cape Verde | 30 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:55, 6 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 5 February 2024 (UTC) |
Roberto Carlos Lopes (born 17 June 1992), also known as Pico Lopes, [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]
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.
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]
Club | Season | League | FAI Cup | League of Ireland Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
Total | 206 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 254 | 20 | ||
Career total | 346 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 430 | 26 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cape Verde | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 7 | 0 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | 8 | 0 | |
2024 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 28 | 0 |
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