![]() Pico with Cape Verde at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roberto Carlos Lopes | ||
Date of birth | 17 June 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Crumlin, Ireland | ||
Position | 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 | 247 | (18) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2019– | Cape Verde | 38 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:29, 25 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:40, 27 March 2025 (UTC) |
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. [1] Born in Ireland, he represents the Cape Verde national team.
In November 2016 Lopes joined Shamrock Rovers after leaving rivals Bohemians. [2]
During the 2019 FAI Cup, Lopes played for Rovers in the final. Rovers defeated Dundalk on penalties – winning the cup for the first time since 1987 and for a record 25th time. [3] In 2020, Lopes was a member of the Shamrock Rovers squad that won the League of Ireland title for a record 18th time.[ citation needed ]
Lopes was born in Ireland to a Cape Verdean father and Irish mother. [4] He made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland's under 19 squad in 2011. [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]
He was part of the Cape Verdean squad under manager Bubista in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, where the nation made an extraordinary run to the quarter finals.
In October 2025, Lopes was part of the Cape Verdean team that qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a 3-0 win against Eswatini. In doing so, Lopes became the first ever League of Ireland player to qualify for the World Cup. [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 [a] | 0 | 0 [b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 [c] | 0 | 4 [d] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2012 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 [c] | 0 | 3 [e] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
2013 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 [f] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
2014 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [f] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
2015 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [f] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
2016 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 [f] | 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 [c] | 0 | 0 [f] | 0 | 35 | 1 |
2018 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 0 [f] | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
2019 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [c] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 5 | ||
2020 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 [c] | 1 | — | 21 | 5 | ||||
2021 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 [g] | 0 | 1 [h] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
2022 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 [i] | 0 | 0 [h] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
2023 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 [j] | 0 | 1 [f] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
2024 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 [k] | 0 | 0 [h] | 0 | 48 | 1 | |||
2025 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [l] | 0 | 0 [f] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
Total | 247 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 314 | 22 | ||
Career total | 387 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 490 | 28 |
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 | 13 | 0 | |
2025 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 0 |