Roberto Lopes (footballer, born 1992)

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Roberto Lopes
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Pico with Cape Verde at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Roberto Carlos Lopes
Date of birth (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 32)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2016 Bohemians 140 (3)
2017– Shamrock Rovers 222 (16)
International career‡
2011 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
2019– Cape Verde 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025
‡ 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 Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Shamrock Rovers. [2]

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Club career

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]


He was part of the Cape Verdean squad under manager Bubista in the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations tournament where they made an extraordinary run to the quarter finals.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 19 December 2024 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FAI Cup League of Ireland Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bohemians 2010 LOI Premier Division 0010000 [a] 00 [b] 010
2011 3000100 [c] 04 [d] 080
2012 15031000 [c] 03 [e] 0211
2013 3011030—0 [f] 0341
2014 3003030—1 [f] 0370
2015 3102020—2 [f] 0370
2016 3122020—3 [f] 2384
Total1403121110001321766
Shamrock Rovers 2017 LOI Premier Division25140304 [c] 00 [f] 0351
2018 29410002 [c] 00 [f] 0324
2019 35350104 [c] 200455
2020 15331—2 [c] 1—215
2021 27120—6 [g] 01 [h] 0361
2022 27100—7 [i] 00 [h] 0341
2023 31210—4 [j] 01 [f] 0372
2024 33110—14 [k] 00 [h] 0481
2025 0000—0 [l] 00 [f] 000
Total22216171404332028520
Career total3621929215043315246126
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Setanta Sports Cup & Leinster Senior Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ 3 appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup; 1 appearance in the Setanta Sports Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Setanta Sports Cup
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearance(s) in the Leimster Senior Cup
  7. ↑ 2 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 4 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  8. 1 2 3 Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
  9. ↑ 3 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 4 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  10. ↑ 2 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  11. ↑ 4 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 4 appearances in the UEFA Europa League; 6 appearances in the UEFA Conference League
  12. ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League

International

As of matches played 3 February 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cape Verde 201910
202000
202170
202270
202380
202450
Total280

Honours

Shamrock Rovers

Bohemians

Individual

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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". BBC Sport.
  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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