Sidny Lopes Cabral

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Sidny Lopes Cabral
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-18) 18 September 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Estrela Amadora
Number 55
Youth career
–2020 FC Twente
2021 Helsingborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 38 (1)
2024–2025 Viktoria Köln 46 (1)
2025– Estrela Amadora 8 (1)
International career‡
2023– Cape Verde 6 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:03, 8 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:30, 8 October 2025 (UTC)

Sidny Lopes Cabral (born 18 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Primeira Liga club Estrela Amadora. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

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Early life

As a youth player, Cabral joined the youth academy of Swedish side Helsingborg. He was regarded as a prospect while playing for the club. [1]

Club career

In 2024, Cabral signed for German side Viktoria Köln. He was described as a part of the club's new defensive stability" having "played. [2]

International career

Cabral is a Cape Verde international. He was first called up to the Cape Verde national team for a friendly against Comoros in 2023. [3]

Cabral scored his first international goal on 29 May 2025 in a friendly against Malaysia at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium. [4]

Style of play

Cabral mainly operates as a defender. He can operate as a left-back or right-back.

Personal life

Cabral was born in 2003 in the Netherlands. He is the younger brother of Cape Verde international Rodny Lopes Cabral. [5]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 8 October 2025 [6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cape Verde
202310
202552
Total62
Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cabral goal.
List of international goals scored by Sidny Lopes Cabral
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 May 2025 Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1–01–1 Friendly
28 October 2025 Tripoli Stadium, Tripoli, LibyaFlag of Libya.svg  Libya 2–33–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "De 15 största talangerna i HIF: Snart kommer flera starka årgångar". gasetten.se.
  2. ↑ "Die neue Stabilität des FC Viktoria Köln". ksta.de.
  3. ↑ "Sidny Cabral vom FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt vor Debüt im Nationaltrikot". thueringer-allgemeine.de.
  4. ↑ Sidny Lopes Cabral at National-Football-Teams.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ "Afvaller van FC Twente duikt op bij zesvoudig kampioen: 'Kippenvel'". voetbalzone.nl.
  6. ↑ "Sidny Lopes Cabral". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
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