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
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 15
Youth career
–2020 FC Twente
2021 Helsingborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 49 (3)
2024–2025 Viktoria Köln 46 (1)
2025–2026 Estrela da Amadora 15 (5)
2026– Benfica 1 (0)
International career‡
2023– Cape Verde 6 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:26, 3 January 2026 (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 right-back for Primeira Liga club Benfica. 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 bright prospect whilst playing for the club's youth team. [1]

Club career

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

In the summer of 2025, Cabral moved to Portugal, signing a three-year contract through to 2028 with Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora. Cabral became an offensive weapon for his new club in his debut season, registering 5 goals and providing 2 assists in the league, the highlight of which being a hat-trick scored in a game away at Casa Pia. [3]

After impressing during the first half of the season with Estrela, on 30 December 2025, Cabral joined fellow Primeira Liga side Benfica, signing a contract until June 2030 for a reported fee of €6 million, which could rise to €8.5 million with add-ons. [4] [5] He made his debut on 4 January 2026, coming on as a substitute during the second half and assisting Vangelis Pavlidis for his third goal in a 3–1 league victory over Estoril at the Estádio da Luz. [6]

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. [7]

Cabral scored his first international goal on 29 May 2025 in a friendly against Malaysia at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium. [8]

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. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 January 2026 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rot-Weiß Erfurt 2021–22 NOFV-Oberliga Süd 112————112
2022–23 Regionalliga Nordost 231————231
2023–24 Regionalliga Nordost150———3 [a] 0180
Total493———30523
Viktoria Köln 2023–24 3. Liga 17000——1 [b] 0180
2024–25 3. Liga291———3 [b] 2323
Total46100——42503
Estrela da Amadora 2025–26 Primeira Liga 15510———165
Benfica 2025–26 Primeira Liga10001000—20
Career total11191010007212011
  1. ↑ Appearances in Thuringian Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Middle Rhine Cup

International

As of match played 8 October 2025 [11]
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 é reforço do Estrela da Amadora" [Sidny Cabral is a Estrela da Amadora reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). Estrela da Amadora. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Lopes Cabral é reforço do Benfica!" [Lopes Cabral is a Benfica reinforcement!] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 30 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Benfica: o valor da cláusula de rescisão de Sidny Cabral" [Benfica: Sidny Cabral's release clause value] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 30 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sidny e a estreia no Benfica: «Nem sei que dizer!»" [Sidny and the debut for Benfica: «I don't even know what to say!»]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 3 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Sidny Cabral vom FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt vor Debüt im Nationaltrikot". thueringer-allgemeine.de.
  8. ↑ Sidny Lopes Cabral at National-Football-Teams.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  9. ↑ "Afvaller van FC Twente duikt op bij zesvoudig kampioen: 'Kippenvel'". voetbalzone.nl.
  10. ↑ Sidny Lopes Cabral at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Sidny Lopes Cabral". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
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