Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vasco Rafael Fortes Lopes | ||
Date of birth | 2 September 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Portalegre, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AVS | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2011 | Fabril Barreiro | ||
2011–2014 | Benfica | ||
2016–2017 | Metz | ||
2017–2018 | Sporting | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Gafanha | 18 | (2) |
2019 | Vizela | 2 | (0) |
2020 | Mirandela | 7 | (1) |
2020–2021 | União de Santarém | 26 | (9) |
2021–2022 | Farense | 32 | (1) |
2023 | Akritas Chlorakas | 23 | (3) |
2023– | AVS | 24 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Cape Verde | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2022 |
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