Cecílio Lopes (born 18 March 1979) is a Cape Verdean international footballer who plays as a striker for Capelle in the Dutch Topklasse.[1]

Cecílio Lopes
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-03-18) 18 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Excelsior 101 (27)
2005–2007 Dordrecht 58 (35)
2007–2010 Heerenveen 0 (0)
2007–2008Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 9 (2)
2008Volendam (loan) 4 (0)
2009Dordrecht (loan) 17 (12)
2009–2010Zwolle (loan) 27 (8)
2010–2012 Dordrecht 62 (25)
2014– Capelle 13 (3)
International career
2008 Cape Verde 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Career edit

Club career edit

Lopes formerly played for SBV Excelsior, FC Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Volendam and FC Zwolle.

International career edit

Despite being born in the Netherlands, Lopes is eligible to play for the Cape Verde national football team through his father. He received his first call up in May 2008.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Soccerway profile (Dutch).
  2. ^ "Foreign contingent boost Cape Verde". FIFA. 2008-05-21. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-21.

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