Fábio Lopes (footballer, born 1993)

Fábio Miguel Rico Lopes (born 10 January 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Fábio Lopes
Personal information
Full name Fábio Miguel Rico Lopes[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-10) 10 January 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2003 Estoril
2003–2007 Sporting CP
2007–2009 Benfica
2009–2011 Betis
2011–2012 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Tondela 3 (0)
2013–2014 Famalicão 14 (0)
2014–2015 Boavista 0 (0)
2014Farense (loan) 1 (0)
2015Salgueiros 08 (loan) 13 (0)
2017–2018 Stumbras 29 (3)
2019–2020 União Madeira 11 (3)
2021 Oleiros 9 (0)
2022 Sertanense 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:36, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Lisbon, Lopes played youth football for a host of clubs, including Real Betis from Spain where he won the junior national championship.[2] He made his senior debut with C.D. Tondela, his first game in the Segunda Liga taking place on 4 March 2013 when he came on as a late substitute in a 2–0 away loss against C.F. União.[3][4]

Lopes signed with Primeira Liga team Boavista F.C. in June 2014.[5] He never appeared in any competitive matches for them, being successively loaned to S.C. Farense and S.C. Salgueiros 08.[6]

On 28 February 2017, after nearly two years of inactivity, Lopes joined FC Stumbras from the Lithuanian A Lyga.[7] In his first season, he won the domestic cup.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Fábio Lopes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Fábio Lopes campeão de juniores pelo Betis" [Fábio Lopes junior champion for Betis]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 April 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ "U. Madeira 2–0 Tondela" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. ^ "II Liga: União da Madeira vence Tondela" [II League: União da Madeira beat Tondela] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Fábio Lopes assegurado" [Fábio Lopes confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 June 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Fábio Lopes por uma época" [Fábio Lopes for one season] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. ^ ""Stumbrą" papildė "Benfica", "Sporting" ir "Real Betis" atstovavęs saugas" (in Lithuanian). FC Stumbras. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  8. ^ "VÍDEO: Stumbras, de Mariano Barreto, festeja Taça da Lituânia" [VIDEO: Stumbras, of Mariano Barreto, celebrate Lithuanian Cup] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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