Ricardo Lopes (footballer, born 1990)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
Ricardo Lopes
Lopes Pereira in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Lopes Pereira
Date of birth (1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Nova Rosalândia, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Lamphun Warriors
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Ituano
2013 Gurupi 9 (1)
2014–2016 Globo 10 (23)
2014 → Fortaleza (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Jeju United (loan) 33 (11)
2016–2019 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 124 (41)
2020–2021 Shanghai SIPG 31 (9)
2022–2023 JEF United Chiba 10 (0)
2023 Vorskla Poltava 7 (0)
2023 Suwon FC 14 (3)
2024 Busan IPark 14 (0)
2024– Lamphun Warriors 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Lopes Pereira or simply Ricardo Lopes (born 28 October 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Lamphun Warriors .

Career

Ricardo Lopes Pereira started his career with regional lower league side Ituano where he made his debut on 8 February 2012 in a Campeonato Paulista league game against Bragantino that ended in a 4–1 defeat.[1] The following season he joined a national league club in Gurupi, who were playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D before having spells at Globo and Campeonato Brasileiro Série C club Fortaleza in the 2014 league season.[2] His time at Globo and in particular his 2014 campaign with them where he achieved a personal best of 23 goals in one season attracted the interests of top tier South Korean football club Jeju United who he joined on loan on 6 January 2015.[3] After establishing himself as Jeju United's top goalscorer in the 2015 K League Classic season, the reigning league champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors signed him for 1.5 million USD.[4] On 15 February 2020, Ricardo Lopes joined top tier Chinese football club Shanghai SIPG.[5] He joined J2 League club JEF United Chiba on 15 July 2022. 31 January 2023 Lopes joined the Ukrainian club Vorskla Poltava, and from 23 June the same year he returned to Korean football when he joined Suwon FC.[6]

On 8 January 2024, Lopes signed with K League 2 club Busan IPark.[7]

Career statistics

As of 9 December 2023.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ituano 2012 - - 1[a] 0 - - - 1 0
Gurupi 2013 Série D 9 1 0[b] 0 2 0 - - 11 1
Globo 2014 10 7 23[c] 16 0 0 - - 33 23
Fortaleza (loan) 2014 Série C 2 0 0[d] 0 0 0 - - 2 0
Jeju United (loan) 2015 K League Classic 33 11 - 3 0 - - 36 11
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2016 35 13 - 3 0 12 3 0[e] 0 50 16
2017 22 4 - 0 0 - - 36 11
2018 31 13 - 3 0 8 4 - 42 17
2019 K League 1 36 11 - 1 0 7 1 - 44 12
Total 124 41 0 0 7 0 27 8 0 0 158 49
Shanghai SIPG 2020 Chinese Super League 17 5 - 1 0 6 1 - 24 6
2021 14 4 - 0 0 0 0 - 14 4
Total 31 9 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 38 10
JEF United Chiba 2022 J2 League 10 0 - 0 0 - - 10 0
Vorskla Poltava 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 7 0 - 0 0 - - 7 0
Suwon FC 2023 K League 1 14 3 - - - 2 1 16 4
Career total 240 72 24 16 13 10 33 9 2 1 330 113
  1. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  2. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Tocantinense
  3. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Potiguar
  4. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Cearense
  5. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Campeonato Paulista 2012 - League Matchday 6 - Ituano 1-4 Bragantino" (in Portuguese). playmakerstats.com. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ^ "O atacante Ricardo Lopes, do Jeonbuk Motors concede entrevista ao site MF" (in Portuguese). mercadodofutebol.net.br. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. ^ "제주, 브라질 출신 공격수 로페즈-까랑가 영입" (in Korean). osen.mt.co.kr. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Globo vende atacante Ricardo Lopes a clube da Coreia do Sul" (in Portuguese). nominuto.com. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Brazilian striker Ricardo Lopes joins Shanghai SIPG". xinhuanet.com. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "官方：海港外援洛佩斯加盟J2联赛千叶市原" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. ^ "官方：前海港外援里卡多-洛佩斯加盟K2联赛釜山IPark队". dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Ricardo Lopes". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Brazil – Ricardo Lopes – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.


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