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Portuguese footballer (born 1995)

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Marcos Paulo Mesquita “Rony“ Lopes (born 28 December 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Ligue 1 club Troyes on loan from Sevilla.

Early life[edit]

Born in Belém, Pará, Brazil to a Brazilian father and an Angolan-born Portuguese mother,[3] Lopes moved to Portugal at the age of four.[4][5]

Club career[edit]

Manchester City[edit]

Lopes played youth football for Benfica from ages 10 to 15, signing for Manchester City in 2011.[6] He was a surprise addition to the first team’s pre-season the following year, but had to wait until 7 January 2013 to make his competitive debut, when he came as an 88th-minute substitute for David Silva in a FA Cup third-round tie against Watford and scored the final goal in the 3–0 win, which made him the youngest ever scorer for the club at the age of 17 years and 9 days.[7]

Lopes was a regular for City’s Elite Development Squad in the 2012–13 season, and went on to claim the inaugural Academy Player of the Year award after winning a public vote.[8] He was included in the team that featured in the first match of the UEFA Youth League, netting twice in a 4–1 victory at Viktoria Plzeň.[9] He added a hat-trick in the 6–0 home rout of Bayern Munich.[10]

On 21 January 2014, Lopes started against West Ham United in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Football League Cup. In the game, he assisted Sergio Agüero and Álvaro Negredo to a goal each, in a 3–0 away win (9–0 on aggregate).[11]

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On 7 July 2014, Lopes was loaned to Lille until the end of the campaign.[12] His maiden appearance in Ligue 1 occurred on 9 August, in a goalless home draw against Metz.[13] He scored his first goal on 14 September, in a 2–0 victory over Nantes also at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.[14]

Lopes was included in City’s squad for their pre-season tour in Australia.[15] On 5 August, he was promoted to the first team alongside Jason Denayer and Kelechi Iheanacho.[16]

Monaco[edit]

On 28 August 2015, Lopes joined Ligue 1 side Monaco for £9 million,[17] sharing teams with a host of compatriots including manager Leonardo Jardim. In early January 2016, he was loaned again to Lille until June.[18]

In July 2016, still owned by Monaco, Lopes re-signed at Lille for one season.[19] He scored a brace in the league opener, but in a 3–2 away loss against Metz.[20]

Lopes scored his first competitive goal for the club on 16 September 2017, when he opened a 3–0 league home defeat of Strasbourg.[21] He started for the first time in the UEFA Champions League on 1 November, and scored in the 1–1 group stage away draw with Beşiktaş.[22]

Sevilla[edit]

On 14 August 2019, Lopes signed a five-year contract at Sevilla of the Spanish La Liga in part exchange for Wissam Ben Yedder.[23] In his first season, he appeared in only 14 official matches.[24]

On 29 July 2020, Lopes joined Nice on a season-long loan deal with option to buy.[25] On 16 August 2021, in a similar move, he signed with Olympiacos.[26] He scored his first goal for the latter club on 4 December, in a 3–1 away win against OFI.[27]

Lopes served another loan in the 2022–23 campaign, at Troyes in the French top division.[28]

International career[edit]

Lopes chose to represent Portugal internationally,[29] winning caps at every youth level.[2] He appeared with the under-20 side at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing all matches in New Zealand and helping his country reach the quarter-finals.[30]

On 5 January 2014, still aged 18, Lopes made his debut with the under-21s, playing roughly 20 minutes in a 2–0 win over Macedonia for the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[31] He first appeared with the full side on 14 November 2017, replacing Gonçalo Guedes late in the second half of a 1–1 friendly draw against the United States.[32]

Lopes was named in a preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup,[33] but did not make the final cut.[34]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 31 August 2022

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[39]
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2017 1 0
2018 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours[edit]

Manchester City

Lille

Monaco

Sevilla

Olympiacos

Portugal U19

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d “Rony Lopes” (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b Iannacca, Márcio (14 August 2014). “Joia brasileira da sub-20 veste a 10 de Portugal e admite: “Coração dividido”“ [Under-20 Brazilian gem wears the Portuguese number 10 and admits: “Torn heart”] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. ^ Azevedo, Afonso (8 September 2016). “Entre Brasil e Portugal, enquanto brilha em França” [Between Brazil and Portugal, while he shines in France] (in Portuguese). Bet.pt. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. ^ “Ronny Lopes, 16 (Manchester City)” (in Portuguese). Olheiro. 8 March 2012.
  5. ^ Tomé, Bruno (15 February 2014). “Bloco de notas: Os jovens talentos que estão a fugir de Portugal” [Notebook: The young talents that are fleeing Portugal] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. ^ “Rony confirmado no Manchester City” [Rony confirmed at Manchester City] (in Portuguese). ESPBR. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  7. ^ “Marcos makes his mark”. Manchester City F.C. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  8. ^ Pollard, Rob (8 April 2015). “What role will Marcos Lopes play for Manchester City in 2015/16 season?”. Bleacher Report. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  9. ^ “Marcos Lopes bisa na estreia da competição” [Marcos Lopes grabs brace in competition premiere]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  10. ^ “Lopes scores three as City put six past Bayern”. UEFA. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  11. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (21 January 2014). “West Ham United 0–3 Manchester City”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  12. ^ “Transfer news: Manchester City midfielder Marcos Lopes joins Lille on loan”. Sky Sports. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  13. ^ “French Ligue 1 report: Goalless between Lille and Metz”. Sky Sports. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  14. ^ “Origi inspires Lille to top of the table”. Ligue 1. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  15. ^ “Official tour 2015 squad list”. Manchester City F.C. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  16. ^ “.@Jasondenayer, @Rony10Lopes & @67Kelechi on stage now. Three academy graduates promoted to the first team. #citylive”. Twitter. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  17. ^ “Lopes joins Monaco”. Manchester City F.C. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  18. ^ “Transfert – France: Rony Lopes (Monaco) prêté à Lille” [Transfer – France: Rony Lopes (Monaco) loaned to Lille]. Le Parisien (in French). 7 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  19. ^ “LOSC: Rony Lopes reste à Lille une saison de plus” [LOSC: Rony Lopes remains at Lille for another season] (in French). France 3. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  20. ^ “Le LOSC s’écroule à Metz” [LOSC collapse at Metz] (in French). France 3. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  21. ^ “Falcao stars as Monaco sweep past Strasbourg”. Ligue 1. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  22. ^ Clément, Anthony; Testelin, Régis (1 November 2017). “Les notes de Besiktas – Monaco” [The grades of Besiktas – Monaco]. L’Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  23. ^ “El Sevilla ficha a Rony Lopes por cinco temporadas” [Sevilla sign Rony Lopes for five seasons]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  24. ^ Cáceres, Ignacio (12 July 2020). “Vieira quiere a Rony Lopes en su Niza” [Vieira wants Rony Lopes in his Nice] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  25. ^ “Rony Lopes loaned to OGC Nice, with option to buy”. OGC Nice. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  26. ^ Cholidis, Kostas (16 August 2021). “Ολυμπιακός: Προσγειώθηκε στην Αθήνα ο Ρόνι Λόπες” [Olympiacos: Rony Lopes landed in Athens] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  27. ^ Konstantopoulos, Vassilis (4 December 2021). “ΟΦΗ – Ολυμπιακός 1–3: Διπλό με… Σισέ-ντερ φορ! (vids)” [ΟFI – Οlympiacos 1–3: Brace for Cissé! (video)] (in Greek). Nova Sports. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  28. ^ Pulido, Rafael (24 August 2022). “Oficial: Cesión de Rony Lopes al Troyes” [Official: Rony Lopes loan to Troyes]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  29. ^ Teixeira, Nuno R. (27 August 2014). “Marcos Lopes quer representar Portugal no Mundial sub-20 (com fotos)” [Marcos Lopes wants to represent Portugal at the under-20 World Cup (with pictures)] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  30. ^ “Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty”. FIFA. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  31. ^ Santos, Carlos Jorge (5 March 2014). “Perfect Portugal dispatch FYROM”. UEFA. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  32. ^ “Golo com sabor a frango valeu empate à seleção nacional” [Chicken-flavoured (“Chicken” a Portuguese word for blunder) goal provided draw to the national team]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  33. ^ “Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?”. Goal. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  34. ^ “Nearly half Portugal’s Euro squad to miss World Cup”. Special Broadcasting Service. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  35. ^ “Games played by Rony Lopes in 2012/2013”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  36. ^ “Games played by Rony Lopes in 2013/2014”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  37. ^ “Games played by Rony Lopes in 2014/2015”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  38. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p “Rony Lopes”. Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  39. ^ “Rony Lopes”. European Football. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  40. ^ “Olympiacos, de Pedro Martins, sagra-se tricampeão na Grécia” [Olympiacos, of Pedro Martins, are back-to-back-to-back champions in Greece]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

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