Nuno Miguel Lopes

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Almeida Costa and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
Nuno Lopes
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes
Date of birth (1986-12-19) 19 December 1986
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Apollon Limassol
Number 3
Youth career
1995–1999 Oriental
1999–2002 Olivais Moscavide
2002–2005 Alverca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Sintrense
2007 Lewes
2007–2009 Operário 54 (8)
2009–2010 Boavista 27 (5)
2010–2012 Oliveirense 28 (2)
2012–2013 Beira-Mar 31 (0)
2013–2015 Rio Ave 20 (0)
2015– Apollon Limassol 22 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:04, 15 May 2016 (UTC).


Nuno Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes (born 19 December 1986 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club Apollon Limassol as a right back.

Football career

Born in Lisbon, Lopes spent until the age of 23 in lower league and amateur football. During that timeframe, he represented SU Sintrense, Lewes (English sixth level), C.D. Operário and Boavista FC.

Lopes made his professional debuts in 2010–11, with U.D. Oliveirense, his first game in the competition occurring on 29 August 2010 as he played 69 minutes in a 1–0 home win against C.D. Fátima for the Segunda Liga championship. Late into the 2012 January transfer window he signed with Primeira Liga club S.C. Beira-Mar, contributing with 19 games in his first full season, which ended in relegation.

For the 2013–14 campaign, Lopes joined Rio Ave F.C. also in the top division. During his tenure in Vila do Conde, he played understudy to Brazilian Lionn and, in another winter transfer move, signed for Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot First Division.

Personal life

Lopes' twin brother, Miguel, is also a footballer and a right-back. Both came through exactly the same youth system setup, with the exception of S.L. Benfica.[1]

Club statistics

As of 14 November 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Operário 2007–08[2] Portuguese Second Division 29500—295
2008–09[2] Portuguese Second Division 25320—273
Total 54820—568
Boavista 2009–10[2] Portuguese Second Division 27500—275
Oliveirense 2010–11[2] Segunda Liga 14060—200
2011–12[2] Segunda Liga 14291—233
Total 282151—433
Beira-Mar 2011–12[2] Primeira Liga 12000—120
2012–13[2] Primeira Liga 19040—230
Total 31040—350
Rio Ave 2013–14[2] Primeira Liga 13020—150
2014–15[2] Primeira Liga 70503[lower-alpha 1]0150
Total 2007030300
Apollon 2014–15[3] Cypriot First Division 1510000151
2014–15[3] Cypriot First Division 10005[lower-alpha 1]060
Total 1610050211
Career total 176162818021217
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Jogo de Alvalade juntou dois irmãos gémeos" [Game at Alvalade joined two twin brothers]. Record. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Nuno Lopes". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Nuno Lopes". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
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