João Lopes (footballer)

João Vitor Lopes da Silva (born 16 January 1996), known professionally as João Lopes is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AA Portuguesa.

João Lopes

Personal information
Full name	João Vitor Lopes da Silva
Date of birth	(1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	AA Portuguesa
Youth career
2013–2017	Flamengo
2017–2018	Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Portuguesa	14	(0)
2018–2020	→Santa Clara (loan)	3	(0)
2020–2021	Fluminense	0	(0)
2022-	AA Portuguesa	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:25, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Portuguesa

Born in Rio de Janeiro, João Lopes was a Flamengo youth graduate. In January 2017, after failing to make a first team breakthrough, he moved to Portuguesa.^[1]

Initially a backup to veteran Ricardo Berna, João Lopes made his senior debut on 11 October 2017, starting in a 1–1 Copa Paulista away draw against Linense.^[2] On 28 November, he renewed his contract with the club until the end of 2018.^[3]

Santa Clara (loan)

On 2 July 2018, after being a regular starter in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, João Lopes was loaned to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Santa Clara for one year,^[4] while also renewing his contract with Lusa until 2021.^[5] A backup to Marco Pereira, he made his debut abroad on 27 April 2019, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Vitória de Setúbal.^[6]

On 5 July 2019, João Lopes' loan to Santa Clara was extended for a further season;^[7] his contract with Portuguesa was also extended until 2022.^[8] The following 19 January, after being demoted to third-choice after the arrival of André Ferreira, he terminated his loan deal.^[9]

Fluminense

On 29 January 2020, João Lopes agreed to a two-year contract with Fluminense in the Série A.^[10] He left the club in December 2021 after his contract expired.^[11]

References

1. "Goleiro ex-Flamengo já treina na Lusa" [Former Flamengo goalkeeper already trains at Lusa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
2. "Linense 1 x 1 Portuguesa – Embolou tudo no Grupo 4" [Linense 1–1 Portuguesa – It is all tangled in the Group 4] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
3. "Goleiro João Lopes renova contrato com a Portuguesa" [Goalkeeper João Lopes renews contract with Portuguesa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
4. "Bem vindo João Lopes!" [Welcome João Lopes!] (in Portuguese). CD Santa Clara. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
5. "Lusa acerta o empréstimo de João Lopes para clube português" [Lusa loan João Lopes to Portuguese club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
6. "Santa Clara e Vitória de Setúbal empatam em jogo bem disputado" [Santa Clara and Vitória de Setúbal draw in a very tight game] (in Portuguese). Correio da Manhã. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
7. "Oficial: João Lopes" [Official: João Lopes] (in Portuguese). CD Santa Clara. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
8. "João Lopes renova com a Lusa, mas seguirá emprestado" [João Lopes renews with Lusa, but will remain on loan] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
9. "João Lopes deixa Santa Clara e regressa ao Brasil" [João Lopes leaves Santa Clara and returns to Brazil] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
10. "João Lopes chega ao Fluminense" [João Lopes arrives at Fluminense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
11. "Pablo Dyego e João Lopes se despedem do Fluminense: 'Gratidão'". Lance! (in Portuguese). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

External links

• João Lopes at Soccerway
• ZeroZero Profile