Anthony Lopes

Not to be confused with Antony Lopez.
Anthony Lopes

Lopes with Lyon in 2012
Personal information
Full name Anthony Lopes
Date of birth (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990
Place of birth Givors, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2012 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2013 Lyon B 28 (0)
2011– Lyon 102 (0)
National team‡
Portugal U17 2 (0)
2009–2010 Portugal U19 9 (0)
2011–2013 Portugal U21 4 (0)
2015– Portugal 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:30,1 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Anthony Lopes (born 1 October 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for French club Lyon as a goalkeeper.

He came through the youth ranks at Lyon, being called to the first team in September 2011 and making his debut in October 2012. He also played for the team in their defeat in the 2014 Coupe de la Ligue Final.

Born in France, Lopes represents Portugal at international level, having played for its under-19 and under-21 teams. He made his senior debut for the country on 31 March 2015.

Club career

Born in Givors, Lopes began his career at Lyon, being called up to the senior squad for the first time for a 3–1 Ligue 1 home win over Bordeaux on 24 September 2011, remaining an unused substitute with Rémy Vercoutre starting.[1] His only other call-up of the season came on 24 January 2012 against Lyon-Duchère in the round of 64 in the Coupe de France, again unused as Mathieu Valverde played in a 3–1 win.[2]

Lopes played his first match for Lyon on 31 October 2012, starting in the last 16 of the Coupe de la Ligue away to Nice in a 1–3 defeat at the Allianz Riviera.[3] He made his European debut on 6 December in a 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group match against Kiryat Shmona, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 win at the Stade de Gerland which allowed the team to advance unbeaten into the knockout stages.[4] On 28 April he made his Ligue 1 debut in a 1–1 home draw against rivals Saint-Étienne in the Derby du Rhône; Lopes made an early close-range save from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but later conceded the first goal from a Kurt Zouma header.[5] This was the first of five league matches he played for the team at the end of the season, ending with a 2–0 home win over Rennes which saw Lyon finishing in third place and qualifying for the next season's UEFA Champions League.[6]

Lopes became Lyon's regular goalkeeper, playing 32 out of 38 games in the 2013–14 Ligue 1 season. He also featured in their run to the 2014 Coupe de la Ligue Final, where they lost 1–2 to Paris Saint-Germain in the decisive match at the Stade de France on 19 April.[7]

International career

Lopes represented Portugal at under-19 and under-21 level before receiving his first call up to the senior team in September 2013. He made his debut on 31 March 2015 in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Cape Verde at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota in Estoril.[8]

Statistics

As of 1 March 2016[9]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2012–13[10] LyonLigue 150––10 1070
2013–14[11] 320––40 130490
2014–15 380201040450
2015–16 270400060370
Career total 102060602401380

References

  1. ↑ "Lyon 3-1 Bordeaux". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Lyon-Duchère 1-3 Lyon". Goal.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "OGC Nice 3-1 Olympique Lyonnais". Ligue de Football Professionel. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Imperious Lyon cruise past Kiryat Shmona". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Lyon on course for third". Sky Sports. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Lyon book Champions League ticket". Sky Sports. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Cryer, Andy (19 April 2014). "Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Portugal 0-2 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Anthony Lopes career stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "Matches played by Anthony Lopes in 2012-13". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "Matches played by Anthony Lopes in 2013-14". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

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