Rony Lopes

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Mesquita and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
Rony Lopes

Lopes in training with Lille in 2015
Personal information
Full name Marcos Paulo Mesquita Lopes
Date of birth (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995
Place of birth Belém, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lille (on loan from Monaco)
Number 32
Youth career
2003–2006 AD Poiares
2006–2011 Benfica
2011–2013 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2015 Manchester City 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Lille (loan) 23 (3)
2015– Monaco 3 (0)
2015 Monaco B 1 (0)
2016– → Lille (loan) 7 (1)
National team‡
2010–2011 Portugal U16 8 (3)
2011–2012 Portugal U17 11 (1)
2012–2013 Portugal U18 3 (1)
2012–2014 Portugal U19 24 (14)
2015– Portugal U20 7 (0)
2014– Portugal U21 10 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2016

Marcos Paulo Mesquita "Rony" Lopes (born 28 December 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for French club Lille OSC on loan from AS Monaco FC as an attacking midfielder.

Early life

Born in Belém, Pará, Brazil, Lopes moved to Portugal at the age of four.[1][2]

Club career

Manchester City

Lopes played youth football for S.L. Benfica from ages 10–15, signing for Manchester City in 2011.[3] He was a surprise addition to the first team's preseason 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 goalscorer for the club at the age of 17 years and 9 days.[4]

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.[5] He was included in the team that featured in the first match of the UEFA Youth League, netting twice in a 4–1 success at FC Viktoria Plzeň[6] and adding a hat-trick in the 6–0 home victory over FC Bayern Munich.[7]

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).[8]

On 7 July 2014, Lopes was loaned to Lille OSC until the end of the campaign.[9] His maiden appearance in Ligue 1 occurred on 9 August, in a goalless home draw against FC Metz,[10] and he scored his first goal on 14 September in a 2–0 win over FC Nantes also at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.[11]

Lopes was included in City's squad for their pre-season tour in Australia.[12] On 5 August, he was promoted to the first team alongside Jason Denayer and Kelechi Iheanacho.[13]

AS Monaco

On 28 August 2015, Lopes joined Ligue 1 side AS Monaco FC for £9 million,[14] sharing teams with a host of compatriots including manager Leonardo Jardim. In early January 2016, he was loaned again to Lille, until June.[15]

International career

Lopes chose to represent Portugal internationally,[16] gaining caps at every youth level. 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.[17]

On 5 January 2014, still aged 18, he made his debut with the under-21s, playing roughly 20 minutes in a 2–0 win against Macedonia for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[18]

Club statistics

As of 28 February 2015
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2012–13[19] 0011000011
2013–14[20] 0010300040
2015–16 0000000000
Total 0021300051
Lille (loan) 2014–15[21] 233001030273
Monaco 2015–16[22] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 243214030334

Honours

Club

Manchester City

Country

Portugal

References

  1. ↑ "Ronny Lopes, 16 (Manchester City)" (in Portuguese). Olheiro. 8 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Bloco de notas: Os jovens talentos que estão a fugir de Portugal" [Notebook: The young talents that are fleeing Portugal] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rony confirmado no Manchester City" [Rony confirmed at Manchester City] (in Portuguese). ESPBR. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Marcos makes his mark". Manchester City F.C. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "What role will Marcos Lopes play for Manchester City in 2015/16 season?". Bleacher Report. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Marcos Lopes bisa na estreia da competição" [Marcos Lopes grabs brace in competition premiere] (in Portuguese). Record. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Marcos 'Rony' Lopes is carving up Ligue 1 with Lille and wanted by Brazil and Portugal ... but what the Manchester City academy graduate really wants is to wear the sky blue". Daily Mail. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "West Ham 0–3 Man City". BBC Sport. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Transfer news: Manchester City midfielder Marcos Lopes joins Lille on loan". Sky Sports. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "French Ligue 1 report: Goalless between Lille and Metz". Sky Sports. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Origi inspires Lille to top of the table". Ligue 1. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Official tour 2015 squad list". Manchester City F.C. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  13. ↑ ".@Jasondenayer, @Rony10Lopes & @67Kelechi on stage now. Three academy graduates promoted to the first team. #citylive". Twitter. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Lopes joins Monaco". Manchester City F.C. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Transfert – France: Rony Lopes (Monaco) prêté à Lille" [Transfer – France: Rony Lopes (Monaco) loaned to Lille] (in French). Le Parisien. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "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. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA.com. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Perfect Portugal dispatch FYROM". UEFA.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Matches played by Marcos Lopes in 2012/13". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Matches played by Marcos Lopes in 2013/14". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  21. ↑ "Matches played by Marcos Lopes in 2014/15". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  22. 1 2 3 "Marcos Lopes". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

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