Diego Lopes

Diego Hipólito da Silva Lopes (born 3 May 1994), known as Diego Lopes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Rio Ave.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
Diego Lopes
Personal information
Full name Diego Hipólito da Silva Lopes
Date of birth (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rio Ave
Number 10
Youth career
2008 Palmeiras
2008–2012 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Benfica 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Rio Ave (loan) 21 (0)
2013–2015 Rio Ave 59 (5)
2015–2018 Benfica 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Kayserispor (loan) 22 (0)
2016 → América Mineiro (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2018 → Panetolikos (loan) 22 (1)
2018– Rio Ave 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:23, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

Career

Born in São Paulo, Lopes arrived in Portugal in December 2008, after a short spell at Palmeiras and joined Benfica.[1] Rated by Rui Costa, as a top prospect, he helped the Lisbon-side, win their first Under-15 Championship since 1988–89.[2]

On 10 June 2012, Lopes joined Rio Ave in Primeira Liga,[3] and made his debut on 2 September 2012 in a draw against Académica.[4] His first goal arriving twenty-four days later in a 2012–13 Taça da Liga match against Freamunde.[5] A year later, on 3 August 2013, Lopes signed a permanent deal with Rio Ave for five seasons.[6] After good performances in his third year in Vila do Conde, which included a career best, nine goals, he was touted for a return to Benfica.[7]

The move was confirmed days later, when he rejoined Benfica on a five-year deal.[8][9] However, he was not included in the first-team and was subsequently loaned to Turkish team Kayserispor alongside Derley.[10] He scored his only goal for them in a Turkish Cup match against İnegölspor on 26 January, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 win.[11][12] Lopes did not stay with the Turkish team, being loaned for six-months to América Mineiro in July 2016.[12][13] After three months, América Mineiro terminated the loan deal ahead of time and returned him to Benfica.[14]

In January 2017, Lopes was loaned for a third time, joining Panetolikos in the Superleague Greece for 18 months.[15] Panetolikos and Lopes parted ways on 13 January 2018.[16] Three days later, he rejoined Rio Ave on a five-year contract.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 January 2018[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rio Ave (loan) 2012–13 Primeira Liga 2101041—261
Rio Ave 2013–14 Primeira Liga 2706050—380
2014–15 32572208[lower-alpha 1]2499
Total 5951327082879
Benfica 2015–16 Primeira Liga 0000000000
Kayserispor (loan) 2015–16 Süper Lig 22073——293
América Mineiro (loan) 2016 Série A 5000——50
Panetolikos (loan) 2016–17 Superleague 14010——150
2017–18 8100——81
Total 22110—00231
Rio Ave 2017–18 Primeira Liga 00———00
Career Total 12962251118217014
  1. Appearances in the Europa League

Honours
Rio Ave
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References
  1. "Diego Lopes: "Aimar é um ídolo, tenho a camisola dele"" [Diego Lopes: "Aimar is my idol, I have his shirt"]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 3 December 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. "Diego, o diamante de Rui Costa virou ameaça vilacondense" [Diego, Rui Costa's diamond, that turned threat]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 30 November 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. "Ex-benfiquista Diego Lopes no Rio Ave" [Diego Lopes loaned to Rio Ave]. Record. 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. "Rio Ave 0-0 Académica". Zerozero. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. "Freamunde 2-3 Rio Ave". Zerozero. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  6. "Roderick assinou por 5 épocas" [Roderick signed for five seasons]. Rioave-fc.pt. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  7. "Diego Lopes sob avaliação" [Diego Lopes under consideration]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  8. Ruela, João (27 June 2015). "Conheça os 10 novos reforços do Benfica" [Meet the 10 new Benfica players] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  9. "Ederson, Diego Lopes e Hassan já assinaram" [Ederson, Diego Lopes and Hassan have already signed with Benfica]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 26 May 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  10. "Derley e Diego Lopes confirmados no Kayserispor" [Derley and Diego Lopes confirmed in Kayserispor]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 22 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  11. "Diego Lopes marcou pelo Kayserispor" [Diego Lopes scored for Kayserispor]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  12. "Diego Lopes emprestado pelo Benfica ao América MG" [Diego Lopes loaned by Benfica to América MG]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  13. "América apresenta cinco reforços nesta quarta-feira" [América presents five new players this Wednesday]. América Mineiro (in Portuguese). 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  14. "Diego Lopes de regresso após dispensa do América Mineiro" [Diego Lopes released by América Mineiro]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  15. "Στην ομάδα μας ο Ντιέγκο Λόπες" [Diego Lopes joins our team]. Panetolikos.gr (in Greek). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  16. "Λύση συμβολαίου". Panetolikos.gr (in Greek). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  17. "Makaridze e Diego Lopes assinam pelo Rio Ave FC" [Makaridze e Diego Lopes sign for Rio Ave FC]. Rio Ave FC (in Portuguese). 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  18. "D. Lopes". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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