João Vitor Lopes da Silva

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

João Lopes
Personal information
Full name João Vitor Lopes da Silva
Date of birth (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Fluminense
Number 12
Youth career
Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Flamengo 0 (0)
2017–2019 Portuguesa 14 (0)
2018–2019 → Santa Clara (loan) 3 (0)
2020– Fluminense 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2020

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]

References
  1. "Goleiro ex-Flamengo já treina na Lusa" [Former Flamengo goalkeeper already trains at Lusa] (in 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 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 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 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 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 Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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