Miguel Lopes

Hugo Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes (born 19 December 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Turkish club Kayserispor.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Almeida Costa and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
Miguel Lopes
Lopes with Akhisar Belediyespor in 2018
Personal information
Full name Hugo Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes
Date of birth (1986-12-19) 19 December 1986
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Kayserispor
Number 13
Youth career
1995–1999 Oriental
1999–2002 Olivais Moscavide
2002–2004 Alverca
2004–2005 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Benfica B 24 (4)
2006–2007 Operário 21 (7)
2007–2009 Rio Ave 50 (2)
2009–2012 Porto 14 (1)
2010–2011 → Betis (loan) 21 (0)
2012 → Braga (loan) 10 (0)
2013–2017 Sporting CP 24 (0)
2013–2014 → Lyon (loan) 19 (0)
2015–2016 → Granada (loan) 26 (0)
2016–2017 → Akhisarspor (loan) 31 (3)
2017–2019 Akhisarspor 49 (1)
2019– Kayserispor 21 (0)
National team
2009 Portugal U21 3 (0)
2012 Portugal 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 February 2020

During his career, he played for each of the Big Three of Portuguese football – Benfica, Porto and Sporting – as well as spending time on loan in Spain and France. In 2016, he signed with Akhisar Belediyespor from Turkey.

Lopes represented Portugal at Euro 2012.

Club career

Early career

Born in Lisbon, Lopes started his professional career with S.L. Benfica's B-team. In the following summer, he moved to the lower leagues with CD Operário.

After some solid displays, Lopes signed in the 2007–08 season with second division's Rio Ave FC. In his first year, he was an habitual starter as the Vila do Conde side returned to the Primeira Liga after two years.

In 2008–09, Lopes helped Rio Ave to home draws against Benfica and FC Porto, and was again featured regularly, thus prompting interest from bigger clubs.

Porto

On 23 January 2009, Lopes agreed to a four-year deal with Porto which was made effective on 1 July:[1] in his debut season, having to compete with Uruguayan Jorge Fucile for a starting berth, he appeared sparingly in the league but did manage to play in 17 official matches, 13 as a starter.[2]

In late August 2010, deemed surplus to requirements by new Porto manager André Villas-Boas as practically all Portuguese players in the team, Lopes moved to Spanish side Real Betis on a one-year loan deal.[3] He passed his medical and was unveiled on 2 September,[4] eventually appearing in exactly half of the league games during the campaign as the Andalusians returned to La Liga as champions after three years.

Lopes spent the first part of 2011–12 unregistered by Porto. In the January transfer window he was loaned to fellow league club S.C. Braga,[5] going on to start in seven of his league appearances as it finished third and qualified to the UEFA Champions League for the second time in its history.

Lopes returned to Porto for the 2012–13 season. On 29 September he scored through a rare header, opening the score in an eventual 2–2 draw at former team Rio Ave.[6]

Sporting

In January 2013, Lopes joined fellow Big Three side Sporting CP on a five-and-a-half-year contract, with Marat Izmailov moving in the opposite direction.[7] On 7 July he moved to Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1, on a one-year loan deal.[8]

On 31 May 2015, Lopes was featured in the final of the Taça de Portugal against Braga, coming on as a substitute after the first-half dismissal of Cédric Soares. Although he was beaten by Rafa who put the opposition 2–0 up, his team eventually won in a penalty shootout.[9]

Lopes returned to Spain on 6 August 2015, joining Granada CF on a one-year loan deal.[10]

Akhisar Belediyespor

The following season, still owned by Sporting, Lopes signed with Akhisar Belediyespor in the Süper Lig.[11] Subsequently, the move was made permanent.[12]

On 10 May 2018, Lopes helped the club win their first professional trophy, the Turkish Cup. In the final, he scored once in the 3–2 win against Fenerbahçe SK.[13]

International career

Due to his ability to play as both a right and a left back, Lopes was selected by Portugal coach Paulo Bento for his UEFA Euro 2012 squad.[14] He earned his first cap on 2 June in a 1–3 friendly loss against Turkey in Lisbon,[15] being an unused member in the finals in Poland and Ukraine.

Personal life

Lopes' twin brother, Nuno, was also a footballer and a right-back. Both came through exactly the same youth system setup, with the exception of Benfica.[16][17]

Career statistics
As of 23 March 2015
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2005–06[18] Portuguese Second Division 244————244
Operário 2006–07[18] Portuguese Second Division 21720———237
Rio Ave 2007–08[18] Segunda Liga 2423010——282
2008–09[18] Primeira Liga 2600030——290
Total 5023040——572
Porto 2009–10[18] Primeira Liga 12020500000190
2010–11[18] Primeira Liga 000000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2012–13[18] Primeira Liga 2110002[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 1]061
Total 14130502020261
Betis (loan) 2010–11[19] Segunda División 21010———220
Braga (loan) 2011–12[18] Primeira Liga 10000201[lower-alpha 3]0—130
Sporting 2012–13[18] Primeira Liga 1400000——140
2014–15[18] Primeira Liga 70302000—120
Total 21030200000260
Lyon (loan) 2013–14[19] Ligue 1 19020109[lower-alpha 4]0—310
Career total 181141401401202022314
  1. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Porto[19]

Betis[19]

Sporting[19]

Akhisar Belediyespor

References
  1. "Miguel Lopes já é do Porto" [Miguel Lopes already belongs to Porto] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. "F.C. Porto: Miguel Lopes quer "meter o Di María no bolso"" [F.C. Porto: Miguel Lopes wants to «put Di María in his pocket»] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. Miguel Lopes es el nuevo fichaje (Miguel Lopes is the new signing) Archived 29 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Real Betis, 31 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. Miguel Lopes: "El Betis merece estar en Primera" (Miguel Lopes: "Betis deserves to be in Primera") Archived 11 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine; El Desmarque, 2 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  5. Miguel Lopes assina até ao fim da época (Miguel Lopes signs until end of season) Archived 27 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; S.C. Braga, January 2012 (in Portuguese)
  6. Tarantini brace punishes poor Porto with a draw Archived 25 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine; PortuGOAL, 29 September 2012
  7. Izmailov and Miguel Lopes switch clubs, but who stands to benefit from the deal? Archived 13 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine; PortuGOAL, 8 January 2013
  8. Lyon take Miguel Lopes on loan from Sporting; UEFA, 7 July 2013
  9. Godinho, João Paulo (31 May 2015). "Sporting faz a festa da Taça nos penáltis" [Sporting get Cup party going on penalties] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  10. Miguel Lopes nuevo jugador del Granada CF (Miguel Lopes new player of Granada CF); Granada CF, 6 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  11. "Miguel Lopes Akhisar Belediyespor'da" [Miguel Lopes to Akhisar Belediyespor]. Fanatik (in Turkish). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  12. "Miguel Lopes rescinde com Sporting e fica na Turquia" [Miguel Lopes cuts ties with Sporting and remains in Turkey]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  13. "Akhisarspor, Okan Buruk'la tarih yazdı" [Akhisarspor, history made with Okan Buruk]. Habertürk (in Turkish). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  14. "Nélson Oliveira, Miguel Lopes e Custódio na lista para o Euro-2012" [Nélson Oliveira, Miguel Lopes and Custódio in Euro-2012 list]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  15. "Portugal's woes continue with Turkey defeat". UEFA. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  16. "Miguel Lopes, a história do lateral que já foi guarda-redes" [Miguel Lopes, the story of the fullback who used to be a goalkeeper] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  17. "Jogo de Alvalade juntou dois irmãos gémeos" [Game at Alvalade joined two twin brothers]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 January 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  18. "Miguel Lopes". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  19. "Miguel Lopes". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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