Joseph Lopy

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Joseph Lopy

| image = Joseph Lopy Nîmes Olympique.png

| caption = Lopy in 2023

| full_name = Joseph Romeric Lopy

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|03|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Boutoupa, Senegal

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Pau

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = 2008–2011

| youthclubs1 = Diambars

| years1 = 2011–2015

| clubs1 = Sochaux II

| caps1 = 24

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2011–2015

| clubs2 = Sochaux

| caps2 = 56

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2015–2016

| clubs3 = Boulogne

| caps3 = 21

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2016–2018

| clubs4 = Clermont

| caps4 = 52

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2018–2020

| clubs5 = Orléans

| caps5 = 74

| goals5 = 11

| years6 = 2020–2023

| clubs6 = Sochaux

| caps6 = 51

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2022–2023

| clubs7 = Sochaux II

| caps7 = 2

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023

| clubs8 = Nîmes

| caps8 = 16

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2023–2025

| clubs9 = Angers

| caps9 = 24

| goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2024–2025

| clubs10 = Angers II

| caps10 = 3

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2025–

| clubs11 = Pau

| caps11 = 7

| goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = Senegal U-23

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2020–

| nationalteam2 = Senegal

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 12 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 9 October 2020

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb| SEN}}}}

}}

Joseph Romeric Lopy (born 15 March 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for {{French football updater|Pau}} club Pau.

Club career

Born in Boutoupa, Lopy is a product of Diambars. He signed a trainee contract with Sochaux, and signed a professional contract with the Ligue 1 club in 2012.{{cite web |website=leral.net |title=Joseph Romeric Lopy, Fc Sochaux: "Le travail qu'on fait à Diambars équivaut à ce qui se fait en Europe" |url=https://www.leral.net/Joseph-Romeric-Lopy-Fc-Sochaux-Le-travail-qu-on-fait-a-Diambars-equivaut-a-ce-qui-se-fait-en-Europe_a44262.html |language=fr |date=23 June 2012 |access-date=20 February 2019}} After five years with the Montbéliard side, his contract was not extended, and he signed with Boulogne of the Championnat National.{{cite news |newspaper=La Voix du Nord |title=Foot - USBCO : pour Joseph Lopy " ne pas jouer l'accession serait un manque d'ambition " |url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/archive/recup/region/foot-usbco-pour-joseph-lopy-ne-pas-jouer-ia31b0n3308585 |language=fr |date=3 February 2016 |access-date=25 February 2019}}

On 25 January 2023, Lopy joined Nîmes in Ligue 2 for a season.{{Cite web |last1=Agbenou |first1=Mensah |last2=AfrikPage |date=2023-01-26 |title=Senegal's Joseph Lopy joins Nîmes Olympique |url=https://afrikpage.com/2023/01/26/senegals-joseph-lopy-joins-nimes-olympique/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=AfrikPage |language=en-GB}}{{cite web |publisher=Nîmes Olympique |url=https://www.nimes-olympique.com/mercato-joseph-lopy-signe-au-nimes-olympique/ |title=MERCATO : JOSEPH LOPY SIGNE AU NÎMES OLYMPIQUE |date=25 January 2023 |access-date=5 February 2023 |language=fr}} At the end of the season with Nîmes, Joseph Lopy remains in Ligue 2. He joined Angers SCO in July 2023 by signing a contract which covers two seasons.{{Cite news |title=France-Joseph Lopy signs two years in Angers SCO |work=AfrikPage |url=https://afrikpage.com/2023/07/19/france-joseph-lopy-signs-two-years-in-angers-sco/ |access-date=19 July 2023}}

International career

Lopy made his Senegal national team debut on 9 October 2020 in a friendly against Morocco.{{cite web |publisher=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=583466 |title=Morocco v Senegal game report |date=9 October 2020}}

He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.{{cite web |url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/cisse-unveils-senegal-squad-hopes-for-elusive-totalenergies-afcon-title |title=Cisse unveils Senegal squad, hopes for elusive TotalEnergies AFCON title |publisher=Confederation of African Football |date=25 December 2021 |access-date=28 March 2023 |archive-date=9 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109145849/https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/cisse-unveils-senegal-squad-hopes-for-elusive-totalenergies-afcon-title |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Senegal 0–0 Egypt |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60186276 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=28 March 2023 |date=7 February 2022}}

Lopy was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the tournament.{{cite web |title=Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/cash-prizes-real-estate-highest-honours-senegal-celebrates-nations-cup-heroes-2022-02-08/ |website=Reuters |access-date=28 March 2023 |date=8 February 2022}}

Honours

Senegal

Africa Cup of Nations: 2021{{cite news |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/news/africa-cup-of-nations-senegal-beat-egypt-to-win-final-afcon |title=Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON) |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=6 February 2022 |access-date=6 February 2022}}

Individual

Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022

References

External links

[https://angers-sco.fr/joueur/joseph-lopy/ Joseph Lopy] at Angers SCO {{in lang|fr}}
{{LFP Ligue 1|new_id=37_39675|old_id=joseph-lopy}}
{{LFP|lopy-joseph-romeric|en_archive=20170613233343}}
[http://www.foot-national.com/11856-joueur-football-Lopy-Joseph-Romeric.html Joseph Romeric Lopy] at foot-national.com

Category:1992 births

Category:Footballers from Ziguinchor

Category:Living people

Category:Senegalese men's footballers

Category:21st-century Senegalese sportsmen

Category:Senegal men's international footballers

Category:Naturalized citizens of France

Category:French men's footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Diambars FC players

Category:FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players

Category:US Boulogne players