Leonardo Lopes
{{Short description|Portuguese footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Leonardo Lopes
| image = Leo-da-Silva-lopes (cropped).jpeg
| image_size = 100px
| caption = Lopes with Peterborough United in 2015
| fullname = Leonardo Adelino da Silva Lopes{{cite web|title=Retained List 2015–16|url=http://www.efl.com/documents/professional-retained-report-2015-16549-3151378.pdf|publisher=English Football League|access-date=14 April 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202052144/http://www.efl.com/documents/professional-retained-report-2015-16549-3151378.pdf|archive-date=2 December 2016}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|11|30|df=y}}{{cite web
| title = Leo Da Silva Lopes
| url = http://www.11v11.com/players/leo-da-silva-lopes-248166/
| publisher = 11v11
| access-date =14 April 2017}}
| birth_place = Lisbon, Portugal
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Gent
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = 2008–2010
| youthclubs1 = Santa Iria
| youthyears2 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs2 = Povoense
| youthyears3 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs3 = Peterborough United
| years1 = 2014–2018
| clubs1 = Peterborough United
| caps1 = 87
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Wigan Athletic
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019
| clubs3 = → Gillingham (loan)
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = Hull City
| caps4 = 40
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2020–2024
| clubs5 = Cercle Brugge
| caps5 = 113
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Gent
| caps6 = 17
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = Portugal U20
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 21:05, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
}}
{{portuguese name|da Silva|Lopes}}
Leonardo Adelino da Silva Lopes (born 30 November 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Gent.
Career
=Peterborough United=
Lopes joined the Peterborough United academy in 2013 when he was 14 years old. He previously played at youth level for the Powerleague Colts, when he was 13 in 2012. Lopes signed a senior contract on 10 March 2015 along with four other graduates (Harry Anderson, Jack Friend, Jonny Edwards and Tobi Adebayo-Rowling).{{cite web|url=http://www.theposh.com/news/article/players-2325648.aspx|title=Young Posh Quartet Commit Future|publisher=Peterborough United FC|date=10 March 2015|access-date=18 March 2015}} He made his senior debut in a 4–3 victory against Crawley Town on 25 April 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.uptheposh.com/matches/8832/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030140057/http://www.uptheposh.com/matches/8832/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=30 October 2016|title=Peterborough Utd 4 – 3 Crawley Town (25/04/2015) – UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database|website=www.uptheposh.com}} He scored his first goal for Peterborough in a 3–1 EFL Cup loss against Swansea City on 23 August 2016.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37091133
|title=Peterborough 1–3 Swansea
|website=BBC Sport
|date=23 August 2016
|access-date=24 August 2016}} He scored his first league goals when he scored twice in a 4–2 win over Bristol Rovers on 22 April 2017.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39604871
|title=Peterborough 4–2 Bristol Rovers
|website=BBC Sport
|date=22 April 2017
|access-date=2 October 2020}}
=Wigan Athletic=
It was announced on 5 June 2018 that Lopes had completed a transfer to Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £1.5 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.wiganathletic.com/news/2018/june/latics-secure-the-signing-of-19-year-old-midfielder-leonardo-da-silva-lopes-from-peterborough-united/|title=Wigan Athletic FC}} On 31 January 2019, after making just 3 appearances for Wigan in all competitions,{{Soccerbase season|79461|2018|name=Leonardo Lopes|access-date=2 October 2020}} he joined EFL League One side Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47079123|title=Gillingham: Ricky Holmes, Graham Burke, Tahvon Campbell and Leonardo da Silva Lopes sign|website=BBC Sport|date=31 January 2019|access-date=1 February 2019}} At Gillingham he scored once in a 4–2 win over AFC Wimbledon.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47592880
|title=AFC Wimbledon 4–2 Gillingham
|website=BBC Sport
|date=23 March 2019
|access-date=2 October 2020}}
=Hull City=
On 8 August 2019, Lopes joined fellow Championship club Hull City for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.hullcitytigers.com/hull-city-sign-leonardo-da-silva-lopes-from-wigan-athletic/|title=Hull City Sign Leonardo Da Silva Lopes From Wigan Athletic|publisher=Hull City A.F.C.|date=8 August 2019|access-date=8 August 2019}} Lopes made his first appearance for Hull City in the First round of the EFL Cup in the 0–3 away win against Tranmere Rovers.{{cite news
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49245443
| title = Tranmere Rovers 0–3 Hull City
| date = 13 August 2019
| work = BBC Sport
| publisher = BBC
| access-date = 13 August 2019}}
He scored his first goal for the club on 14 February 2020 when he opened the scoring in a 4–4 draw against Swansea City.{{cite news
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51409669
| title = Hull City 4–4 Swansea City
| date = 14 February 2020
| work = BBC Sport
| publisher = BBC
| access-date = 14 February 2020}}
=Cercle Brugge=
On 10 September 2020, Lopes joined Belgian club Cercle Brugge for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news
| url = https://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/2020/september/da-silva-departs/
| title = Da Silva Departs
| date = 10 September 2020
| publisher = Hull City A.F.C.
| access-date = 10 September 2020}}
=Gent=
On 13 December 2024, Lopes signed a three and a half-year contract with Gent.{{cite web|publisher=Gent|url=https://www.kaagent.be/nl/nieuws/13-12-2024/leonardo-da-silva-lopes-is-een-buffalo|title=Leonardo Da Silva Lopes is een Buffalo!|trans-title=Leonardo Da Silva Lopes is a Buffalo!|date=13 December 2024|access-date=18 December 2024|language=nl}}
International career
Lopes has represented Portugal at under-20 level, making his debut in March 2018, in a 1–0 loss to Germany U20 in a Under 20 Elite League match.{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt/Jogadores/Jogador/playerId/1193655|title=Jogador Leonardo Lopes|website=fpf.pt|access-date=10 September 2020|language=Portuguese}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 16 March 2025.}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Peterborough United
|2014–15{{soccerbase season|79461|2014|access-date=14 April 2017}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16{{soccerbase season |79461|2015|access-date=14 April 2017}}
|League One |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season |79461|2016|access-date=14 April 2017}}
|League One |38 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearances in EFL Trophy | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season |79461|2017|access-date=18 September 2017}}
|League One |38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!86 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 96 | 4 | ||
| Wigan Athletic
|2018–19{{cite web|url=https://fbref.com/en/players/7dfcfd17/Leonardo-da-Silva-Lopes|title=Leonardo da Silva Lopes Stats|website=FBref.com|access-date=10 May 2019}} |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gillingham
|League One |14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Hull City
|2019–20{{soccerbase season |79461|2019|access-date=7 December 2019}} |Championship |40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="5"|Cercle Brugge
|2020–21{{soccerbase season |79461|2020|access-date=5 September 2020}} |19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season |79461|2021|access-date=5 August 2021}}
|Belgian Pro League |31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season |79461|2022|access-date=5 August 2022}}
|Belgian Pro League |30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season |79461|2023|access-date=5 August 2023}}
|Belgian Pro League |33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 2 | ||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!113 | 5 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 120 | 1 | ||||
| Gent
|2024–25{{soccerbase season |79461|2024|access-date=5 August 2024}} |Belgian Pro League |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!262 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 287 | 12 |
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References
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External links
- {{FPF national team profile|1193655}}
- {{FPF club profile|1193655}}
- {{Soccerbase|name=Leonardo da Silva Lopes}}
{{K.A.A. Gent squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopes, Leonardo}}
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Lisbon
Category:Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
Category:Black Portuguese sportspeople
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Peterborough United F.C. players
Category:Wigan Athletic F.C. players
Category:Gillingham F.C. players
Category:Hull City A.F.C. players
Category:Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Portugal men's youth international footballers
Category:Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England