Diego Lopes

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 Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
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– Benfica 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Kayserispor (loan) 22 (0)
2016 → América Mineiro (loan) 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2016.


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 Benfica.

Career

Born in São Paulo, Lopes arrived in Portugal in 2008, after a short spell at Palmeiras and joined Benfica.[1] During his time in the Lisbon-side, he helped the club win national titles in the Under-15 and Under-17 classes, as first choice ahead of Bernardo Silva.[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]

Club statistics

As of end of the 2014–15 season
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rio Ave (loan) 2012–13 2101041-261
Rio Ave 2013–14 2706050-380
2014–15 325722082499
Career Total 8051421118211310

Honours

Rio Ave

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 2012-07-12. 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 2013-08-07. 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. 1 2 "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.


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