Tiago Lopes

Tiago Jorge Oliveira Lopes (born 4 January 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
Tiago Lopes
Personal information
Full name Tiago Jorge Oliveira Lopes[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989[1]
Place of birth Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
2000–2005 Coimbrões
2005–2006 Padroense
2006–2008 Candal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Valle d'Aosta 25 (2)
2010–2011 Espinho 24 (2)
2011–2012 Tondela 5 (0)
2012–2013 Trofense 29 (2)
2013–2014 Covilhã 20 (0)
2014–2017 CFR Cluj 88 (4)
2017–2019 Kayserispor 58 (0)
2019–2021 Denizlispor 47 (0)
2022 Denizlispor 13 (2)
2022–2023 Covilhã 4 (0)
International career
2008 Portugal U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:01, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Lopes kickstarted his senior career in Italian amateur football. Returned to his country in 2010, he spent one season apiece in the third division with S.C. Espinho and C.D. Tondela.

In the summer of 2012, Lopes signed with Segunda Liga club C.D. Trofense. He played his first game as a professional on 12 August, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against C.D. Aves.[2]

Lopes joined fellow league side S.C. Covilhã for the 2013–14 campaign. On 19 January 2014, as his contract was about to expire, the 25-year-old moved abroad after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year deal at CFR Cluj in the Romanian Liga I.[3] He scored his first top-flight goal on 29 September 2014, the game's only in a home win over FC Universitatea Cluj.[4]

In July 2017, Lopes moved on a free transfer to Kayserispor in Turkey's Süper Lig, on a one-year deal with the option of a second.[5] After two years of regular game time, he transferred to Denizlispor in the same competition, on a contract of the same length.[6]

Personal life

Lopes's twin brother, Hélder, was also a footballer and a defender.[7][8]

Honours

CFR Cluj

References
  1. "Tiago Lopes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. "D. Aves-Trofense, 2–0: Golos a abrir e a fechar" [D. Aves-Trofense, 2–0: Early and late goals]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. "Tiago Lopes nos romenos do Cluj" [Tiago Lopes to Romania's Cluj]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 January 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. "VIDEO CFR – Universitatea Cluj 1–0 » Gazdele cîştigă cu un gol marcat în minutul 94 şi egalează Steaua în fruntea clasamentului" [VIDEO CFR – Universitatea Cluj 1–0 » Hosts win with goal scored in the 94th minute and equal Steaua at the top of the table]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 29 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. "OFICIAL: Tiago Lopes assina pelo Kayserispor" [OFFICIAL: Tiago Lopes signs for Kayserispor] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  6. "Kayserispor'lu Tiago Lopes Denizlispor'da" [Tiago Lopes from Kayserispor to Denizlispor] (in Turkish). Kayserispor. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. "Criza fara sfarsit la CFR, jucatori din liga a II-a portugheza, Tiago Lopes ultimul venit in Gruia" [Crisis without end at CFR, players from the second Portuguese league, Tiago Lopes the last one that arrived in Gruia] (in Romanian). Stirile Pro TV. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. "FOTO EXCLUSIV E dorit de "caini" si e rivalul FCSB, dar anunta: "Steaua n-are cum sa rateze titlul"" [EXCLUSIVE PHOTO He is wanted by "the dogs" and he is the rival of FCSB but announces: "Steaua cannot miss the title"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 19 April 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. Jesus, Diogo (17 May 2016). "Roménia: Cluj de António Conceição conquista a Taça" [Romania: António Conceição's Cluj conquer Cup]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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