Ricardo Lopes Pereira

Ricardo Lopes Pereira or simply Ricardo Lopes (born 28 October 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Shanghai SIPG.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
Ricardo Lopes
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Lopes Pereira
Date of birth (1990-10-28) 28 October 1990
Place of birth Nova Rosalandia, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger, striker
Club information
Current team
 Shanghai SIPG
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Ituano
2013 Gurupi 9 (1)
2014–2015 Globo 10 (7)
2014 → Fortaleza (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Jeju United (loan) 33 (11)
2016–2020 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 124 (41)
2020– Shanghai SIPG 17 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2020

Club career

Ricardo Lopes Pereira would start his career with regional lower league side Ituano where he would make his debut on 8 February 2012 in a Campeonato Paulista league game against Bragantino that ended in a 4–1 defeat.[1] The following season he would join a national league club in Gurupi, who were playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D before having spells at Globo and Campeonato Brasileiro Série C club Fortaleza in the 2014 league season.[2] His time at Globo and in particular his 2014 campaign with them where he achieved a personal best of 23 goals in one season would attract the interests of top tier South Korean football club Jeju United who he joined on loan on 6 January 2015.[3] After establishing himself as Jeju United's top goalscorer in the 2015 K League Classic season the reigning league champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors signed him for 1.5 million USD.[4] On 15 February 2020, Ricardo Lopes joined top tier Chinese football club Shanghai SIPG.[5]

Career statistics
As of 7 December 2020.[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ituano 2012 - ---1[lower-alpha 1]010
Gurupi 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D 9120-0[lower-alpha 2]0111
Globo 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D 10700-23[lower-alpha 3]163323
Fortaleza (loan) 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2000-0[lower-alpha 4]020
Jeju United (loan) 2015 K League Classic 331130--3611
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2016 K League Classic 3513301230[lower-alpha 5]05016
2017 K League Classic 22400--3611
2018 K League Classic 31133084-4217
2019 K League 1 36111071-4412
Total 12441702780015849
Shanghai SIPG 2020 Chinese Super League 1751061-246
Career total 1956513103392416283105
  1. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  2. Appearances in Campeonato Tocantinense
  3. Appearances in Campeonato Potiguar
  4. Appearances in Campeonato Cearense
  5. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Club

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Individual

References
  1. "Campeonato Paulista 2012 - League Matchday 6 - Ituano 1-4 Bragantino" (in Portuguese). playmakerstats.com. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. "O atacante Ricardo Lopes, do Jeonbuk Motors concede entrevista ao site MF" (in Portuguese). mercadodofutebol.net.br. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. "제주, 브라질 출신 공격수 로페즈-까랑가 영입" (in Korean). osen.mt.co.kr. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. "Globo vende atacante Ricardo Lopes a clube da Coreia do Sul" (in Portuguese). nominuto.com. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. "Brazilian striker Ricardo Lopes joins Shanghai SIPG". xinhuanet.com. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  6. "Ricardo Lopes". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  7. "Brazil – Ricardo Lopes – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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