Diego Hipólito da Silva Lopes (born 3 May 1994), known as Diego Lopes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Hipólito da Silva Lopes | ||
Date of birth | (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lion City Sailors FC | ||
Number | 10 | ||
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) |
2015–2018 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 22 | (0) |
2016 | → América Mineiro (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Panetolikos (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2018–2021 | Rio Ave | 72 | (11) |
2021– | Lion City Sailors | 19 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11.48 , 3 May 2021 (UTC) |
Born in São Paulo, Lopes arrived in Portugal in December 2008, after a short spell at Palmeiras and joined Benfica.[1] Rated by Rui Costa, as a top prospect, he helped the Lisbon-side, win their first Under-15 Championship since 1988–89.[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]
In January 2017, Lopes was loaned for a third time, joining Panetolikos in the Superleague Greece for 18 months.[15] Panetolikos and Lopes parted ways on 13 January 2018.[16] Three days later, he rejoined Rio Ave on a five-year contract.[17]
On 20 January 2021, Lopes signed with Singapore club Lion City Sailors F.C. for a Singapore record transfer fee of S$2.9m (€1.8m).[18]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rio Ave (loan) | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | |
Rio Ave | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
2014–15 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 49 | 9 | ||
Total | 59 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 87 | 9 | ||
Benfica | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kayserispor (loan) | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 22 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||
América Mineiro (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Panetolikos (loan) | 2016–17 | Superleague | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
Total | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
Rio Ave | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
Total | 72 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 14 | ||
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2021 | Singapore Premier League | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
2022 | Singapore Premier League | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 9 | |
Total | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 15 | ||
Career Total | 238 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 296 | 30 |