Hélder Filipe Oliveira Lopes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛɫðɛɾ ˈlɔpɨʃ]; born 4 January 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva as a left-back.
![]() Lopes with AEK Athens in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hélder Filipe Oliveira Lopes[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 33)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2005 | Coimbrões | ||
2005–2006 | Padroense | ||
2006–2008 | Candal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
2009 | Mirandela | 7 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Oliveira Douro | 18 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Espinho | 28 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Tondela | 28 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Beira-Mar | 21 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Paços Ferreira | 80 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Las Palmas | 15 | (0) |
2017–2021 | AEK Athens | 77 | (3) |
2021– | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 32 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:26, 6 October 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Lopes spent his youth career at SC Coimbrões, Padroense F.C. and CD Candal, graduating from the latter in 2008. In that summer he moved abroad, joining Parma F.C. but failing to make a single appearance for the club.
Returning to his homeland in January 2009, Lopes made his senior debut with SC Mirandela by starting in a 1–1 Segunda Divisão home draw against SC Maria da Fonte. He subsequently represented C.F. Oliveira do Douro, S.C. Espinho and C.D. Tondela, all in the lower leagues; with the latter team, he achieved promotion to the Segunda Liga.
Lopes signed a two-year deal with Primeira Liga side S.C. Beira-Mar on 5 July 2012.[2] He made his professional debut on 30 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rúben Ribeiro in a 1–1 home draw with Vitória de Setúbal.[3]
On 28 June 2013, Lopes was transferred to F.C. Paços de Ferreira also in the top tier.[4] He scored his first goal as a professional on 3 January 2015, in a 1–2 home loss to Rio Ave FC.[5]
On 31 May 2016, Lopes agreed to a two-year contract with La Liga club UD Las Palmas.[6] His competitive debut took place on 1 October, as he started and played 69 minutes in a 2–2 draw at CA Osasuna.[7]
On 21 June 2017, free agent Lopes signed a two-year deal at AEK Athens FC.[8] He made his official debut on 2 August, in a 1–0 away defeat against PFC CSKA Moscow in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.[9]
Lopes scored his first goal for the team on 6 January 2018, in a 4–1 victory over against Panetolikos F.C. after an assist from Masoud Shojaei.[10] He appeared in 31 matches in all competitions in his first season, helping the club win its first Super League Greece since 1994.[11]
On 29 September 2018, in an away fixture against OFI Crete FC, Lopes suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[12] On 8 January 2019, he agreed to a contract extension until the summer of 2022.[13]
In August 2021, Lopes joined Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. of the Israeli Premier League.[14]
Lopes' twin brother, Tiago, was also a footballer and a defender.[15][16]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Beira-Mar | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
Paços Ferreira | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
2014–15 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |||
2015–16 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
Total | 80 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 3 | ||
Las Palmas | 2016–17 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
AEK Athens | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 77 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 18 | 0 | 110 | 4 | |||
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
Career total | 221 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 277 | 8 |
AEK Athens
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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