Hélder Lopes (footballer)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
Hélder Lopes
Lopes with AEK Athens in 2017
Personal information
Full name Hélder Filipe Oliveira Lopes[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team 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 81 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:36, 11 Merch 2024 (UTC)

Hélder Filipe Oliveira Lopes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛldɛɾ ˈlɔpɨʃ]; born 4 January 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva as a left-back.

He made 101 Primeira Liga appearances for Beira-Mar and Paços de Ferreira before spending the majority of his professional career abroad, featuring in La Liga with Las Palmas and winning national honours at AEK Athens and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

Club career[edit]

Parma and Portugal[edit]

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]

Las Palmas[edit]

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]

AEK Athens[edit]

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 to 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]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva[edit]

In August 2021, Lopes joined Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. of the Israeli Premier League.[14] In his first season, the team won the State Cup, with him scoring the decisive strike in the penalty shootout after a 2–2 final draw with Maccabi Haifa FC.[15] On 16 July, they lifted the Super Cup, with him also on target as they won on the same method against the same adversary;[16] in between the two honours, the club exercised the option of a second year on his contract.[17]

Personal life[edit]

Lopes' twin brother, Tiago, was also a footballer and a defender.[18][19]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 22 May 2022[20][21]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
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
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Greek Football Cup, Israel State Cup
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga, Toto Cup

Honours[edit]

AEK Athens

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Hélder Lopes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Defesa Hélder Lopes é reforço por duas temporadas" [Defender Hélder Lopes is an addition for two seasons]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 July 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Meyong empata Beira-Mar a 11 minutos do final" [Meyong draws Beira-Mar 11 minutes from time]. Público (in Portuguese). 30 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ^ Frederico, Francisco (28 June 2013). "P. Ferreira: Hélder Lopes (ex-Beira Mar) por duas épocas" [P. Ferreira: Hélder Lopes (ex-Beira Mar) for two seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ^ Marques, Sara (3 January 2015). "P. Ferreira–Rio Ave, 1–2 (crónica)" [P. Ferreira–Rio Ave, 1–2 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  6. ^ "La UD Las Palmas ficha al lateral izquierdo portugués Hélder Lopes" [UD Las Palmas sign Portuguese left back Hélder Lopes] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  7. ^ Martínez de Zúñiga, Uxue (1 October 2016). "David García silencia El Sadar con un gol en el 92'" [David García silences El Sadar with 92nd-minute goal]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. ^ Tsakiris, Giorgos (21 June 2017). "Κι επίσημα στην ΑΕΚ ο Λόπες! (pic)" [Lopes at ΑΕΚ officially! (pic)] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  9. ^ Samolis, Dimitris (2 August 2017). "Την "πάτησε" όπως στο ΟΑΚΑ η ΑΕΚ, έχασε 1–0 από την ΤΣΣΚΑ" [The "pressure" was at ΟΑΚΑ, ΑΕΚ lost 1–0 to CSΚΑ] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  10. ^ Tsilis, Kostas (6 January 2018). "Ποδαρικό με… τεσσάρα για την ΑΕΚ" [Submarine down... four for AEK] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  11. ^ a b "ΑΕΚ-Λεβαδειακός 2–0: Πρωταθλήτρια εν αναμονή" [AEK-Levadiakos 2–0: Champions await] (in Greek). Onsports. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  12. ^ Tsilis, Kostas (29 September 2018). "Φόβοι για ρήξη πρόσθιου χιαστού στον Λόπες!" [Anterior cruciate rupture fears for Lopes!] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  13. ^ Tsilis, Kostas (8 January 2019). "Στην ΑΕΚ μέχρι το 2022 ο Έλντερ Λόπες" [Hélder Lopes at AEK until 2022] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  14. ^ Nachmani, Liav (24 August 2021). "הלדר לופס ינחת הלילה בישראל לקראת חתימה בהפועל ב"ש" [Hélder Lopes will land in Israel tonight in preparation for signing with Hapoel B.S.] (in Hebrew). Israel Hayom. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  15. ^ a b Halickman, Joshua (22 May 2022). "Beer Sheva captures 2022 Israel State Cup in dramatic penalty shootout over Maccabi Haifa". Sports Rabbi. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Miguel Vítor, Hélder Lopes e André Martins conquistam Supertaça de Israel" [Miguel Vítor, Hélder Lopes and André Martins conquer Israel Supercup] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  17. ^ Tuchman, Yaniv (5 June 2022). "מומשה האופציה על הלדר לופס: הפורטוגלי עשוי להמשיך בבאר שבע" [The option on Hélder Lopes has been exercised: Portuguese may continue in Be'er Sheva] (in Hebrew). Walla! Communications Ltd. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ Apostol, Eduard (19 April 2017). "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). Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  20. ^ Hélder Lopes at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  21. ^ Hélder Lopes at Soccerway

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