Ricardo Lopes

Ricardo Lopes Pereira or simply Ricardo Lopes (born 28 October 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.

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. The following season he would join a national league club in Gurupi, who were playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie D before having spells at Globo and Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C club Fortaleza in the 2014 league season. 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. 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. On 15 February 2020, Ricardo Lopes joined top tier Chinese football club Shanghai SIPG.