David Lopes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Júnior Lopes | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Maringá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–2000 | Adap Galo Maringá | ||
| 2000–2002 | Atl. Paranaense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Atl. Paranaense | ||
| 2003–2004 | Porto B | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Iraty | 7 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | NK Osijek | 35 | (0) |
| 2008 | Terek Grozny | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Córdoba | 13 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Universitatea Craiova | 15 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Chivas USA | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 17 | (0) |
| 2016 | Maringá | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Comercial | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | União de Rondonópolis | ||
| Total | 120 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2019 | |||
David Júnior Lopes (born 19 July 1982) is a Brazilian former football defender.
Career
[edit]David Júnior Lopes began his career in the youth ranks of Adap Galo Maringá Football Club and Clube Atlético Paranaense. He made his professional debut with Atlético Paranaense during the 2002/03 season. At mid season he signed with Portugal's F.C. Porto and was assigned to the B team.
After two years in Portugal, he returned to Brazil signing with Iraty SC. During the winter transfer period he returned to Europe signing with Croatian club NK Osijek. He was a regular for Osijek appearing in 35 league matches in his eighteen months at the club.
In 2008, he joined Russian league club FC Terek Grozny, participating in 14 matches with the club. During the winter transfer period he was again on the move, this time joining Spanish Second Division side Córdoba CF.[1] He made his debut against Villarreal CF B scoring a goal in the match. At the end of the season he left the club and signed with Universitatea Craiova in Romania.
After one season in Romania the Brazilian defender signed with Chivas USA of Major League Soccer during the latter part of the 2011 season.[2] He was traded to LA Galaxy on 10 April 2012 in exchange for Paolo Cardozo.[3]
Lopes was released by Los Angeles at the end of the 2013 MLS season.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Los Angeles Galaxy[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "El Córdoba ficha al defensa brasileño David Júnior Lopes del Terek ruso" (in Spanish). AS.com. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Lopes making adjustment to life at Chivas". Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "LA Galaxy Acquire David Junior Lopes From Chivas USA | LA Galaxy". Archived from the original on 13 April 2012.
- ^ "News". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ David Lopes at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Profile at Sportbox.ru [permanent dead link]
- David Lopes at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- David Lopes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- David Lopes at BDFutbol
- David Lopes at WorldFootball.net
- David Lopes at Major League Soccer