Cecílio Lopes

Cape Verdean footballer

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Cecílio Lopes
Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-03-18) 18 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2005	Excelsior	101	(27)
2005–2007	Dordrecht	58	(35)
2007–2010	Heerenveen	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	9	(2)
2008	→ Volendam (loan)	4	(0)
2009	→ Dordrecht (loan)	17	(12)
2009–2010	→ Zwolle (loan)	27	(8)
2010–2012	Dordrecht	62	(25)
2014–	Capelle	13	(3)
International career^‡
2008	Cape Verde	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 12 July 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Cecílio Lopes (born 18 March 1979) is a Cape Verdean international footballer who plays as a striker for Capelle in the Dutch Topklasse.^[1]

Career

Club career

Lopes formerly played for SBV Excelsior, FC Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Volendam and FC Zwolle.

International career

Despite being born in the Netherlands, Lopes is eligible to play for the Cape Verde national football team through his father. He received his first call up in May 2008.^[2]

References

^ Soccerway profile (Dutch).
^ "Foreign contingent boost Cape Verde". FIFA. 2008-05-21. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-21.