# Ricardo Lopes (footballer, born 1990)

Ricardo Lopes Pereira or simply Ricardo Lopes (born 28 October 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Lamphun Warriors .

## Career

Ricardo Lopes Pereira started his career with regional lower league side Ituano where he made 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 joined a national league club in Gurupi, who were playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D before having spells at Globo and Campeonato Brasileiro Série 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 attracted 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. He joined J2 League club JEF United Chiba on 15 July 2022. 31 January 2023 Lopes joined the Ukrainian club Vorskla Poltava, and from 23 June the same year he returned to Korean football when he joined Suwon FC.
On 8 January 2024, Lopes signed with K League 2 club Busan IPark.

## Career statistics

    As of 9 December 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ituano | 2012 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Gurupi | 2013 | Série D | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 |
| Globo | 2014 | Série D | 10 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 23 |
| Fortaleza (loan) | 2014 | Série C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Jeju United (loan) | 2015 | K League Classic | 33 | 11 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 11 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2016 | K League Classic | 35 | 13 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2017 | K League Classic | 22 | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 11 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2018 | K League Classic | 31 | 13 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 42 | 17 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2019 | K League 1 | 36 | 11 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 44 | 12 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Total | Total | 124 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 49 |
| Shanghai SIPG | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 24 | 6 |
| Shanghai SIPG | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 4 |
| Shanghai SIPG | Total | Total | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 10 |
| JEF United Chiba | 2022 | J2 League | 10 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| Vorskla Poltava | 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 7 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| Suwon FC | 2023 | K League 1 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 240 | 72 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 330 | 113 |
* ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
* ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Tocantinense
* ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Potiguar
* ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Cearense
* ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

## Honours

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
* K League 1: 2017, 2018, 2019
* AFC Champions League: 2016
Individual
* K League 1 Best XI: 2016, 2018