Odaïr Fortes
"This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Fortes." Odaïr Júnior Lopes Fortes (born 31 March 1987) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Régional 1 club Reims Saint-Anne and the Cape Verde national team. Career. Fortes was born in Praia to four brothers and sisters, he immigrated to the neighbourhood of Moulin-Vert in Vitry-sur-Seine in the Paris area in 2004. His first French club was UJA Alfortville where he spent three seasons first in  the Paris-Île-de-France Division d'Honneur in 2007 and then CFA2 in 2008 he moved to Stade de Reims, in his first season, he played 23 matches in Ligue 2 and the club was relegated to the National level. In the 2009–10 season, he scored two goals in the first seven matches and Reims finished 2nd and returned to Ligue 2 in the following season, the club finished second in the 2011–12 season and participated into Ligue 1. On 13 September 2017, Fortes signed for Indian Super League franchise NorthEast United. Managing to get only two starts in the  team, he remained out of touch and was on the bench for most of the season. He was released by the club in the winter transfer window. On 29 October 2019, Reims Sainte-Anne confirmed, that Fortes had joined the Régional 1 club. International career. He represented the national team at 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.