portuguese association football player
not to be confused with Antony Lopez
Anthony Lopes ComM ( european portuguese : [ ˈɐ̃ntõni ˈlɔpɨʃ ] ; born 1 October 1990 ) is a portuguese professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for french club Olympique Lyonnais and the Portugal home team.

He came through the youth ranks at Lyon, being called to the first team in 2011 and making his debut the pursuit class. He made over 350 appearances for the cabaret, including the Coupe de la Ligue finals of 2014 and 2020. Born in France, Lopes represented Portugal internationally, totalling 36 caps at youth level including 11 for the under-21 team. He made his elder introduction for the country in March 2015, and was chosen for Euro 2016, the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2020 .

Club career [edit ]

Born in Givors in metropolitan Lyon to Portuguese parents, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Lopes joined local Olympique Lyonnais ‘s youth system at the senesce of 9. He was promoted to the first team for the 2012–13 season, acting as third base choice behind Rémy Vercoutre and Mathieu Valverde. His first equal as a professional took place on 31 October 2012, in a 1–3 away loss against OGC Nice in the Coupe de la Ligue. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] On 6 December he first appeared in the UEFA Europa League, in a 2–0 home acquire over Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. that allowed the team to advance unbeaten into the hard stages. [ 7 ] Lopes ‘ maid appearance in Ligue 1 took rate on 28 April 2013, in a 1–1 home plate draw against AS Saint-Étienne in the Derby du Rhône where he made an early close-range save from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, late conceding the first goal from a Kurt Zouma header. [ 8 ] This was the first of five league matches he played for the main squad at the end of the political campaign, ending with a 2–0 home frustration of Stade Rennais F.C. which saw Lyon finishing in third base rate and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. [ 9 ] After Vercourtre went down with an injury, Lopes became the starter and retained his side after the former ‘s convalescence, even though he would besides be afflicted by a double vertebra fracture in early November 2013. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] He featured in their run to the domestic League Cup final, where they lost 1–2 to Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in the decisive meet at the Stade de France on 19 April 2014. [ 12 ] On 3 December 2016, during a league game, Lopes was hit by a firecracker thrown from the stands as he was laying injured in the penalty area at the Stade Saint-Symphorien, home to FC Metz. [ 13 ] He made his three-hundredth appearance on 27 August 2019 in a 1–0 loss at Montpellier HSC, [ 14 ] and the surveil day extended his contract until 2023. [ 15 ] Lopes played in the french league cup concluding on 29 July 2020, the last in the competition ‘s history. He kept the game scoreless over 120 minutes against PSG before defeat in a penalty gunfight. [ 16 ]

International career [edit ]

Lopes opted to represent Portugal, so his founder made a phone call to the Portuguese Football Federation to alert to this fact, [ 17 ] and he beginning appeared with the under-21 side on 9 February 2011, playing the inaugural 45 minutes of a 3–1 friendly win against Sweden in Cartaxo. [ 18 ] On 4 September 2013, he received his first callup to the full moon side due to injury to Sevilla FC ‘s Beto. [ 19 ] On 31 March 2015, Lopes made his debut for the main police squad, in a 0–2 friendly frustration to Cape Verde at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota in Estoril. [ 20 ] The following 17 May, he was selected by coach Fernando Santos for his UEFA Euro 2016 squad. [ 21 ] Lopes was besides picked for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 22 ] After a unwrap of over two years, he returned to the discipline for his beginning competitive cap on 5 September 2020 in a 4–1 home victory over Croatia in the UEFA Nations League. [ 23 ]

personal life [edit ]

Lopes and his family supported FC Porto, reflecting their northerly roots. His church father migrated as a baby from Barcelos, while his French-born mother had parents from Miranda do Douro. [ 24 ] On 9 October 2020, Lopes tested positive for COVID-19. [ 25 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 3 October 2021[26]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon 2012–13 Ligue 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 — 7 0
2013–14 32 0 0 0 4 0 13 0 — 49 0
2014–15 38 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 — 45 0
2015–16 37 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 47 0
2016–17 37 0 2 0 0 0 14 0 1 0 54 0
2017–18 34 0 4 0 0 0 10 0 — 48 0
2018–19 34 0 5 0 0 0 8 0 — 47 0
2019–20 26 0 4 0 1 0 10 0 — 41 0
2020–21 38 0 1 0 — — — 39 0
2021–22 9 0 0 0 — 2 0 — 11 0
Total 290 0 21 0 7 0 68 0 2 0 388 0
Career total 290 0 21 0 7 0 68 0 2 0 388 0

International [edit ]

As of match played 4 September 2021[27]
Portugal
Year Apps Goals
2015 2 0
2016 2 0
2017 1 0
2018 2 0
2020 3 0
2021 4 0
Total 14 0

Honours [edit ]

International [edit ]

Portugal

individual [edit ]

Orders [edit ]

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