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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsItuano2012Paulista—10———10Gurupi2013Série D910020——111Globo2014Série D107231600——3323Fortaleza (loan)2014Série C200000——–20Jeju United (loan)2015K League Classic3311—30——3611Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2016K League Classic3513–301230050162017K League Classic224—00——36112018K League Classic3113—3084—42172019K League 13611—1071—4412Total12441—702780015849Shanghai SIPG2020Chinese Super League175—1061—2462021Chinese Super League144—0000—144Total319—1061—3810JEF United Chiba2022J2 League100—00——100Vorskla Poltava2022–23Ukrainian Premier League70—00——70Suwon FC2023K League 1143———21164Busan IPark2024K League 2140—10——150Lamphun Warriors2024–25Thai League 182—00—0082Career total262742417131033921353115
Honours Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors K League 1: 2017, 2018, 2019 AFC Champions League: 2016
Individual K League 1 Best XI: 2016, 2018
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