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Place of birth
  
Belem, Brazil

Name
  
Rony Lopes

Career start
  
2013

2003–2006
  
AD Poiares

Weight
  
68 kg


Number
  
25

Height
  
1.75 m

Role
  
Footballer

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Full name
  
Marcos Paulo Mesquita Lopes

Date of birth
  
(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 20)

Current team
  
AS Monaco FC (#25 / Midfielder)

Profiles


Playing position
  
Attacking midfielder

Parents
  
Marcos Lopes, Luiza Lopes

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Marcos Paulo Mesquita "Rony" Lopes (born 28 December 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club AS Monaco FC.

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Early life

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Born in Belém, Pará, Brazil to a Brazilian father and an Angolan-born Portuguese mother, Lopes moved to Portugal at the age of four.

Manchester City

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Lopes played youth football for S.L. Benfica from ages 10–15, signing for Manchester City in 2011. He was a surprise addition to the first team's pre-season the following year, but had to wait until 7 January 2013 to make his competitive debut, when he came as an 88th-minute substitute for David Silva in a FA Cup third-round tie against Watford and scored the final goal in the 3–0 win, which made him the youngest ever goalscorer for the club at the age of 17 years and 9 days.

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Lopes was a regular for City's Elite Development Squad in the 2012–13 season, and went on to claim the inaugural Academy Player of the Year award after winning a public vote. He was included in the team that featured in the first match of the UEFA Youth League, netting twice in a 4–1 success at FC Viktoria Plzeň and adding a hat-trick in the 6–0 home victory over FC Bayern Munich.

On 21 January 2014, Lopes started against West Ham United in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Football League Cup. In the game, he assisted Sergio Agüero and Álvaro Negredo to a goal each, in a 3–0 away win (9–0 on aggregate).

On 7 July 2014, Lopes was loaned to Lille OSC until the end of the campaign. His maiden appearance in Ligue 1 occurred on 9 August, in a goalless home draw against FC Metz, and he scored his first goal on 14 September in a 2–0 win over FC Nantes also at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

Lopes was included in City's squad for their pre-season tour in Australia. On 5 August, he was promoted to the first team alongside Jason Denayer and Kelechi Iheanacho.

Monaco

On 28 August 2015, Lopes joined Ligue 1 side AS Monaco FC for £9 million, sharing teams with a host of compatriots including manager Leonardo Jardim. In early January 2016, he was loaned again to Lille until June.

In July 2016, still owned by Monaco, Lopes re-signed at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy for one season. He scored a brace in the league opener, but in a 2–3 away loss against FC Metz.

On 16 September 2017, Lopes scored his first competitive goal for Monaco when he opened the scoring in a 3–0 league home win over RC Strasbourg Alsace.

International career

Lopes chose to represent Portugal internationally, gaining caps at every youth level. He appeared with the under-20 side at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing all matches in New Zealand and helping his country reach the quarter-finals.

On 5 January 2014, still aged 18, he made his debut with the under-21s, playing roughly 20 minutes in a 2–0 win against Macedonia for the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.

Club statistics

As of 17 September 2017

Club

Manchester City
  • Football League Cup: 2013–14
  • Country

    Portugal
  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship: Runner-up 2014
  • References

    Rony Lopes Wikipedia