Manuel Alberto "Né" Cunha Lopes (born 29 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.

Né Lopes
Personal information
Full name Manuel Alberto Cunha Lopes
Date of birth (2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Torreense
Number 4
Youth career
2010–2015 Braga
2015–2019 Gil Vicente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Gil Vicente 10 (0)
2019–2020Leça (loan) 11 (0)
2020–2021Espinho (loan) 19 (2)
2021–2022Felgueiras (loan) 22 (2)
2024– Torreense 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Career

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Lopes is a youth product of Braga and Gil Vicente. He began his senior career on loan with Leça in the Campeonato de Portugal for the 2019-20 season.[1] On 7 October 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Gil Vicente.[2] For the 2020-21 season, he went to Espinho in the Liga 3, and returned on loan to the league the following season with Felgueiras.[3] He made his professional debut with Gil Vicente in a 3–1 Primeira Liga loss to Benfica on 13 November 2022.[4]

On 1 February 2024, Lopes joined Liga Portugal 2 Torreense.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Henriques, Eduardo (18 March 2022). ""Rubrica da Liga 3" com Manuel Lopes".
  2. ^ "Né Lopes assina contrato profissional no Gil Vicente!". 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ Felgueiras, Semanário de (10 August 2021). "Né Lopes do Gil Vicente emprestado ao FC Felgueiras". Semanário de Felgueiras.
  4. ^ "Gil Vicente perde na Luz com o líder Benfica". O Minho. 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Né Lopes reforça o Torreense" [Né Lopes reinforces Torreense] (in European Portuguese). S.C.U. Torreense. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Né Lopes transferido para o SCU Torreense" [Né Lopes transferred to SCU Torreense] (in European Portuguese). Gil Vicente F.C. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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