Fernando Lopes Alcântara ( ''Fernando''; born March 28, 1987, in

Salvador, Bahia Salvador (English: ''Savior'') is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine ...

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), also known as Fernando Lopes, is a Brazilian professional

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who currently plays as a central back or a

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for

Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural seaso ...

club Rangers (HKG). He is currently also the assistant coach of the club.

Personal life

Fernando Lopes has two elder brothers, Fábio Lopes and Fabrício Alcântara who are both professional footballers and have both played in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

Club career

Hong Kong

Fernando Lopes began his professional career away from his home nation in

with

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in the

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in 2009. In his short spell at the club, he helped his side win the

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and win the runners-up place in the

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Macedonia

After one season in Hong Kong he left for

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, to Macedonia, where he signed a two-year contract with

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club

FK Rabotnički FK Rabotnichki ( mk, ФК Работнички) or more commonly Rabotnički (old transliteration) and Rabotnicki is a football club that plays at the Toshe Proeski Arena in Skopje, North Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian First ...

. He helped the

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-based club secure the runners-up place in the 2009–10 First Macedonian Football League and win the runners-up place in the 2009–10 Macedonian Football Cup. He made his Macedonian First League debut on 27 September 2009 in a 1–0 loss against

FK Teteks FK Teteks ( mk, ФК Тетекс) is a football club from the city of Tetovo in North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Second League. History In 1946, there was a club from Tetovo called Šar Tetovo, and it compete ...

and scored his first goal on 16 October 2010 in a 2–0 win over

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. He scored 2 goals in 26 appearances in the 2009–10 First Macedonian Football League. He also made 5 appearances in the

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which included a 5–0 home and a 6–0 away wins over

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n side

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, a 1–0 home win over

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n side

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and a 2–0 home and a 2–0 away losses against

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club and English giants

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Back to Brazil

He moved back to Brazil in 2011 and signed a contract with

Sport Club do Recife Sport Club do Recife, (; known as Sport Recife or Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in the city of Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently plays in Série B. In football, the club has w ...

, although he didn't play any matches for the Recife-based club.

Back to Hong Kong

Later the same season, he signed a one-year contract with

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-based,

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who were newly promoted club to the Hong Kong First Division. He made his debut for the newly promoted side in a 5–0 loss against

Sun Hei SC Sun Hei Sports Club () is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Third Division. The club has a long history in playing in the top flight, but decided to self-relegate in the 2013–14 season after declining to parti ...

. He played in three league matches but couldn't help the side to avoid relegation at the end of the

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where he signed a contract with

Bangu Atlético Clube Bangu Atlético Clube, commonly known as Bangu, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the western neighbourhood of Bangu. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football le ...

. He made his

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debut on 5 February 2012 in a 2–1 loss against

Americano Futebol Clube Americano Futebol Clube, or Americano as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro, founded on June 1, 1914. They play in black and white stripes, black shorts and socks. History The ...

and scored his first goal on 15 April 2012 in a 3–0 win over

Resende Futebol Clube Resende Futebol Clube, commonly known as Resende, is a Brazilian professional football club in Resende, Rio de Janeiro. The team compete in Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league. History On June 6, 1909, ...

. He played in 8 Campeonato Carioca matches scoring 1 goal. He signed a short-term contract with Rio Verde in

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for the start of 2013, but made no appearances before moving to Rio de Janeiro and signing a six-months contract with

Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube, commonly known as Macaé, is a Brazilian professional football club in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro. The team compete in Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league. History The city's ...

in February 2013. He represented the Rio de Janeiro-based club as an unused substitute in 4 matches.

Malta

In August 2013, he returned to Europe, this time to

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, where he signed a one-year contract with

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-based Tarxien Rainbows F.C. He made his

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debut on 18 August 2013 in a 1–0 loss against

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and scored his first goal on 22 February 2014 in a 1–1 draw against

Vittoriosa Stars F.C. Vittoriosa Stars Football Club are a Maltese Association football, football club from the seaside town of Birgu, which currently plays in the Maltese Challenge League. They were founded in 1906. History Vittoriosa were promoted to the Maltese Pre ...

He played in 26 league matches, scoring one goal, and in one

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match on 21 January 2014 in a 0–0 draw against

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which his side later lost on penalties.

Oman

In July 2014, he signed a one-year contract with

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-based

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i club

Dhofar S.C.S.C. Dhofar Sports, Cultural and Social Club ( ar, نادي ظفار الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي; commonly known as Dhofar Club, nicknamed locally as ''Al-Zaeem'', or "The Leader(s)" because of their great success, or just plainl ...

Soon after his arrival he helped his to club to win the 2014

Baniyas SC International Tournament Baniyas ( ar, بَانِيَاس ') is a Mediterranean coastal city in Tartous Governorate, northwestern Syria, located south of Latakia (ancient Laodicea) and north of Tartous (ancient Tortosa). It is known for its citrus fruit orchards an ...

as his side won the finals 1–0 against Al-Hidd SCC of

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, hence helping to win their first title of the 2014–15 season. He made his

Oman Professional League The Oman Professional League ( ar, دوري المحترفين عمان; known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Omantel Elite League, is the top division of the Oman Football Association, an ...

debut and scored his first goal on 12 September 2014 in a 1–1 draw against Al-Khaboora SC. He also made his

Sultan Qaboos Cup The Sultan Qaboos Cup ( ar, كأس السلطان قابوس), also known as the HM's Cup, is Oman's premier knockout tournament for men's football. It was officially created in 1972 and the champions of that edition were Al-Ahli. Shortly known a ...

debut on 3 December 2014 in a 2–0 win over Madha SC in the Round of 32. He also made his

Oman Professional League Cup The Oman Professional League Cup ( ar, كأس دوري المحترفين عمان) (known as the ''Mazda Professional Cup'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Oman Federation Cup, is an Omani football competition. The first edition ...

debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 13 November 2014 in a 4–0 win over

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. He scored 5 goals in 23 appearances in the 2014–15 Oman Professional League. He also scored 1 goal in 8 appearances in the

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Jordan

He spent the first part of the 2015–16 season with Jordanian Premier League side

Al-Ramtha Al-Ramtha Sports Club ( ar, نادي الرمثا الرياضي) is a Jordanian professional football club based in Ar Ramtha, Jordan. Abdel-Halim Samara, was the president of the club (from 1967 to 2018), is considered to be the oldest club pr ...

Third return to Brazil

In February 2016, he returned again to Brazil, signing for

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side

Treze Futebol Clube Treze Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Campina Grande in Paraíba, founded on September 7, 1925. Historically, the club has competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times. Recently, the club has competed only in ...

. He made his debut on 6 March in a 1–1 with

Sousa Esporte Clube Sousa Esporte Clube, commonly known as Sousa, is a Brazilian football team based in Sousa, Paraíba state. They competed in the Série C and in the Copa do Brasil three times. Sousa is currently ranked fourth among Paraíba teams in CBF's nati ...

. He went on to make 17 Campeonato Paraibano appearances over two seasons. On 12 May 2017, he left Treze to sign for CS Sergipe, joining up with former coach Marcelo Vilar to play in

2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 68 clubs. The competition started on 21 May and ended on 10 September 2017. Atlético Acreano, Globo, Juazeirense and Operário Ferroviário qu ...

. He made his debut on 21 May in a 2–1 defeat to

Jacobina Esporte Clube Jacobina is a city in the Centro Norte Baiano mesoregion of Bahia. It was founded July 28, 1722 and the population is 80,635. The town is surrounded by mountains, hills, lakes, rivers, springs, and waterfalls. Located in the northwest region of ...

Third return to Hong Kong

In the summer of 2018, Fernando Lopes returned once again to Hong Kong. It was confirmed in September by Rangers (HKG) Director of Football Philip Lee that he had joined the club. After playing for Eastern District in the 2019–20 season, it was announced on 14 October 2020 that Fernando would return to Rangers.

International career

In December 2021, it was reported that Fernando had received a Hong Kong passport. However, he is not eligible to play for

internationally.

Career statistics

Club

''As at 21 May 2017.

References

External links

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at HKFA {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopes, Fernando 1987 births Living people Footballers from Salvador, Bahia Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders South China AA players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong First Division League players FK Rabotnički players Bangu Atlético Clube players Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players Tarxien Rainbows F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Treze Futebol Clube players Club Sportivo Sergipe players