André Filipe Sousa Dias Pedro Lopes (born 2 November 2001), known as just André Lopes, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Porto B.

Club career

On the 27 November 2021, as a COVID-hit

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were forced to name a team of just nine players for the

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home game against Benfica, João Monteiro made his professional debut, starting the game as a left-back. The encounter led to a 7–0 lead for Benfica at half time, before the game was eventually stopped during the break, as João Monteiro was injured. On 1 August 2022, Lopes signed with

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, where he was assigned to the Under-23 squad. He was first called up to Mafra's senior squad for the game against

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on 13 February 2023.

Personal life

Lopes is the son of the retired Portuguese football goalkeeper Paulo Lopes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopes, André 2001 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football fullbacks B-SAD players C.D. Mafra players FC Porto B players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen