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is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Fortes.'' Odaïr Júnior Lopes Fortes (born 31 March 1987) is a Cape Verdean professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club Reims Saint-Anne and the Cape Verde national team.

Career

Fortes was born in Praia to four brothers and sisters, he immigrated to the neighbourhood of Moulin-Vert in

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in the Paris area in 2004. His first French club was UJA Alfortville where he spent three seasons first in the Paris-Île-de-France Division d'Honneur in 2007 and then CFA2 in 2008 he moved to

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, in his first season, he played 23 matches in Ligue 2 and the club was relegated to the National level. In the 2009–10 season, he scored two goals in the first seven matches and Reims finished 2nd and returned to Ligue 2 in the following season, the club finished second in the 2011–12 season and participated into Ligue 1. On 13 September 2017, Fortes signed for

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franchise

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. Managing to get only two starts in the team, he remained out of touch and was on the bench for most of the season. He was released by the club in the winter transfer window. On 29 October 2019,

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confirmed that Fortes had joined the

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International career

He represented the national team at

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International goals

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