Leonardo Adelino da Silva Lopes (born 30 November 1998) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Peterborough United

Lopes joined the

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academy in 2013 when he was 14 years old. He previously played at youth level for the Powerleague Colts, when he was 13 in 2012. Lopes signed a senior contract on 10 March 2015 along with four other graduates (

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, Jack Friend, Jonny Edwards and

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). He made his senior debut in a 4–3 victory against

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on 25 April 2015. He scored his first goal for Peterborough in a 3–1

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loss against

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on 23 August 2016. He scored his first league goals when he scored twice in a 4–2 win over

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on 22 April 2017.

Wigan Athletic

It was announced on 5 June 2018 that Lopes had completed a transfer to

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for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £1.5 million. On 31 January 2019, after making just 3 appearances for Wigan in all competitions, he joined

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side Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season. At Gillingham he scored once in a 4–2 win over

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Hull City

On 8 August 2019, Lopes joined fellow Championship club

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for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. Lopes made his first appearance for Hull City in the First round of the

in the 0–3 away win against

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 14 February 2020 when he opened the scoring in a 4–4 draw against

Cercle Brugge

On 10 September 2020, Lopes joined Belgian club

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for an undisclosed fee.

Gent

On 13 December 2024, Lopes signed a three and a half-year contract with

International career

Lopes has represented Portugal at under-20 level, making his debut in March 2018, in a 1–0 loss to Germany U20 in a

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match.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopes, Leonardo 1998 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Black Portuguese sportspeople Men's association football midfielders Peterborough United F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players KAA Gent players English Football League players Belgian Pro League players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen