{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1993)}} {{Portuguese name|Lopes|de Souza}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Anderson Lopes | image = Yokohama F. Marinos - Manchester City (3-5) - 53075490955 (Anderson Lopes).jpg | caption = Lopes playing for Yokohama F. Marinos in 2023 | full_name = Anderson José Lopes de Souza | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|9|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = Recife, Brazil | height = 1.85 m | position = Forward | currentclub = Lion City Sailors | clubnumber = 18 | youthyears1 = 2006 | youthclubs1 = Sport Recife | youthyears2 = 2007 | youthclubs2 = São José | youthyears3 = 2007–2011 | youthclubs3 = Internacional | youthyears4 = 2011–2013 | youthclubs4 = Avaí | years1 = 2013 | clubs1 = Avaí | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2014 | clubs2 = → Marcílio Dias (loan) | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 2014–2018 | clubs3 = Tombense | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = → Avaí (loan) | caps4 = 70 | goals4 = 15 | years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = → Sanfrecce Hiroshima (loan) | caps6 = 39 | goals6 = 12 | years7 = 2018 | clubs7 = → FC Seoul (loan) | caps7 = 30 | goals7 = 6 | years8 = 2019–2021 | clubs8 = Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | caps8 = 63 | goals8 = 30 | years9 = 2021 | clubs9 = Wuhan FC | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 7 | years10 = 2022–2025 | clubs10 = Yokohama F. Marinos | caps10 = 119 | goals10 = 59 | years11 = 2025– | clubs11 = Lion City Sailors | caps11 = 18 | goals11 = 11 | club-update = 10 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Anderson José Lopes de Souza''' (born 15 September 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.
==Club career==
=== Avaí === Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Lopes joined Avaí's youth setup in 2011, after starting it out at Internacional.<ref>[http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/avai/noticia/2014/05/amigo-de-walter-anderson-lopes-o-orgulha-quero-fazer-diferente.html Amigo de Walter, Anderson Lopes o "orgulha": "Quero fazer diferente" (Friend of Walter, Anderson Lopes "prides" him: "I want to make it different")]; Globo Esporte, 14 May 2014 {{in lang|pt}}</ref> He made his professional debut on 29 November 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home win against Boa Esporte.<ref>[http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/brasileiro-serieb-2013/29-11-2013/avai-boa.html Na despedida da Série B, Avaí bate o Boa diante de apenas 568 torcedores (In Série B's farewell, Avaí defeats Boa in front of only 568 supporters)]; Globo Esporte, 29 November 2013 {{in lang|pt}}</ref>
==== Marcílio Dias (loan) ==== In January 2014, Lopes was loaned to Marcílio Dias. After scoring six goals in only 16 matches, he returned to Avaí, being assigned to the main squad in the second level.<ref>[http://www.clicrbs.com.br/especial/sc/radio-cbn-diario/19,1176,4451755,Avai-demonstra-interesse-no-retorno-do-atacante-Anderson-Lopes.html Avaí demonstra interesse no retorno do atacante Anderson Lopes (Avaí shows interest in forward Anderson Lopes' return)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005841/http://www.clicrbs.com.br/especial/sc/radio-cbn-diario/19,1176,4451755,Avai-demonstra-interesse-no-retorno-do-atacante-Anderson-Lopes.html |date=24 September 2015 }}; Clic RBS, 20 March 2014 {{in lang|pt}}</ref>
=== Tombense === On 17 April 2014, Lopes signed with Série C club Tombense.
==== Avaí (loan) ==== On 1 May 2014, Lopes was loaned out to his former club Avaí. On 14 May 2014, Lopes scored his first goal for his boyhood club by netting a brace in a 2–1 home win against ASA, for the season's Copa do Brasil.<ref>[http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/copa-do-brasil-2014/13-05-2014/avai-asa-arapiraca.html Anderson Lopes brilha, Avaí vira para cima do ASA e avança à terceira fase (Anderson Lopes shines, Avaí completes comeback over ASA and goes to the third round)]; Globo Esporte, 14 May 2014 {{in lang|pt}}</ref> He finished the year with 33 league appearances and four goals, also being promoted to Série A.
On 10 May 2015, Lopes made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Santos.<ref>[http://globoesporte.globo.com/sc/futebol/brasileirao-serie-a/jogo/10-05-2015/avai-santos/ Santos sai na frente, mas Avaí reage e empata na Ressacada: 1 a 1 (Santos goes ahead, but Avaí reacts and draws at Ressacada: 1–1)]; Globo Esporte, 11 May 2015 {{in lang|pt}}</ref>
==== Atlético Paranaense (loan) ==== On 8 January 2016, Lopes joined Atlético Paranaense on a season long loan. He make his debut on 28 January during the Primeira Liga match against Fluminense.
==== Sanfrecce Hiroshima (loan) ==== On 10 July 2016, Lopes moved to Japan to sign with J1 League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima on a two-years loan. He make his debut for the club in a 1–0 lost to Gamba Osaka on 30 July. Lopes then scored a brace for the club in a 4–1 win over Avispa Fukuoka on 29 October.
==== FC Seoul (loan) ==== On 12 February 2018, Lopes joined K League 1 side FC Seoul on loan. He make his debut for the club on 1 March in a goalless draw to Jeju United. Lopes scored a brace where he helped his team to a 2–1 win over Suwon Samsung Bluewings on 5 May. However, in November 2018, Lopes was removed from the matchday squad due to poor attitude where he was thrown to played for the reserves side in which he ended up leaving the club at the end of the 2018 season where he scored 6 times in 30 league appearances.<ref>{{cite news|title=[뉴스&분석]'독수리'의 FC서울, 잔류 다음은 명가 재건이다|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/11/12/2018111201410.html|publisher=Chosun Sports|date=12 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Paul Neat |title=Transfers: FC Seoul Sign Striker Aleksandar Pešić|url=http://www.kleagueunited.com/2019/02/transfers-fc-seoul-sign-striker.html |website=www.kleagueunited.com |access-date=20 March 2019|date=9 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Brazil – Anderson Lopes |url=https://www.soccerway.com/players/anderson-jose--lopes-de-souza/282851/ |website=www.soccerway.com |access-date=21 March 2019}}</ref>
===Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo=== On 1 January 2019, Lopes signed a one-year contract with J1 League side Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.<ref>https://www.consadole-sapporo.jp/news/20190147055/&xid=17259,15700021,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259&usg=ALkJrhhkdhkkfsRHzk8In1pQ87LMRfB49g{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He make his debut on 23 February in a 2–0 lost to Shonan Bellmare. On 9 March, Lopes scored four goals in one match helping his team to defeat Shimizu S-Pulse 5–2 and famously, during his celebration of scoring his first goal for the club, he misjudged the height of an advertisement board at the home stadium causing him to have a fall.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31poTBZUxXc | title=Goal celebration goes wrong as J-League striker misjudges drop behind advertising board | website=YouTube | date=10 March 2019 }}</ref> Lopes then extended his contract at the end of the season after finishing with 15 goals in 32 appearances for the club in all competition.
On 20 March 2021, Lopes scored his second career hat-trick in a 4–3 lost to Vissel Kobe.
===Wuhan FC=== On 3 July 2021, Lopes signed for Chinese Super League club Wuhan FC during the mid-transfer window of the 2021 season. He make his debut in a goalless draw to Shanghai Port on 19 July. Lopes then scored his first goal for the club against Changchun Yatai in a 2–2 draw on 31 July. He was then named captain during the match against Cangzhou Mighty Lions where he went on to scored a brace in a 4–2 win.
===Yokohama F. Marinos=== On 3 February 2022, Lopes was announced that he would transfer to J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos for the 2022 season.<ref>[https://www.f-marinos.com/news/team/3966 アンデルソン ロペス選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ] 横浜F・マリノス、2022年2月3日</ref> He made his debut with the club on 19 February where he recorded 1 goal and 1 assist in the match against Cerezo Osaka in a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/jl/20220219/1621647.html |title=加入から約2週間…途中投入で1得点1アシスト 横浜FMロペス「勝ち点3取れれば完璧なデビュー」 |publisher=サッカーキング |date=19 February 2022 |accessdate=22 February 2022}}</ref> On 19 April, Lopes make his AFC Champions League debut in a 1–0 lost to Korean club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors but he didn't take it long where he scored his first goal in the competition in a 3–0 win over Australian club Sydney FC on 25 April. Although he had been performing well since from the start of the season, he was sent off for spitting on opposing defender Daiki Miya in a match against Avispa Fukuoka in Matchweek 14. He was suspended for 6 games and fined 600,000 yen.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daily.co.jp/soccer/2022/05/24/0015327940.shtml|title=Ｊ１横浜Ｍ・ＦＷアンデルソンロペスは６試合出場停止と罰金６０万円 福岡戦で唾吐き退場処分|publisher=デイリースポーツ online|date=24 May 2022|accessdate=24 May 2022}}</ref> He ended his first season with 11 league goals, the joint most at the club and helped to win the 2022 J1 League title.
In his second season with Yokohama F. Marinos, Lopes continued where he left off in the 2022 season on the scoring charts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anderson Lopes helps Marinos solidify place atop J. League standings |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/03/soccer/lopes-brace-marinos-win/ |website=The Japan Times |language=en |date=3 July 2023}}</ref> He ended the season with 22 league goals, the joint most in the league alongside Yuya Osako in the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shimbun |first1=The Yomiuri |title=Vissel Kobe veteran Yuya Osako named J.League MVP |url=https://asianews.network/vissel-kobe-veteran-yuya-osako-named-j-league-mvp/ |website=Asia News Network |access-date=11 December 2023 |date=8 December 2023}}</ref> He was also named in the 'Best XI' for the season also helping his team to win the 2023 Japanese Super Cup.
In the 2024 season, Lopes finished the season with 24 league goals retaining his top scorer award where he notably score a hat-trick against Kashiwa Reysol on 29 May in a 4–0 win and also on 16 November in a 4–3 away win against Júbilo Iwata. He was then named in the 'Best XI' for the second time. Lopes also guided his team all the way to the 2023–24 AFC Champions League final where Yokohama F. Marinos ended up as the runners-up.
In Lopes last match for the club against rivals Yokohama FC on 5 July 2025, he scored the only goal in the match to win the three points for the club. He left the club after scoring 81 goals and providing 20 assists in 157 appearances for the club in all competition.
===Lion City Sailors=== On 17 July 2025, Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors confirmed the signing of Lopes for an undisclosed fee, with the forward signing a three-year contract receiving an annual salary of approximately $3 million which is double what he earns in Japan, even though he is the highest-paid player in the J1 League.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-17 |title=Lion City Sailors score coup with two-time J1 League top scorer Anderson Lopes |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/lion-city-sailors-score-coup-with-two-time-j1-league-top-scorer-anderson-lopes |access-date=2025-07-17 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alenkar |first=Karlos |date=2025-07-04 |title=EXCLUSIVO: Anderson Lopes decide deixar o Yokohama F. Marinos e encaminha acerto com o Lion City Sailors, de Singapura - Japão FC |url=https://japaofc.com/exclusivo-anderson-lopes-decide-deixar-o-yokohama-f-marinos-e-acerta-transferencia-para-o-lion-city-sailors-de-singapura/ |access-date=2026-01-11 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> On 22 September, he scored a brace in a 7–0 thrashing win over Tanjong Pagar United. During the AFC Champions League Two group stage fixtures against Malaysian club Selangor on 1 October, Anderson scored four goals helping LCS overcome to a 4–2 win. During the 2025–26 Singapore Cup final on 10 January 2026, Anderson scored a goal in extra time which secured a 2–0 win against Tampines Rovers which sees Lion City Sailors retaining their cup three in a row.
== Career statistics == {{Updated|1 Oct 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Copa do Brasil, Emperor's Cup, Korean FA Cup, Chinese FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes J.League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|State league{{efn|Includes Campeonato Catarinense, Campeonato Paranaense}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Avaí |2013 |Série B |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |Marcílio Dias |2014 |Campeonato Catarinense |colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||6||colspan="2"|—||16||6 |- |Tombense |2014 |Série D |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Avaí (loan) |2014 |Série B |33||4||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||36||6 |- |2015 |Série A |19||5||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||6||colspan="2"|—||33||13 |- !colspan="2"|Total !52!!9!!7!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!10!!6!! colspan="2" |—!!69!!19 |- |Atlético Paranaense (loan) |2016 |Série A |4||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1||3||0||19||2 |- |rowspan="2"|Sanfrecce Hiroshima (loan) |2016 |rowspan=2|J1 League |7||2||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||2 |- |2017 |32||10||2||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||10 |- ||FC Seoul (loan) |2018 |K League 1 |30||6||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2" |—||31||7 |- |rowspan="4"|Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |2019 |rowspan="3"|J1 League |25||9||1||0||6||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||15 |- |2020 |24||9||colspan="2"|—||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||10 |- |2021 |14||12||0||0||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||14 |- !colspan="2"|Total !63!!30!!1!!0!!11!!9!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!75!!39 |- |Wuhan FC |2021 |Chinese Super League |17||7||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||7 |- |rowspan="5"|Yokohama F. Marinos |2022 |rowspan="4"|J1 League |28||11||0||0||2||0||4{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in AFC Champions League}}||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||14 |- |2023 |34||22||0||0||5||2||3{{efn|name=ACL}}||2||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in Japanese Super Cup}}||0||43||26 |- |2024 |37||24||2||1||3||1||13{{efn|name=ACL}}||10||colspan="2"|—||0||0||55||36 |- |2025 |20||2||0||0||0||0||5{{efn|name=ACL}}||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !119!!59!!2!!1!!10!!3!!25!!18!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!157!!81 |-
|rowspan="1"|Lion City Sailors |2025–26 |rowspan="1"|Singapore Premier League |4||2||0||0||1{{efn|Appearance in Community Shield}}||0||3{{efn|1 Appearance in Shopee Cup & 2 Appearances in AFC2}}||4{{efn|4 goals in AFC2}}||colspan="2"|—||0||0||7||6 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !327!!125!!18!!7!!36!!12!!27!!22!!37!!13!!4!!0!!442!!160 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours==
=== Club ===
==== Yokohama F. Marinos ==== * J1 League: 2022<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.kanaloco.jp/sports/soccer/marinos/article-947971.html|title= J1横浜M 3年ぶりリーグ制覇 最終節で決める|access-date= 8 November 2022|work= Kanagawa Shimbun}}</ref> * Japanese Super Cup: 2023 * AFC Champions League runners-up: 2023–24
'''Lion City Sailors''' * Singapore Community Shield runner-up: 2025 * Singapore Cup: 2025–26
=== Individual === *J.League Top Scorer: 2023,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://mainichi.jp/articles/20231203/spp/000/002/017000c|title= 神戸FW大迫勇也が初のJ1得点王に Aロペスとタイトル分け合う|access-date= 3 December 2023|work= Mainichi Shimbun}}</ref> 2024<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/jl/20241208/1962452.html|title= 神戸が連覇＆2冠達成! 磐田は1年でJ2降格決定…得点王は24発アンデルソン・ロペス／J1最終節|access-date= 8 December 2024|website= Soccer King|date= 8 December 2024|language=ja}}</ref> *J.League Best XI: 2023 ,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.goal.com/jp/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9/Jleague-J1-awards-best11-20231205/blt1a54934c907098de|title= 2023年Jリーグベスト11は神戸と浦和が最多タイ4名！ 大迫勇也や西川周作ら|access-date= 5 December 2023|work= GOAL}}</ref> 2024<ref>{{cite web |url= https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/jleague/detail/?420514-420514-fl|title= 2024年のJリーグベストイレブンが決定!! 連覇神戸から最多3人、広島・G大阪・鹿島は2人ずつ|access-date= 10 December 2024|website= Gekisaka|date= 10 December 2024|language=ja}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|anderson-jose--lopes-de-souza/282851}} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222045604/http://brazilsoccer.com.br/atleta_detalhe.php?id=295 |date=dmy |title=Brazil Soccer profile {{in lang|pt}} }} *{{J.League player}} *{{K League player|20180075}}
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