Marcos Lopes

Club career Manchester City Lopes played youth football for Benfica from ages 10 to 15, signing for Manchester City in 2011. He was a surprise addition to the first team's pre-season the following year, but had to wait until 7 January 2013 to make his competitive debut, when he came as an 88th-minute substitute for David Silva in a FA Cup third-round tie against Watford and scored the final goal in the 3–0 win, which made him the youngest ever scorer for the club at the age of 17 years and 9 days.

Lopes was a regular for City's Elite Development Squad in the 2012–13 season, and went on to claim the inaugural Academy Player of the Year award after winning a public vote. He was included in the team that featured in the first match of the UEFA Youth League, netting twice in a 4–1 victory at Viktoria Plzeň. He added a hat-trick in the 6–0 home rout of Bayern Munich.

On 21 January 2014, Lopes started against West Ham United in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Football League Cup. In the game, he assisted Sergio Agüero and Álvaro Negredo to a goal each, in a 3–0 away win (9–0 on aggregate).

On 7 July 2014, Lopes was loaned to Lille until the end of the campaign. His maiden appearance in Ligue 1 occurred on 9 August, in a goalless home draw against Metz. He scored his first goal on 14 September, in a 2–0 victory over Nantes also at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

Lopes was included in City's squad for their pre-season tour in Australia. On 5 August, he was promoted to the first team alongside Jason Denayer and Kelechi Iheanacho.

Monaco On 28 August 2015, Lopes joined Ligue 1 side Monaco for £9 million, sharing teams with a host of compatriots including manager Leonardo Jardim. In early January 2016, he was loaned again to Lille until June.

In July 2016, still owned by Monaco, Lopes re-signed at Lille for one season. He scored a brace in the league opener, but in a 3–2 away loss against Metz.

Lopes scored his first competitive goal for the club on 16 September 2017, when he opened a 3–0 league home defeat of Strasbourg. He started for the first time in the UEFA Champions League on 1 November, and scored in the 1–1 group stage away draw with Beşiktaş.

Sevilla On 14 August 2019, Lopes signed a five-year contract at Sevilla of the Spanish La Liga in part exchange for Wissam Ben Yedder. In his first season, he appeared in only 14 official matches.

On 29 July 2020, Lopes joined Nice on a season-long loan deal with option to buy. On 16 August 2021, in a similar move, he signed with Olympiacos. He scored his first goal for the latter club on 4 December, in a 3–1 away win against OFI.

Lopes served another loan in the 2022–23 campaign, at Troyes in the French top division.

Braga On 2 August 2023, Lopes signed for Primeira Liga club Braga on a three-year contract and a free transfer, potentially rising to €500,000 depending on clauses being met. He scored his first goal in the competition on 9 September, opening the 3–2 away victory over Moreirense.

Later career On 16 August 2024, having cut his ties to Braga, who remained entitled to 10% of any future transfer, Lopes agreed to a two-year deal with Turkish Süper Lig's Alanyaspor. In the following transfer window, he returned to Portugal on a five-month loan at Farense.

Lopes remained in the Portuguese top tier for 2025–26, signing a three-year contract with Tondela.

International career Lopes chose to represent Portugal internationally, winning caps at every youth level.

On 5 January 2014, still aged 18, Lopes made his debut with the under-21s, playing roughly 20 minutes in a 2–0 win over Macedonia for the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. He first appeared with the full side on 14 November 2017, replacing Gonçalo Guedes late in the second half of a 1–1 friendly draw against the United States.

Lopes was named in a preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but did not make the final cut.

Career statistics Club

Honours Manchester City Football League Cup: 2013–14

Braga Taça da Liga: 2023–24

Portugal U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2014