Joseph Lopy
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| Full name | Joseph Romeric Lopy | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1992 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Boutoupa, Senegal | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Angers | |||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Diambars | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Sochaux II | 24 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Sochaux | 56 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Boulogne | 21 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Clermont | 52 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Orléans | 74 | (11) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Sochaux | 51 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Sochaux II | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Nîmes | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Angers | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Senegal U-23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020– | Senegal | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:50, 2 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020 | ||||||||||||||
Joseph Romeric Lopy (born 15 March 1992) is a Senegalese professional
Club career
Born in Boutoupa, Lopy is a product of Diambars. He signed a trainee contract with Sochaux, and signed a professional contract with the Ligue 1 club in 2012.[1] After five years with the Montbéliard side, his contract was not extended, and he signed with Boulogne of the Championnat National.[2]
On 25 January 2023, Lopy joined Nîmes in Ligue 2 for a season.[3][4] At the end of the season with Nîmes, Joseph Lopy remains in Ligue 2. He joined Angers SCO in July 2023 by signing a contract which covers two seasons.[5]
International career
Lopy made his Senegal national team debut on 9 October 2020 in a friendly against Morocco.[6]
He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.[7][8]
Lopy was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the tournament.[9]
Honours
Senegal
Individual
References
- ^ "Joseph Romeric Lopy, Fc Sochaux: "Le travail qu'on fait à Diambars équivaut à ce qui se fait en Europe"". leral.net (in French). 23 June 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- La Voix du Nord(in French). 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Agbenou, Mensah; AfrikPage (26 January 2023). "Senegal's Joseph Lopy joins Nîmes Olympique". AfrikPage. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "MERCATO : JOSEPH LOPY SIGNE AU NÎMES OLYMPIQUE" (in French). Nîmes Olympique. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "France-Joseph Lopy signs two years in Angers SCO". AfrikPage. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Morocco v Senegal game report". ESPN. 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Cisse unveils Senegal squad, hopes for elusive TotalEnergies AFCON title". Confederation of African Football. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Senegal 0-0 Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
External links
- Joseph Romeric Lopy at foot-national.com
- Joseph Lopy at FootballDatabase.eu
- Joseph Lopy – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
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