Winilson Lopes

Winilson Lopes
Personal information
Full name Winilson Menezes Jordão Dias Sousa Lopes
Date of birth (2007-03-28) 28 March 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Sporting CP U19
Number 7
Youth career
2017–2018 ADCEO
2018– Sporting CP
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– São Tomé and Príncipe 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:29, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

Winilson Menezes Jordão Dias Sousa Lopes (born 29 March 2007) is a Santomean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sporting CP U19s and the São Tomé and Príncipe national team.

Club career

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Lopes is a youth product of ADCEO and Sporting CP, having helped the U15s win a championship.[1] On 17 June 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting.[2]

International career

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Lopes was called up to the São Tomé and Príncipe national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2025.[2] He debuted in a 3–2 loss to Equatorial Guinea on 4 September 2025.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sporting sagra-se campeão nacional de futebol de sub-15". Sportinforma.
  2. ^ a b "Winilson Lopes assina contrato com o Sporting e quer ser o próximo Edwards: «Identifico-me com ele»". www.record.pt.
  3. ^ "Cabo Verde mais perto do sonho, Angola, Guiné-Bissau e São Tomé com sortes diferentes". A Bola. 4 September 2025.
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