_-_53075490955_(Anderson_Lopes).jpg) Lopes playing forYokohama F. Marinos in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anderson José Lopes de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-09-15)15 September 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lion City Sailors | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2007 | São José | ||
| 2007–2011 | Internacional | ||
| 2011–2013 | Avaí | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Avaí | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | →Marcílio Dias (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2014–2018 | Tombense | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | →Avaí (loan) | 70 | (15) |
| 2016 | →Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | →Sanfrecce Hiroshima (loan) | 39 | (12) |
| 2018 | →FC Seoul (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 63 | (30) |
| 2021 | Wuhan FC | 17 | (7) |
| 2022–2025 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 119 | (59) |
| 2025– | Lion City Sailors | 4 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2025 | |||
Anderson José Lopes de Souza (born 15 September 1993) is a Brazilian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forSingapore Premier League clubLion City Sailors.
Born inRecife,Pernambuco, Lopes joinedAvaí's youth setup in 2011, after starting it out atInternacional.[1] He made his professional debut on 29 November 2013, coming on as a second-halfsubstitute in a 1–0 home win againstBoa Esporte.[2]
In January 2014, Lopes was loaned toMarcílio Dias. After scoring six goals in only 16 matches, he returned to Avaí, being assigned to the main squad in the second level.[3]
On 17 April 2014, Lopes signed withSérie C clubTombense.
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 againstASA, forthe season'sCopa do Brasil.[4] He finished the year with 33 league appearances and four goals, also being promoted toSérie A.
On 10 May 2015, Lopes made hisSérie A debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw againstSantos.[5]
On 8 January 2016, Lopes joinedAtlético Paranaense on a season long loan. He make his debut on 28 January during thePrimeira Liga match againstFluminense.
On 10 July 2016, Lopes moved to Japan to sign withJ1 League sideSanfrecce Hiroshima on a two-years loan. He make his debut for the club in a 1–0 lost toGamba Osaka on 30 July. Lopes then scored a brace for the club in a 4–1 win overAvispa Fukuoka on 29 October.
On 12 February 2018, Lopes joinedK League 1 sideFC Seoul on loan. He make his debut for the club on 1 March in a goalless draw toJeju United. Lopes scored a brace where he helped his team to a 2–1 win overSuwon 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 the2018 season where he scored 6 times in 30 league appearances.[6][7][8]
On 1 January 2019, Lopes signed a one-year contract withJ1 League sideHokkaido Consadole Sapporo.[9] He make his debut on 23 February in a 2–0 lost toShonan Bellmare. On 9 March, Lopes scored four goals in one match helping his team to defeatShimizu 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.[10] 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 toVissel Kobe.
On 3 July 2021, Lopes signed forChinese Super League clubWuhan FC during the mid-transfer window of the2021 season. He make his debut in a goalless draw toShanghai Port on 19 July. Lopes then scored his first goal for the club againstChangchun Yatai in a 2–2 draw on 31 July. He was then named captain during the match againstCangzhou Mighty Lions where he went on to scored a brace in a 4–2 win.
On 3 February 2022, Lopes was announced that he would transfer toJ1 League clubYokohama F. Marinos for the2022 season.[11] He made his debut with the club on 19 February where he recorded 1 goal and 1 assist in the match againstCerezo Osaka in a 2–2 draw.[12] On 19 April, Lopes make his AFC Champions League debut in a 1–0 lost to Korean clubJeonbuk Hyundai Motors but he didnt take it long where he scored his first goal in the competition in a 3–0 win over Australian clubSydney 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 defenderDaiki Miya in a match againstAvispa Fukuoka in Matchweek 14. He was suspended for 6 games and fined 600,000 yen.[13] He ended his first season with 11 league goals, the joint most at the club and helped to win the2022 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.[14] He ended the season with 22 league goals, the joint most in the league alongsideYuya Osako in the 2023 season.[15] He was also named in the 'Best XI' for the season also helping his team to win the2023 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 againstJúbilo Iwata. He was then named in the 'Best XI' for the second time. Lopes also guided his team all the way to the2023–24 AFC Champions League final where Yokohama F. Marinos ended up as the runners-up.
In Lopes last match for the club against rivalsYokohama 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.
On 17 July 2025,Singapore Premier League clubLion 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 theJ1 League.[16][17] On 22 September, he scored a brace in a 7–0 thrashing win overTanjong Pagar United. During theAFC Champions League Two group stage fixtures against Malaysian clubSelangor on 1 October, Anderson scored four goals helping LCS overcome to a 4–2 win. During the2025–26 Singapore Cup final on 10 January 2026, Anderson scored a goal in extra time which secured a 2–0 win againstTampines Rovers which sees Lion City Sailors retaining their cup three in a row.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | State league[c] | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Avaí | 2013 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Marcílio Dias | 2014 | Campeonato Catarinense | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 6 | — | 16 | 6 | ||||
| Tombense | 2014 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Avaí (loan) | 2014 | Série B | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2015 | Série A | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 6 | — | 33 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 9 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 6 | — | 69 | 19 | |||||
| Atlético Paranaense (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima (loan) | 2016 | J1 League | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 10 | |||||
| FC Seoul (loan) | 2018 | K League 1 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||||
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2019 | J1 League | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 32 | 15 | |||
| 2020 | 24 | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 10 | ||||||
| 2021 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 75 | 39 | |||||
| Wuhan FC | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | ||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2022 | J1 League | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 3 | — | — | 34 | 14 | ||
| 2023 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3[d] | 2 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 43 | 26 | |||
| 2024 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13[d] | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | 55 | 36 | |||
| 2025 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 3 | — | — | 25 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 119 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 18 | — | 1 | 0 | 157 | 81 | |||
| Lion City Sailors | 2025–26 | Singapore Premier League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 3[g] | 4[h] | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| Career total | 327 | 125 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 12 | 27 | 22 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 442 | 160 | ||
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