Marcos Paulo Mesquita "Rony" Lopes (born 28 December 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for French club OGC Nice on loan from Sevilla FC.
Lopes played youth football for S.L. Benfica from ages 10–15, signing for Manchester City in 2011. On 5 August, he was promoted to the first team. On 28 August 2015, Lopes joined Ligue 1 side AS Monaco FC for £9 million. On 14 August 2019, Lopes signed a five-year contract at Sevilla FC 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 OGC Nice on a season-long loan deal with option to buy.
Lopes chose to represent Portugal internationally, winning caps at every youth level. Lopes was named in a preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but did not make the final cut. |
