Roberto Lopes
#4 · Defender · age 33
Discovered via online ancestry research; nicknamed 'Pico'.
Club
Shamrock Rovers
Ireland · League of Ireland Premier Division
Caps
40
Intl goals
2
65
WC26 rating
low confidence limited data · estimated
- Recent form
- 42
- Career peak
- 42
- League level
- 68
- Competition pedigree
- 30
- International pedigree
- 80
- Longevity
- 36
Independent rating — league strength (Opta-anchored) × competition tier × position-normalized output. Thin data: leans on league tier, caps and FC26 prior. Not affiliated with EA or FIFA.
Pico is the centre-back partnership beside Stopira — slower than the modern Premier League standard but a positional defender who reads the game two beats ahead.
Strengths
- aerial dominance
- leadership at set pieces
- communication
Recent form
Shamrock Rovers captain through 2025-26; full qualifying campaign for Cape Verde.
His call-up story — a federation literally finding him via heritage research — has become one of the defining anecdotes of Cape Verde's rise.