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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Tavares Spínola and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.

Irlanda Lopes
Personal information
Full name Irlanda Tavares Spínola Lopes[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Fogo, Cape Verde[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vitória de Guimarães
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Beira Baixa
2017–2018 Águias Vermelhas
2020–2022 Seven Stars
2022–2023 Torreense 3 (0)
2023–2025 Amora 39 (18)
2025– Vitória de Guimarães 2 (2)
International career‡
2018– Cape Verde 15 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 February 2025

Irlanda Tavares Spínola Lopes (born 6 October 1996), commonly known as Irlanda Lopes and is nicknamed Irlas Messi, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional II Divisão Feminino club Vitória de Guimarães and the Cape Verde national team.[2]

Club career

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In July 2021, she represented the Praia-based club in the inaugural 2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers, scoring twice to secure the club's first and only points in the competition.[3]

On 2 September 2022, Lopes returned to Portugal and signed for Liga BPI side Torreense.[4][5]

In August 2023, Irlas joined Amora in the Campeonato Nacional II Divisão Feminino.[6] On 9 September 2023, she debuted for the club in a 6–0 win over Vitória. 21 days later she scored her first goal for the club against CF Benfica.[7]

In February 2025, Vitória de Guimarães announced the signing of Lopes to strengthen the squad for the second half of the promotion phase to the league.[8][9] On 8 February 2025, She made her debut for the club in a 3–0 win over CF Benfica. The following week, she made her first start and scored twice in a 6–0 victory over U.D. Leiria.[10]

International career

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In November 2018, Lopes was called up to Cape Verde's first-ever women's national team for a friendly against Guinea-Bissau.[11] In February 2020, she was called up for the Crioulos' debut in the 2020 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup.[12] Her hat-trick on the final day of the group stage against Guinea, which included her first international goal, secured Cape Verde's spot in the semi-finals.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 February 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cape Verde 2018 1 0
2019 1 0
2020 5 3
2021 2 0
2022 1 0
2023 3 0
2025 2 0
Total 15 3

International

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Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lopes goal.
List of international goals scored by Irlanda Lopes
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 March 2020 Wusum Sports Stadium, Makeni, Sierra Leone  Guinea 1–0 3–0 2020 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
2 2–0
3 3–0

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Irlanda Lopes Profile". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Irlas Messi is Vitória Guimarães' new signing". praiafm.biz (in Portuguese). 6 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Seven Stars debuts with a draw in the African Women's Champions League". expressodasilhas.cv (in Portuguese). Expresso das Ilhas. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Irlanda Lopes is a reinforcement". torreense.com (in Portuguese). Torreense. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Cape Verdean international Irlanda Lopes will represent Torreense in the Portuguese first division". balai.cv (in Portuguese). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Transfer: Portugal Football - Irlanda Lopes will represent Amora FC". criolosports.com (in Portuguese). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Football Portugal: Irlanda Lopes scores her first goal for Amora FC". criolosports.com (in Portuguese). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Irlanda Lopes strengthens Vitória in the fight for promotion to the League". guimaraesdigital.pt (in Portuguese). 5 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Irlanda Lopes strengthens Vitória SC's attack". maisguimaraes.pt (in Portuguese). 5 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Irlanda Lopes scores twice on debut". noticiasdoberco.pt (in Portuguese). 19 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  11. ^ "FCF eager about the growth of the women's national football team". expressodasilhas.cv (in Portuguese). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Women's Football: Squad list for the WAFU Tournament announced". rtc.cv (in Portuguese). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Cape Verde defeats Guinea Conakry 3-0 and qualifies for the WAFU semi-finals". dtudo1pouco.cv (in Portuguese). DTudo1Pouco. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2025. Irlanda Lopes scores all three goals.
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