title: Cecílio Lopes
text: # Cecílio Lopes
  
  Cecílio Lopes (born 18 March 1979) is a Cape Verdean international footballer who plays as a striker for Capelle in the Dutch Topklasse.
  
  ## Career
  
  ### Club career
  
  Lopes formerly played for SBV Excelsior, FC Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Volendam and FC Zwolle.
  
  ### International career
  
  Despite being born in the Netherlands, Lopes is eligible to play for the Cape Verde national football team through his father. He received his first call up in May 2008.
  
  