Joseph Lopy

	Lopy in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Romeric Lopy
Date of birth	15 March 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Boutoupa, Senegal
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2008–2011	Diambars
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2015	Sochaux II
2011–2015	Sochaux
2015–2016	Boulogne
2016–2018	Clermont
2018–2020	Orléans
2020–2023	Sochaux
2022–2023	Sochaux II
2023	Nîmes
2023–2025	Angers
2024–2025	Angers II
2025	Pau
International career‡
2011	Senegal U-23
2020–	Senegal
Medal record
Representing Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Representing Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2020
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Joseph Romeric Lopy (born 15 March 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Boutoupa, Lopy is a product of Diambars. He signed a trainee contract with Sochaux, and signed a professional contract with the Ligue 1 club in 2012.^[1] After five years with the Montbéliard side, his contract was not extended, and he signed with Boulogne of the Championnat National.^[2]

On 25 January 2023, Lopy joined Nîmes in Ligue 2 for a season.^[3]^[4] At the end of the season with Nîmes, Joseph Lopy remains in Ligue 2. He joined Angers SCO in July 2023 by signing a contract which covers two seasons.^[5]

International career

Lopy made his Senegal national team debut on 9 October 2020 in a friendly against Morocco.^[6]

He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.^[7]^[8]

Lopy was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the tournament.^[9]

Honours

Senegal

Africa Cup of Nations: 2021^[10]

Individual

Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022^[9]

References

^ "Joseph Romeric Lopy, Fc Sochaux: "Le travail qu'on fait à Diambars équivaut à ce qui se fait en Europe"". leral.net (in French). 23 June 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ "Foot - USBCO : pour Joseph Lopy " ne pas jouer l'accession serait un manque d'ambition "". La Voix du Nord (in French). 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
^ Agbenou, Mensah; AfrikPage (26 January 2023). "Senegal's Joseph Lopy joins Nîmes Olympique". AfrikPage. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ "MERCATO : JOSEPH LOPY SIGNE AU NÎMES OLYMPIQUE" (in French). Nîmes Olympique. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "France-Joseph Lopy signs two years in Angers SCO". AfrikPage. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Morocco v Senegal game report". ESPN. 9 October 2020.
^ "Cisse unveils Senegal squad, hopes for elusive TotalEnergies AFCON title". Confederation of African Football. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "Senegal 0–0 Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

External links

Joseph Lopy at Angers SCO (in French)
Joseph Lopy – French league stats at Ligue 1
Joseph Lopy – French league stats at LFP (archived)
Joseph Romeric Lopy at foot-national.com

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[1] "Joseph Romeric Lopy, Fc Sochaux: "Le travail qu'on fait à Diambars équivaut à ce qui se fait en Europe"". leral.net (in French). 23 June 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

[2] "Foot - USBCO : pour Joseph Lopy " ne pas jouer l'accession serait un manque d'ambition "". La Voix du Nord (in French). 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[3] Agbenou, Mensah; AfrikPage (26 January 2023). "Senegal's Joseph Lopy joins Nîmes Olympique". AfrikPage. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

[4] "MERCATO : JOSEPH LOPY SIGNE AU NÎMES OLYMPIQUE" (in French). Nîmes Olympique. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[5] "France-Joseph Lopy signs two years in Angers SCO". AfrikPage. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[6] "Morocco v Senegal game report". ESPN. 9 October 2020.

[7] "Cisse unveils Senegal squad, hopes for elusive TotalEnergies AFCON title". Confederation of African Football. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[8] "Senegal 0–0 Egypt". BBC Sport. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[reuters-9] "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[10] "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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