Ricardo Lopes Pereira started his career with regional lower league side Ituano where he made his debut on 8 February 2012 in a Campeonato Paulista league game against Bragantino that ended in a 4–1 defeat.

[1] The following season he joined a national league club in Gurupi, who were playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D before having spells at Globo and Campeonato Brasileiro Série C club Fortaleza in the 2014 league season.

[2] His time at Globo and in particular his 2014 campaign with them where he achieved a personal best of 23 goals in one season attracted the interests of top tier South Korean football club Jeju United who he joined on loan on 6 January 2015.

[4] On 15 February 2020, Ricardo Lopes joined top tier Chinese football club Shanghai SIPG.

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