Arminda Lopes
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arminda Paulina Lopes | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1999[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 4 de Junho do Huambo | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Polivalente do Golf2 | |||
| Renascer do Estoril | |||
| 1° de Agosto | |||
| 2021– | 4 de Junho do Huambo | ||
| International career | |||
| 2019– | Angola | 17 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arminda Paulina Lopes (born 10 February 1999), known as Ary Papel, is an Angolan footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Sénior Feminino club 4 de Junho do Huambo and captains the Angola national team.[2]
Ary Papel began playing sports at the age of four or five, initially taking up basketball before transitioning to football.[3] Raised in a family where women actively played the sport, she developed a strong passion for the game from an early age despite facing personal hardships.[3] She has since spoken openly about overcoming anxiety and depression during her youth, particularly in the period following her mother's illness.[3]
Club career
Ary Papel began her club career in Angola, representing Polivalente do Golf2 before moving to Renascer do Estoril. She later featured for 1° de Agosto, one of the country's prominent clubs, continuing her development at senior level.
In search of financial stability, she temporarily switched from eleven-a-side football to futsal, noting that futsal in Angola offered remuneration at a time when women's football did not. She subsequently joined 4 de Junho do Huambo, where she further established herself in domestic competition.
On 11 August 2024, Papel was awarded the Golden Boot as the top scorer of the Campeonato Nacional do Torneio Feminino for the third consecutive year, having scored 14 goals this year. She opened the scoring in the final, but her team ultimately fell 2–1 to finish as runners-up.[4]
