TOKYO, Jul 17 (Kyodo/APP): Anderson Lopes, the J-League first-division top scorer for the past two years, is leaving Yokohama F Marinos to join Lion City Sailors in Singapore, the J1 club announced Thursday.
The 31-year-old Brazilian helped Marinos win the league title in his first season at the club in 2022 before bagging 22 and 24 goals in the following two seasons.
The forward also played for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2016 and 2017 as well as Consadole Sapporo between 2019 and 2021 in Japan, scoring 101 goals in 221 games in the J1 in total.
“It’s been three and a half years since I joined Marinos and I’m filled with a sense of gratitude toward our fans and supporters,” Lopes said on Marinos’ website. “My feeling is it’s not ‘goodbye,’ but ‘see you again.'”
“I’ll always support Marinos and have them in my heart forever.”