Iván López Mendoza (born 23 August 1993) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iván López Mendoza | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Levante | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Levante B | 86 | (0) |
| 2012–2020 | Levante | 52 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Girona (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 174 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Spain U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Valencia, Valencian Community, López began playing football with local club Levante UD. He spent the vast majority of his first years as a senior with the B team, starting in the Tercera División.
On 13 December 2011, López made his first-team debut, in a 3–1 away defeat against Deportivo de La Coruña in that season's Copa del Rey.[1] He returned to action with the main squad on 26 January 2012, and again featured the 90 minutes, now in the 0–3 home loss to Valencia CF in the same competition.[2]
On 17 July 2013, López was loaned to Girona FC of Segunda División.[3] He scored his only professional goal on 16 February of the following year, the third in a 6–0 home rout of CD Lugo.[4]
López made his La Liga debut on 30 August 2014, replacing the injured Nikos Karabelas in the seventh minute of a 3–0 loss at Athletic Bilbao.[5] In July 2015, he signed a new five-year contract until 2020;[6] in October 2017, he suffered a cruciate ligament injury to his left knee during training,[7] going on to be sidelined for several months.[8]
On 28 August 2018, López was loaned to second-tier side Gimnàstic de Tarragona for one season.[9]
References
edit- ^ Riazor se toma la Primera (Riazor takes First); Marca, 13 December 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Para Piatti no fue un trámite (Not just another game for Piatti); Marca, 26 January 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Iván López, nuevo fichaje del Girona (Iván López, new Girona signing); Marca, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Trece jornadas después, no sólo ganó, sino que goleó el Girona (Thirteen rounds later, Girona not only won, but routed); Marca, 16 February 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Bilbao claim first win of season; ESPN FC, 30 August 2014
- ^ Iván López renueva con el Levante UD hasta 2020 (Iván López renews with Levante UD until 2020) Archived 24 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Levante UD, 23 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Iván López se rompe el cruzado de la rodilla" [Iván López shatters knee cruciate] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Paciencia absoluta con Iván López" [Absolute patience with Iván López] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Iván López se incorpora al Nàstic" [Iván López joins Nàstic] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
External links
edit- Iván López at BDFutbol
- Iván López at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Iván López at Soccerway