Iván López (footballer, born 1993)

Iván López Mendoza (born 23 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back.

For other people named Iván López, see Iván López (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.
Iván López
Personal information
Full name Iván López Mendoza
Date of birth (1993-08-23) 23 August 1993
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
2009–2011 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)
National team
2012 Spain U19 3 (0)
2012 Spain U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2019

Club career

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, López began playing football for local Levante UD. He spent the vast majority of his first years as a senior with the B-team, starting competing in the fourth division.

On 13 December 2011, López made his first-team debut, in a 1–3 away defeat against Deportivo de La Coruña for the season's Copa del Rey.[1] He returned to action with the main squad on 26 January of the following year, and again featured the 90 minutes, now in a 0–3 home loss to Valencia CF for the same competition.[2]

On 17 July 2013, López was loaned to Girona FC of the second level.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 16 February of the following year, netting the third in a 6–0 home thrashing of CD Lugo.[4]

López made his La Liga debut on 30 August 2014, replacing injured Nikos Karabelas in the seventh minute of a 0–3 loss at Athletic Bilbao.[5] On 23 July of the following year, he signed a new five-year contract with the club running 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
  1. Riazor se toma la Primera (Riazor takes First); Marca, 13 December 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. Para Piatti no fue un trámite (Not just another game for Piatti); Marca, 26 January 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. Iván López, nuevo fichaje del Girona (Iván López, new Girona signing); Marca, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. 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)
  5. Bilbao claim first win of season; ESPN FC, 30 August 2014
  6. 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)
  7. "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.
  8. "Paciencia absoluta con Iván López" [Absolute patience with Iván López] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  9. "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.
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