Álex López (footballer, born 1993) explained

Álex López
Fullname:Alejandro López de Groot
Birth Date:18 September 1993
Birth Place:Calafell, Spain
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:2008–2010
Youthclubs1:Reus
Youthyears2:2010–2011
Youthclubs2:Barcelona
Youthyears3:2011–2012
Youthclubs3:Reus
Years1:2012–2014
Caps1:59
Goals1:13
Years2:2014–2015
Caps2:34
Goals2:11
Years3:2015–2017
Caps3:45
Goals3:5
Years4:2017–2021
Caps4:55
Goals4:13
Years5:2019–2020
Clubs5:Extremadura (loan)
Caps5:15
Goals5:0
Club-Update:20 July 2020

Alejandro 'Álex' López de Groot (born 18 September 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

Born in Calafell, Tarragona, Catalonia, to a Dutch mother and a Spanish father.[1] He is a grandson of Dutch cyclist Daan de Groot. López graduated with CF Reus Deportiu's youth setup, after a short stint at FC Barcelona. He made his debuts as a senior in the 2011–12 campaign, in Segunda División B.

On 3 July 2014, after scoring 12 goals during the previous season López moved to Valencia CF, being assigned to the reserves also in the third tier.[2] On 17 May of the following year, he scored five goals in an 8–2 away routing of Real Zaragoza B,[3] taking his tally up to 11.

On 26 July 2015, López signed a four-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, newly promoted to Segunda División.[4] He made his professional debut on 23 August, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Albacete Balompié.[5]

López scored his first professional goal on 10 October 2015, netting the equalizer in a 2–2 draw at SD Ponferradina. On 8 October of the following year, he scored a brace in a 4–4 away draw against Elche CF.

On 10 July 2017, López was transferred to RCD Mallorca, freshly relegated to the third tier.[6] On 7 August 2019, after achieving two consecutive promotions with the club, he was loaned to second division side Extremadura UD for one year.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CF Reus: Álex López; 'La explosión del canterano insaciable'. CF Reus: Álex López; 'The explosion of the insatiable youth academic'. Diari de Tarragona. es. 4 July 2014. 29 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Àlex López y Ebwelle, primeras incorporaciones en el Valencia Mestalla. Àlex López and Ebwelle, first additions at Valencia Mestalla. Vavel. es. 3 July 2014. 4 August 2015.
  3. Web site: El VCF Mestalla logra el objetivo y mantiene la categoría (2–8). VCF Mestalla reaches its goal and maintains the category (2–8). Valencia's official website. es. 17 May 2015. 4 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Álex López, nuevo jugador grana. Álex López, new player grana. Gimnàstic's official website. es. 26 July 2015. 4 August 2015.
  5. Web site: El Gimnástic remonta in extremis al Albacete. Gimnástic comes back in extremis against Albacete. Marca. es. 23 August 2015. 23 August 2015.
  6. Web site: Àlex López, traspassat al RCD Mallorca. Àlex López, transferred to RCD Mallorca. Gimnàstic Tarragona. ca. 10 July 2017. 10 July 2017.
  7. Web site: Alex López ya es azulgrana. Alex López already is red-and-blue. Extremadura UD. es. 7 August 2019. 8 August 2019.