Iván López (footballer, born 1993) explained

Iván López
Fullname:Iván López Mendoza
Birth Date:23 August 1993
Birth Place:Valencia, Spain
Position:Right-back
Youthyears1:2008–2011
Youthclubs1:Levante
Years1:2011–2013
Caps1:86
Goals1:0
Years2:2012–2020
Caps2:52
Goals2:0
Years3:2013–2014
Clubs3:Girona (loan)
Caps3:29
Goals3:1
Years4:2018–2019
Clubs4:Gimnàstic (loan)
Caps4:7
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:174
Totalgoals:1
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2012
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0

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

Club career

Born 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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.marca.com/marcador/futbol/2011_12/copa/dieciseisavos/ida/dep_lev/ Riazor se toma la Primera (Riazor takes First)
  2. http://www.marca.com/marcador/futbol/2011_12/copa/cuartos/vuelta/lev_val/ Para Piatti no fue un trámite (Not just another game for Piatti)
  3. http://www.marca.com/2013/07/18/futbol/equipos/girona/1374174948.html Iván López, nuevo fichaje del Girona (Iván López, new Girona signing)
  4. http://www.marca.com/2014/02/16/futbol/2adivision/1392574413.html Trece jornadas después, no sólo ganó, sino que goleó el Girona (Thirteen rounds later, Girona not only won, but routed)
  5. http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-divisi%C3%B3n/match/402614/athletic-bilbao-levante/report Bilbao claim first win of season
  6. http://es.levanteud.com/noticias/levante25368.html Iván López renueva con el Levante UD hasta 2020 (Iván López renews with Levante UD until 2020)
  7. News: Iván López se rompe el cruzado de la rodilla. Iván López shatters knee cruciate. Levante-EMV. es. 10 October 2017. 25 September 2019.
  8. News: Paciencia absoluta con Iván López. Absolute patience with Iván López. Las Provincias. es. 4 August 2018. 25 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Iván López se incorpora al Nàstic. Iván López joins Nàstic. Gimnàstic Tarragona. es. 28 August 2018. 28 August 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180829075104/http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.cat/es/ivan-lopez-sincorpora-al-nastic/. 29 August 2018.