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.
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]