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Iván López (footballer, born 1993)

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Iván López
Personal information
Full name Iván López Mendoza
Date of birth (1993-08-23) 23 August 1993 (age 31)
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)
2013–2014Girona (loan) 29 (1)
2018–2019Gimnàstic (loan) 7 (0)
Total 174 (1)
International career
2012 Spain U19 3 (0)
2012 Spain U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

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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]

References

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  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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