Álex López (footballer, born 1988)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Álex López
López with Galicia in 2024
Personal information
Full name Alejandro López Sánchez
Date of birth (1988-01-11) 11 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Ferrol, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Racing Ferrol
Number 8
Youth career
Hórreo
1999–2000 San Pedro
2000–2002 San Rosendo
2002–2005 Racing Ferrol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Racing Ferrol 5 (0)
2005–2006 → O Val (loan)
2007–2009 Narón
2009–2010 Celta B 36 (13)
2010–2017 Celta 162 (17)
2015–2016 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 24 (0)
2016–2017 → Valladolid (loan) 30 (1)
2017–2018 Sporting Gijón 9 (0)
2018–2019 Brisbane Roar 25 (3)
2019– Racing Ferrol 145 (9)
International career
2004 Spain U16 1 (0)
2005 Spain U17 2 (0)
2024 Galicia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Alejandro "Álex" López Sánchez (born 11 January 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Racing de Ferrol.

Club career

Early years

Born in Ferrol, Galicia, López graduated from Racing de Ferrol's youth system, and made his professional debut on 14 May 2005 when he came on as a late substitute in a 2–2 home draw against CD Tenerife in the Segunda División.[1] In July, he was loaned to lowly SD O Val of Tercera División.[2]

López returned to Racing in June 2006, and after appearing sparingly in the first part of the season (with his team now in the Segunda División B), he cancelled his contract and joined Narón BP of the fourth level.[3]

Celta

In June 2009 he signed with RC Celta de Vigo, initially being assigned to the reserves in the third division.[3] After scoring 13 goals with the B team,[4][5] he made his official debut with the main squad on 13 June 2010, playing 14 minutes in a 2–0 away loss to Real Sociedad.[6] On 13 February 2013, he renewed his link until 2018.[7]

On 9 July 2015, López signed a contract extension with Celta until 2019, being immediately loaned to Sheffield Wednesday.[8] A year later, still owned by the former, he joined Real Valladolid.[9]

Later years

López with Racing Ferrol in 2022

López spent the 2017–18 campaign with Sporting de Gijón also in the second tier.[10] He appeared in only 13 competitive matches during his spell, mainly due to lower back problems.[11]

On 28 September 2018, López joined Australian club Brisbane Roar FC on a one-year deal.[12] Following his one season in the A-League, he returned to third-division Racing de Ferrol in June.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 March 2021[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing Ferrol 2004–05 Segunda División 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2005–06 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2006–07 Segunda División B 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Total 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Celta B 2009–10 Segunda División B 36 13 — — — 36 13
Celta 2009–10 Segunda División 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2010–11 35 3 1 0 — 1[a] 0 37 3
2011–12 36 6 2 0 — — 38 6
2012–13 La Liga 33 2 1 0 — — 34 2
2013–14 31 5 2 0 — — 33 5
2014–15 25 1 3 1 — — 28 2
Total 162 17 9 1 0 0 1 0 172 18
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2015–16 Championship 24 0 1 0 2 0 — 27 0
Valladolid (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División 30 1 1 0 — — 31 1
Sporting Gijón 2017–18 Segunda División 9 0 2 0 — 2[a] 0 13 0
Brisbane Roar 2018–19 A-League 25 3 0 0 — — 25 3
Racing Ferrol 2019–20 Segunda División B 17 2 1 0 — — 18 2
2020–21 14 2 0 0 — — 14 2
Total 31 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 4
Career total 322 38 15 1 2 0 3 0 342 39
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honors

Racing Ferrol

References

  1. ^ García Solano, Manuel (15 May 2005). "La relajación del Racing otorga un punto al Tenerife" [Racing's nonchalance gives Tenerife a point]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Alex López: Éste ha sido un año inolvidable" [Alex López: This has been an unforgettable year]. Atlántico Diario (in Spanish). 21 December 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b Alonso Lois, Paulo (4 June 2009). "El Narón pide al Celta un amistoso por dejar a Álex López" [Narón ask Celta for a friendly for releasing Álex López]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. ^ Álvarez, Armando (2 April 2010). "Sigue, sigue, Celta B" [Go, go, Celta B]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  5. ^ L. Bacariza, Marcos (28 October 2013). "Segundo doblete de Álex López con la camiseta del Celta" [Second Álex López brace in a Celta shirt] (in Spanish). Moi Celeste. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. ^ García, Gregorio (13 June 2010). "El cielo de Primera vuelve a abrirse para la Real Sociedad" [Heaven of Primera reopens for Real Sociedad]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  7. ^ Llano Camba, Juan (13 February 2013). "El Celta renueva a Álex López hasta 2018" [Celta renew Álex López until 2018] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Álex López amplía su contrato y será celeste hasta 2019" [Álex López extends his contract and will be a sky blue until 2019] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Álex López refuerza la medular del Pucela" [Álex López bolsters Pucela midfield] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Álex López, nueva incorporación rojiblanca" [Álex López, new red-and-white addition]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  11. ^ Antuña, Pablo (26 February 2018). "Álex López cumple una vuelta entera sin jugar" [Álex López has not played in half a season]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  12. ^ Monteverde, Marco (28 September 2018). "Roar confirm Lopez signing". Fraser Coast Chronicle. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Álex López vuelve a casa" [Álex López returns home] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  14. ^ Álex López at BDFutbol
  15. ^ Álex López at Soccerway