Raúl López (footballer, born 1993)

For other people named Raúl López, see Raúl López (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
Raúl López
López with Mexico at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Raúl López Gómez[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 32
Youth career
2008–2013 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Guadalajara 51 (3)
2014 → UAT (loan) 15 (1)
2014 → Coras (loan) 13 (1)
2016 → Pachuca (loan) 13 (0)
2017–2021 Pachuca 79 (2)
2020–2021 → Toluca (loan) 36 (1)
2021–2022 Toluca 44 (3)
2023– Santos Laguna 33 (1)
International career
2013 Mexico U20 4 (1)
2015–2016 Mexico U23 12 (3)
2015–2017 Mexico 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024

Raúl López Gómez (born 23 February 1993), also known as El Dedos, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.

Club career

Youth

López joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2008. He continued through Chivas Youth Academy successfully going through U-17 and U-20. Until finally reaching the first team, Benjamín Galindo was the coach promoting lópez to first team.[2]

Guadalajara

López made his professional debut for Guadalajara under coach Benjamín Galindo on 3 March 2013 in a 1–1 draw against UNAM.[1]

Correcaminos UAT (loan)

On 21 December 2013, he went out on loan to second division team Correcaminos UAT,[3] for six months in order to gain experience and playing time.

Coras de Tepic (loan)

The following season, López was again sent out on loan for six months, this time to Coras de Tepic. He had a great season and helped lead the squad to the 2014 Ascenso MX Apertura final; the squad ended up losing.[4]

Guadalajara (return)

After a great season with Coras and the Mexico national under-20 football team, López returned to Chivas and became a regular starter. On 1 March 2015 he scored his first career goal with Guadalajara in a 3–0 win against Monterrey.[5] On 4 November 2015, Chivas beat León 1–0 in the Copa MX final.[6]

Pachuca

On June 8, 2016 Lopez joined Pachuca on loan.[7] During his loan spell, Pachuca beat Tigres 2–1 on aggregate to win the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League.[8] He scored the first goal of the final, away at the Estadio Universitario, in a match that ended 1–1.[9] On June 8, 2017, he was permanently signed for an undisclosed amount.[10]

Toluca

On 8 June 2020, Lopez joined Toluca for the 2020 Apertura.[11]

Santos Laguna

On 12 December 2022, Lopez signed for Santos Laguna.[12]

Style of Play

López is one of Liga MX most solid and complete right-back. He is both technically gifted defensively and in attacking. He's able to do long runs on the side that many time lead with a cross and goal, and is a free kick specialist.

International career

Youth

He was selected for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13] On 18 September 2015, López was selected by coach Raul Gutierrez to play in the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Senior

On 8 November 2015, López was called up to the senior national team to replace Paul Aguilar, who was injured.

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 January 2024[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guadalajara 2012–13 Liga MX 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2013–14 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2014–15 21 1 0 0 — — 21 1
2015–16 26 2 0 0 — — 26 2
Total 51 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 3
Correcaminos UAT (loan) 2013–14 Ascenso MX 15 1 5 0 — — 20 1
Coras de Tepic (loan) 2014–15 Ascenso MX 13 1 3 0 — — 16 1
Pachuca (loan) 2016–17 Liga MX 27 0 0 0 10[a] 1 1[b] 0 28 1
Pachuca 2017–18 Liga MX 19 0 6 0 — 2[c] 0 27 0
2018–19 21 1 8 0 — — 29 1
2019–20 20 1 4 0 — — 24 1
Total 87 2 18 0 10 1 3 0 118 3
Toluca (loan) 2020–21 Liga MX 36 1 — — — 36 1
Toluca 2021–22 31 2 — — — 31 2
2022–23 13 1 — — — 13 1
Total 80 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 4
Santos Laguna 2022–23 Liga MX 16 1 — — — 16 1
2023–24 17 0 — 2[d] 1 — 19 1
Total 33 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 35 2
Career total
  1. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in Campeón de Campeones
  3. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2015 1 0
2017 6 0
Total 7 0

Honours

Guadalajara

Pachuca

Mexico Youth

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Raúl López Profile". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Raúl López Gómez". LigaMX.net (in Spanish). LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ CF Correcaminos (21 December 2013). "En la imagen Raúl López con la playera que defenderá en el #CL2014 #FuerzaNaranja #ContamosContigo". X (formerly known as Twitter). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ Hernández, Jesús (12 July 2014). "Raúl López y Bofo Bautista, a un paso de volver a Chivas". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Guadalajara vs. Monterrey - 30 September 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN". www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ^ e.maya (8 June 2016). "Dedos López jugará con Pachuca". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Pachuca, imbatible en finales del torneo de Concacaf". Diario AS (in Mexican Spanish). 27 April 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Tigres UANL vs. Pachuca - 19 April 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Confirmed López New Player of Pachuca". Univision.com (in Spanish). UNIVISION. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  11. ^ egonzalezd (8 June 2020). "Toluca anunció a Raúl López como su primer refuerzo para el Apertura 2020". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  12. ^ Torres Forero, Daniel Orland (12 December 2022). "¡Oficial! Raúl 'Dedos' López es nuevo jugador de Santos Laguna". Antena 2 (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  13. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013™: Mexico". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Raúl López". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  15. ^ Raúl López at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  16. ^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.