Raúl López (footballer, born 1993)
![]() López with Mexico at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raúl López Gómez[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 February 1993||
Place of birth | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico[1] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger / Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Toluca (on loan from Pachuca) | ||
Number | 3 | ||
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– | Pachuca | 79 | (2) |
2020– | → Toluca (loan) | 36 | (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 16 May 2021 |
Raúl López Gómez (born 23 February 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger and right-back for Liga MX club Toluca on loan from Pachuca.
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 under coach Benjamín Galindo on 3 March 2013 in a 1–1 draw against UNAM.[1]
Correcaminos UAT (loan)
In January 2014 he went sent out on loan to second division team Correcaminos UAT 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.
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.
Pachuca
On June 8, 2016 Lopez was signed from Guadalajara for an undisclosed amount.[3]
Style of Play
Raúl 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
Mexico U-23
On 18 September 2015, López was selected by coach Raul Gutierrez to play in the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
Mexico national team
On 8 November 2015, he was called up to the senior national team to replace Paul Aguilar, who was injured.
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 July 2017.[4]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Mexico | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Guadalajara
- Pachuca
International
- Mexico Youth
References
- ^ a b c d e "Raúl López Profile". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Raúl López Gómez". LigaMX.net (in Spanish). LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Confirmed López New Player of Pachuca". Univision.com (in Spanish). UNIVISION. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Raúl López at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
External links
- Raúl López Gómez at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Raúl López Gómez at Chivas de Corazon
- Raul Lopez at Olympics.com
- Raúl López at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Raúl López at National-Football-Teams.com
- Raúl López at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Jalisco
- People from Zapopan, Jalisco
- C.D. Guadalajara footballers
- Correcaminos UAT footballers
- Liga MX players
- Mexico under-20 international footballers
- Mexico international footballers
- Association football wingers
- Association football fullbacks
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Mexico
- 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Mexican footballers