Isma López
 López warming up for Sporting Gijón in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismael López Blanco | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Omonia | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2000 | San Agustín | ||
| 2000–2005 | Osasuna | ||
| 2005–2007 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Bilbao Athletic | 81 | (15) |
| 2010–2011 | Zaragoza B | 35 | (13) |
| 2011–2012 | Lugo | 34 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Athletic Bilbao | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2018 | Sporting Gijón | 130 | (8) |
| 2018– | Omonia | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Spain U17 | 18 | (4) |
| 2008 | Spain U19 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2018 | |||
Ismael 'Isma' López Blanco (born 29 January 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AC Omonia. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a left winger.
Club career
Born in Pamplona, Navarre, López signed for Athletic Bilbao in 2005 at the age of 15, going on to spend three full seasons with the reserve side in the third division. He continued to play in the lower leagues in the following years, with Real Zaragoza B (fourth level) and CD Lugo (third), helping the latter promote to division two after an absence of twenty years in his only season.
López returned to the Lions – who had retained a buyback option on the player – in the summer of 2012, being offered a two-year contract with a €30 million clause.[1] He scored twice on his official debut, helping to a 3–1 home win against NK Slaven Belupo in the UEFA Europa League's third qualifying round, on 8 August 2012 (4–3 aggregate success).[2]
In July 2013, López cut ties with Athletic and signed a three-year deal with Sporting de Gijón.[3] During the 2014–15 campaign, he was converted into a left back by manager Abelardo Fernández,[4] appearing in 25 matches and scoring five goals as his team returned to La Liga after a three-year absence.
López terminated his contract with Sporting on 9 July 2018,[5] and moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a contract with AC Omonia just hours later.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 11 June 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bilbao Athletic | 2007–08[7] | Segunda División B | 25 | 7 | — | — | 25 | 7 | ||
| 2008–09[7] | Segunda División B | 25 | 5 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2009–10[7] | Segunda División B | 31 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Total | 81 | 15 | — | — | 81 | 15 | ||||
| Zaragoza | 2010–11[7] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Lugo | 2011–12[7] | Segunda División B | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 41 | 7 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 2012–13[7] | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| Sporting Gijón | 2013–14[7] | Segunda División | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2014–15[7] | Segunda División | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16[7] | La Liga | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17[7] | La Liga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[7] | Segunda División | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Total | 130 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 8 | ||
| Omonia | 2018–19[8] | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 253 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 275 | 32 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Country
- Spain U17
References
- ^ Ismael López vuelve al Athletic (Ismael López returns to Athletic); Vavel, 26 June 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Isma López arponea al Slaven (Isma López spears Slaven) Archived 21 January 2013 at archive.today; Deia, 3 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Isma López ya es jugador rojiblanco (Isma López is already a red-and-white player); Sporting Gijón, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Isma se reinventa en el lateral (Isma reinvents himself in the full-back); Marca, 30 January 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Isma López causa baja en el Sporting (Isma López out at Sporting); Sporting Gijón, 9 July 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Καταρχήν συμφωνία με Isma Lopez (Agreement in principle with Isma Lopez); AC Omonia, 9 July 2018 (in Greek)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Isma López: Ismael López Blanco". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Isma López". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
External links
- Isma López at Athletic Bilbao
- Isma López at BDFutbol
- Isma López at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Isma López – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Pamplona
- Spanish footballers
- Navarrese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football wingers
- Association football utility players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Real Zaragoza B players
- CD Lugo players
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Sporting de Gijón players
- Cypriot First Division players
- AC Omonia players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Spanish expatriates in Cyprus