Antonio López (footballer, born September 1989)

Antonio José López Martínez (born 5 September 1989) is a Spanish footballer who most recently played for Real Murcia. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right-back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
For other uses, see Antonio José.

Antonio López
Personal information
Full name Antonio José López Martínez
Date of birth (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989
Place of birth Puerto Lumbreras, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2004–2008 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Valencia B 1 (0)
2008–2009 → Catarroja (loan) 15 (0)
2010 → Burjassot (loan) 13 (3)
2010–2012 Levante B 33 (1)
2010 Levante 0 (0)
2012–2013 Hellín 28 (2)
2013–2014 Jove Español 31 (2)
2014–2018 Lorca 73 (6)
2018–2019 Cartagena 9 (1)
2019–2022 Murcia 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:36, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Puerto Lumbreras, Murcia, López joined Valencia CF's youth setup in 2004, aged 14. He made his debuts as a senior while on loan at Catarroja CF in the 2008–09 season, in Tercera División.

After a loan stint at Burjassot CF, López moved to another reserve team, Levante UD B also in the fourth level. On 27 October 2010, he made his debut with the latter's main squad, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 Copa del Rey away win against Xerez CD.[1]

López subsequently struggled with injuries,[2][3] and left the club in 2012. He subsequently joined Bakú Hellín Deportivo also in the fourth division.

In the 2013 summer López joined Hércules CF, being assigned to FC Jove Español San Vicente, the club's farm team. On 3 August 2014 he moved to Segunda División B side La Hoya Lorca CF.[4]

López achieved promotion to the second division in 2017, with his club now named Lorca FC. He scored his first professional goal on 1 April 2018, netting his team's second in a 3–2 home win against Granada CF.

On 15 July 2018, López joined FC Cartagena still in the third division.[5] On 3 July 2019, López signed a one year deal with Real Murcia.[6]

References
  1. El Levante reacciona a tiempo para encarrilar la eliminatoria (Levante reacts in time to put the round back on track); Marca, 27 October 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. Antonio López sufre rotura del ligamento cruzado anterior (Antonio López suffers an anterior cruciate ligament rupture); Levante UD, 24 November 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. Antonio López estará de baja entre 3 y 4 semanas por una rotura fibrilar (Antonio López will be out from 3 to 4 weeks due to a fibrillar rupture); Levante UD, 21 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. La Hoya se refuerza con Antonio Martínez y Sergio Ortiz (La Hoya bolsters with Antonio Martínez and Sergio Ortiz); La Opinión de Murcia, 3 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. Antonio López, calidad y liderazgo para el centro de la defensa albinegra (Antonio López, quality and leadership for the black-and-white's centre of the defense); FC Cartagena, 15 July 2018 (in Spanish)
  6. "Antonio López, nueva pieza para la zaga grana" [Antonio Lopez, new piece for rear grana] (in Spanish). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.