Raúl López (footballer, born 1993)

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.

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[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 23
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 18 (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 7 July 2023

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

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

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
As of match played 24 July 2017[4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 201510
201760
Total70

Honours

Guadalajara

Pachuca

Mexico Youth

References
  1. "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. "Confirmed López New Player of Pachuca". Univision.com (in Spanish). UNIVISION. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. Raúl López at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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