Krisean Lopez (born 2 November 1998) is a Belizean association footballer who currently plays for Premier League of Belize club Verdes FC and the Belize national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Krisean Kyle Lopez | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Belize City, Belize | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Verdes | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Wagiya | ||
| 2018– | Verdes | ||
| 2022–2023 | → C.D. Platense (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Belize | 26 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:43, 25 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Following the 2017–18 Opening Season, Lopez was named the league's best new young player as part of Wagiya FC.[1] Prior to the start of the Closing Season, he moved to league rivals Verdes FC.[2]
Lopez traveled to the United States to spend pre-season with Indy Eleven of the USL Championship.[3] In April 2021, he returned to the country to trial with EFA Metro of the United Premier Soccer League despite being under contract with Verdes FC until June 2022. Although he went with the approval of the club and the club would support a transfer beneficial to Lopez's development, Verdes FC was unhappy about how former national team head coach Richard Orlowski contacted the players directly.[4] In December of that year, Lopez won the league's most valuable player award as the league's joint top goal scorer.[5]
Lopez went out on loan from Verdes FC in December 2022, joining C.D. Platense of El Salvador's Primera División. Platense became interested in the player after the club played Verdes in the 2022 CONCACAF League. Lopez made his debut for Platense in a pre-season friendly against Juventud Independiente in early January 2023.[6] In total, he played six pre-season matches for the club and missed another through injury. He would miss the opening match of the Clausura 2023 because his transfer paperwork was delayed. Lopez was eventually cleared to play in the club's second match.[7] He went on to make his official league debut on 3 February 2023 against C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over Atlético Marte on 26 February.[9]
International career edit
Lopez made his senior international debut on 3 June 2018 in a 0–0 draw away to Barbados.[10]
International goals edit
Scores and results list Belize's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 August 2018 | Ambergris Stadium, San Pedro Town, Belize |  Barbados |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 7 September 2018 | Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize |  Bahamas |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying |
| 3 | 4–0 | |||||
| Last updated 27 March 2024 | ||||||
International career statistics edit
- As of match played 24 March 2024.[10]
| Belize national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 3 |
References edit
- ^ "PLB Opening Season Awards". amandala.com. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Police United, Freedom Fighters and Verdes win in Week 1 of PLB 2017–2018 Closing Season". amandala.com. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Indy Eleven". Belize Sports Net. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Iglesias, Rubén Morales. "Verdes say Krisean Lopez is still a Verdes player, denounce ex-national team coach Richard Orlowski". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Iglesias, Rubén Morales. "Verdes' Krisean Lopez named Most Valuable Player of 2021 FFB TOP League". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Iglesias, Rubén Morales. "Belizean Krisean Lopez plays 1st friendly match with Platense in El Salvador". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Iglesias, Rubén Morales. "Krisean Lopez misses El Salvador League opener; transfer papers weren't completed". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Iglesias, Rubén Morales. "Belizean Krisean Lopez plays 1st official match with Platense in El Salvador; club falls 3–1 to Luis Angel Firpo". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Iglesias, Rubén Morales. "Belizean Krisean Lopez scores 1st goal in El Salvador in Platense's 3–2 win over Atlético Marte". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
External links edit
- Krisean Lopez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Krisean Lopez at Soccerway
- Krisean Lopez at Global Sports Archive