Lisandro Ezequiel López (born 1 September 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Saudi Professional League club Al-Khaleej as a defender. He has also appeared for the Argentina national team.
 López in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lisandro Ezequiel López | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Villa Constitución, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Khaleej | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Chacarita Juniors | 24 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 119 | (17) |
| 2013–2019 | Benfica | 54 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | → Getafe (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Inter Milan (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Genoa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Boca Juniors | 27 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Tijuana | 27 | (7) |
| 2023– | Al-Khaleej | 22 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Argentina | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:32, 9 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2014 | |||
Club career edit
López made his official debut with Chacarita Juniors on 22 August 2009 in a loss against CA Tigre, amounting 24 games in 2009–10 Argentine Primera División.
In July 2010, López joined Arsenal de Sarandí on a free transfer, where he established himself as a centre back,[1] helping the team win the 2012 Clausura.[2][3] His performances drew attention from European clubs such as Arsenal, A.C. Milan, Málaga CF,[4][5] and Benfica, in the latter side as a potential replacement for his fellow countryman Ezequiel Garay.[6]
On 10 July 2013, López signed with Portuguese club Benfica on a five-year deal and with a €35 million buy-out clause, being initially loaned for one year to La Liga side Getafe CF.[7][8] In 2014–15, he was guaranteed a place in Benfica and made his debut on 5 October 2014 in a 4–0 home win over Arouca in Primeira Liga.[9][10]
On 15 January 2018, Lopez moved to Italian side Inter Milan on a six-month loan with the option to buy.[11] Later, on 5 August that year, he was loaned out to another Serie A club, Genoa, until 30 June 2019.[12] The loan, however, was terminated in January 2019.[13]
On 30 January 2019, López joined Boca Juniors on a loan deal until 31 December.[14] On 1 November, Benfica announced that he had been transferred permanently to the Argentinian side for €2.70m.[15]
On 24 February 2022, López signed with Liga MX club Tijuana.[16]
On 6 July 2023, López signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Khaleej.[17]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chacarita Juniors | 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2010–11 | 37 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | 42 | 6 | |||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||
| Total | 102 | 17 | 4 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 17 | ||
| Benfica | 2014–15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 6 | |
| Getafe (loan) | 2013–14 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| Inter Milan (loan) | 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Genoa (loan) | 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 186 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 232 | 29 | |
- ^ Includes the Supercopa Argentina and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Arsenal de Sarandí[18]
- Primeira Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Taça de Portugal: 2016–17
- Taça da Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2016, 2017
Boca Juniors
- Primera División: 2019–20
- Copa Argentina: 2019–20
- Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2020
- Supercopa Argentina: 2018
Individual
References edit
- ^ "Rising Star Lisandro López". argentinafootballworld.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Arsenal win first title beating Belgrano, 1-0". soccerblog.com. 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Banfield relegated as Arsenal de Sarandi lift Clausura title". goal.com. 24 June 2012.
- ^ "Lisandro Lopez agent confirms interest from Arsenal and AC Milan". metro.co.uk. 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Malaga close in on Lisandro Lopez". soccernews.com. 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Lisandro López set to join Benfica from Arsenal de Sarandí". beyondtheninetyminutes.com. 13 June 2013.
- ^ "Lisandro López é reforço do SL Benfica por cinco temporadas" [Lisandro López bolsters Benfica for 5 seasons]. aovivo.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Lisandro López llega cedido al Getafe" [Lopez arrives at Getafe on loan]. Marca.com. 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Lisandro López fica no plantel de Jesus" (in Portuguese). desporto.sapo.pt. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "SL Benfica – Arouca, 4-0: Resposta de Campeão consolida liderança!" (in Portuguese). Benfica. 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "Benfica loans Lisandro Lopez to Inter until the end of the season". Lisbon: S.L. Benfica. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE – Lisandro Lopez è un nuovo difensore del Genoa" (in Italian). 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Lisandro rescinde com o Génova e regressa ao futebol argentino A Bola (in Portuguese)
- ^ "¡Bienvenido, Lisandro!" [Welcome, Lisandro!]. Boca Juniors (in Spanish). 30 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Lisandro López e Salvio em definitivo no Boca A Bola (in Portuguese)
- ^ "El defensa argentino Lisandro López firma con los Xolos de Tijuana" (in Spanish). Los Angeles Times. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Ex-Benfica é reforço para Pedro Emanuel" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Lisandro López at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Lisandro López at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Lisandro López". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge da (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champions: 28 with the sashes and two await] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
External links edit
- Lisandro López – UEFA competition record (archive)
