Adrián López (footballer, born 1987)

Adrián López Rodríguez (born 25 February 1987), also known as Piscu, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Adrián López
Personal information
Full name Adrián López Rodríguez
Date of birth (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987
Place of birth As Pontes, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
As Pontes
2001–2006 Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Deportivo B 12 (0)
2007–2010 Deportivo La Coruña 26 (1)
2011–2013 Wigan Athletic 11 (0)
2013–2015 Montreal Impact 0 (0)
2015–2016 Aarhus 5 (0)
2017–2018 Fredericia 16 (0)
2018–2019 Compostela 30 (2)
Total 100 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Deportivo

López was born in As Pontes de García Rodríguez, A Coruña. After emerging through the ranks of local Deportivo de La Coruña, he spent his first two senior seasons with their reserves. During 2007–08, he benefitted from injury to starter Alberto Lopo and made 15 La Liga starts for the first team, the first coming on 30 September 2007 in a 1–0 away loss against RCD Espanyol.[1]

On 22 February 2009, again starting and already a full member of the main squad, Piscu scored his first goal for the Galicians, in a 1–1 home draw with Valencia CF.[2] He finished the campaign with eight league appearances.

Wigan Athletic

In the summer of 2010, Deportivo unilaterally renewed Piscu's contract, keeping him at the club until June 2011.[3] The player, not having signed the contract himself, believed he was a free agent and did not turn up for training;[4] while waiting for the dispute to be resolved by FIFA, he trained with Premier League side Wigan Athletic,[5] and the entity eventually ruled that he was a free player and was allowed to join another team.[6]

On 31 December 2010, Piscu eventually joined the Latics on a free transfer, signing a deal until the end of 2010–11.[6] He made his debut in the third round of the FA Cup, starting in a 3–2 win at Hull City on 8 January 2011.[7] He first appeared in the league on 5 March, in a 1–0 away defeat to Manchester City.[8]

López made a total of four appearances in his first year and, in early August 2011, extended his contract at the DW Stadium for a further two years.[9] He left at the end of the 2012–13 season as the team suffered relegation, with only 19 competitive matches to his credit.[10]

Montreal Impact

On 26 July 2013, López signed with Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact for an undisclosed fee.[11] He made his competitive debut on 21 August in a CONCACAF Champions League match against Heredia Jaguares de Peten, which ended in a 1–0 loss and with him being sent off for a challenge on Charles Córdoba.[12] Additionally, he failed to appear in the league season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament to his right knee during a training session.[13][14]

Later years

López spent the 2015–16 campaign in the Danish Superliga, appearing rarely for Aarhus Gymnastikforening and being released in early May 2016.[15] The following year, he stayed in the country but moved down to the 1st Division, signing with FC Fredericia.[16]

Honours

Wigan Athletic

References
  1. "Espanyol 1–0 Deportivo La Coruña". ESPN Soccernet. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  2. "Piscu pounces to keep Valencia in check". UEFA. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  3. "El Deportivo renueva a Piscu" [Deportivo renew Piscu]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 June 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  4. "La ausencia de Piscu sorprende en el Deportivo" [Piscu's absence surprises at Deportivo]. El Día (in Spanish). 10 July 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  5. Swanson, Will (2 November 2010). "Piscu chooses Wigan Athletic over Deportivo La Coruna". Click Lancashire. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  6. "Lopez finally completes move". Wigan Athletic F.C. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  7. "Hull 2–3 Wigan". BBC Sport. 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  8. Hassan, Nabil (5 March 2011). "Man City 1–0 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  9. Gómez, Pablo (3 August 2011). "Piscu jugará en el Wigan inglés dos temporadas más" [Piscu will play for England's Wigan another two seasons]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  10. Duarte, Kevin (26 July 2013). "Former La Liga and EPL defender Piscu joins the Impact". Red Nation. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. "Montreal Impact sign Spanish center back Adrian Lopez Rodriguez". Major League Soccer. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  12. Tremblay, Olivier (26 August 2013). "CD Heredia 1, Montreal Impact 0 | CONCACAF Champions League Match Recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  13. "Preview: Impact hosts the Columbus Crew at Stade Saputo on Saturday afternoon". Montreal Impact. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  14. Barreiros, Pedro (24 April 2017). "La tercera vida de Piscu" [The third life of Piscu]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  15. "Fem spillere forlader AGF" [Five players leave AGF] (in Danish). Bold. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  16. "Fredericia skriver med tidligere AGF-spanier" [Fredericia agree with Spaniard formerly of AGF] (in Danish). Bold. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  17. Bevan, Chris (26 January 2013). "Macclesfield 0–1 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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