Alberto López (footballer, born 1995)

Alberto López Jiménez (born 27 May 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back for CD Lugo.

For other people named Alberto López, see Alberto López (disambiguation).
Alberto López
Personal information
Full name Alberto López Jiménez
Date of birth (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995
Place of birth Granada, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Lugo
Youth career
2011–2014 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Málaga B 158 (2)
2016–2017 → Mallorca B (loan) 2 (0)
2017 → Murcia (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2019 Málaga 1 (0)
2019–2021 Granada B 41 (0)
2021–2023 Murcia 43 (0)
2023– Lugo 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.

Club career

Born in Granada, Andalusia, López joined Málaga CF's youth categories in 2011 at the age of 15.[1] He made his senior debut for the reserves on 3 November 2013, starting in a 1–1 Tercera División away draw against CD Español del Alquián.

López scored his first senior goal on 19 April 2015, netting the game's only in an away success over Vélez CF.[2] During the 2015–16 campaign, he contributed with 37 matches (all as a starter) and one goal as his side narrowly missed out promotion in the play-offs; he also acted as team captain during the season.

On 19 July 2016, López was loaned to Segunda División side RCD Mallorca for one year.[3] After only featuring for the B-side in Segunda División B, he moved to fellow third-tier club Real Murcia the following 31 January, also in a temporary deal.[4]

After appearing rarely, López returned to Málaga and its B-team. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 13 May 2018, coming on as a half-time substitute for Diego González in a 1–4 away loss against RCD Espanyol.[5]

References
  1. "Alberto López, un lateral zurdo al servicio de Vázquez y de Olaizola" [Alberto López, a left back to Vázquez and Olaizola's service] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. "El Atlético Malagueño se impone en el Vivar Téllez (0–1)" [Atlético Malagueño impose themselves at the Vivar Téllez (0–1)] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. "Youth player, Alberto López loaned out to RCD Mallorca". Málaga CF. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. "Alberto López, el último hombre del Real Murcia 2016–2017" [Alberto López, the last man of Real Murcia 2016–2017] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. "Festival goleador del Espanyol" [Espanyol's goalscoring party] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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