Hugo López (footballer)

Hugo López Martínez (born 15 May 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dhofar Club.

For other people named Hugo López, see Hugo López (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Hugo López
Personal information
Full name Hugo López Martínez
Date of birth (1983-05-15) 15 May 1983
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dhofar Club
Youth career
Colegio Inmaculada
2002–2007 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Almería B 59 (14)
2008–2009 → Sporting Gijón B (loan) 24 (4)
2010–2011 Noja
2011–2012 Atlético 11 (0)
2012 Slavia Sofia 4 (0)
2013 Ironi Ramat HaSharon 13 (0)
2013 Enosis Neon 15 (2)
2014–2015 Apollon Limassol 35 (10)
2015–2016 Hapoel Kfar Saba 30 (2)
2016–2017 Celaya 13 (1)
2017–2018 Dhofar Club
2018–2019 Al Hamriyah
2019 Al-Jabalain
2019– Dhofar Club
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:58, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Football career

López was born in Gijón, Asturias. While playing for his high school of Colegio de la Inmaculada (Gijón), he was recruited by La Liga club FC Barcelona at the age of 14, remaining with the youth academy for five years.[1] He began his senior career in the fourth division with UD Almería B, then moved to the third with another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B.

For 2009–10, López returned to the fourth level and Almería's reserves, and also competed in that tier in the following season, with SD Noja. In the 2011 off-season he moved abroad and signed a one-year contract with Atlético Clube de Portugal, freshly promoted to division two.[2]

López played his first official match with the Lisbon club in a League Cup 1–1 away draw against Portimonense SC, on 7 August 2011.[3] He left at the end of the campaign, going on to compete in quick succession in Bulgaria, Israel, Cyprus, Mexico[4] and Oman.[5]

On 23 July 2019, López returned to Dhofar Club.[6]

Club statistics
As of 16 February 2016[7][8]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting B 2008–09 Segunda División B 244—2[lower-alpha 1]0264
Atlético 2011–12 Segunda Liga 11020—130
Slavia Sofia 2012–13 A PFG 4010—50
Ironi HaSharon 2012–13 Israeli Premier League 13000—130
Enosis 2013–14 Cypriot First Division 15200—152
Apollon Limassol 2013–14 Cypriot First Division 16640—206
2014–15 Cypriot First Division 195106[lower-alpha 2]1266
Total 351150614632
Hapoel Kfar Saba 2015–16 Israeli Premier League 23240—272
Career total 125191208114520
  1. Appearances in the Tercera División relegation play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Un gijones que es del Almería" [One gijones from Almería]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. "Hugo López é o novo reforço" [Hugo López is the new addition] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. "Portimonense e Atlético empatam" [Portimonense and Atlético draw]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 August 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. Campos, Carlos (3 June 2016). "Se suma Hugo López a Celaya" [Hugo López added to Celaya]. AM (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  5. "Hugo López tendrá que pasar por el quirófano" [Hugo López will have to visit surgery room] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  6. Dhofar Club announce López' return on the clubs official Twitter profile, twitter.com, 23 July 2019
  7. Hugo López at BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  8. "Hugo López". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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