Nayadet López

Nayadet Zulema López Opazo (born 5 August 1994) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera Federación club RCD Espanyol. Born and raised in Spain to a Spanish father and a Chilean mother, she plays for the Chile women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Opazo.
Nayadet López
López with Chile in 2021
Personal information
Full name Nayadet Zulema López Opazo[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994
Place of birth Manises, Spain
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Valencia B
2010–2013 Valencia 36 (0)
2013 Hércules
2013–2016 Sporting Plaza de Argel
2016–2021 Santa Teresa 87+ (1+)
2021– Espanyol 46 (4)
International career‡
2019– Chile 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2022

Club career

López made her debut for Valencia B in 2009, at age 15.[2] She was promoted to the first team in 2010, making her Primera División debut on September 20.[3] On 24 January 2013, she left Valencia due to discrepancies with the coach.[4] She was signed by Segunda División club Hércules shortly after,[5] being presented on February 15.[6] The team was renamed back as Sporting Plaza de Argel a few months later, where López remained until 2016. She joined Santa Teresa in the 2016 summer.[7] She suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament during a training on 6 December 2016, receiving medical discharge on 14 June 2017.[8]

International career

Due to her birthplace and her background, López was eligible to play for Spain or Chile. She chose the latter and was called up for the first time in October 2019.[9] She made her debut on 6 October 2019.[10]

Personal life

López was born to a Chilean mother and a Spanish father in Manises, Spain in 1994. She noticed that she could play for Chile through a journalist in Valencia. So, she started the naturalization process in 2018, what finished in 2019, but she couldn't take part in the squad for the 2019 World Cup due to the closeness with the start of it.[11]

References
  1. "Ficha Partido". FEX (in Spanish).
  2. Nayadet López at Txapeldunak.com (in Spanish)
  3. "Buenas sensaciones pese a la derrota" (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. Menayo, David (30 January 2013). ""O te vas tú o me voy yo"" (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. "Nayadet López, nueva jugadora del Hércules C. F." (in Spanish). Fútbol Femenino. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. "Nayadet y Bustos, presentadas como nuevas jugadoras del Hércules Femenino" (in Spanish). Vavel. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. García, Alberto (6 November 2016). "No diga fútbol, diga Nayadet" (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  8. "Nayadet López recibe el alta médica tras su lesión de rodilla" (in Spanish). Santa Teresa CD. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  9. "Nómina de la Selección Femenina para los amistosos con Uruguay en Temuco y Rancagua". ANFP (in Spanish). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  10. "La Roja Femenina goleó a Uruguay y desató la fiesta en Temuco". ANFP (in Spanish). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  11. Molina, Gerladine (16 June 2022). "Un periodista le dijo: La historia de la nacionalización de Nayadet López para jugar por La Roja Femenina". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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