Alejandro López (footballer)

Eduardo Alejandro López (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðo aleˈxandɾo ˈlopeθ], born 16 June 1989), better known as Alejandro López, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a left back.

Alejandro López
López with in O'Higgins 2013
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Alejandro López
Date of birth (1989-06-16) June 16, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Lincoln, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Tres Algarrobos
Youth career
2003–2007 Rivadavia de Lincoln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 → Fortín Club (loan) (–)
2008–2010 Rivadavia de Lincoln 23 (3)
2009–2010Tigre (loan) (–)
2011–2015 O'Higgins 132 (3)
2015–2016 Cobresal 22 (4)
2016 San Martín (T) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Rivadavia de Lincoln 12 (1)
2017 Cobresal 12 (1)
2018 Rivadavia de Lincoln 8 (1)
2019 Juventud Unida (SI) (–)
2020 Defensores Unidos 8 (0)
2021 Mariano Moreno (–)
2022– Tres Algarrobos (–)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2018

Career

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Youth career and debut

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Alejandro start his career in his city club Rivadavia de Lincoln, when played in the youth categories since 2003 to 2007. In the following season, he played in the first team of the club, where it remained until 2010, playing 23 matches and marking 3 goals.

O'Higgins

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In 2011, Alejandro comes to trial to the Chilean club O'Higgins, and after the tests, he start to play in the first team of the club, making his debut in Primera División against Unión San Felipe, when entered in the minute 62 replacing Mauricio Arias.

In 2012, Alejandro play in the first team and was considered in the starting line-up, as left back. On June 28, 2012, he scored the second goal in the first final of the Torneo de Apertura 2012 in the 72 minutes. Finally, in the second final O'Higgins lose the final against Universidad de Chile in penalties.

In 2013, he won the 2013–14 Apertura with O'Higgins, being the first title in the history of the club. In the tournament, he played in 15 of 18 matches, being an important part of the Berizzo's team in the back with Julio Barroso, Yerson Opazo and Mariano Uglessich.[1][2]

He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. In the tournament, López scored a free kick goal against Cerro Porteño. [3]

In March 2014, he was affected from the first-team because indiscipline with his teammate Fernando Gutiérrez, losing it the rest of the 2014 Copa Libertadores and the 2014 Supercopa de Chile.[4][5][6]

Cobresal

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In June 2015, López was released from O'Higgins and was signed to the 2015–16 season by the current Campeonato Nacional Champions Cobresal.[7][8][9] He returned to Cobresal on second half 2017 to play in the 2017 Primera B.[10]

Return to Argentina

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After playing for Cobresal in 2017, López returned to his hometown club, Rivadavia de Lincoln, and next has mainly played for amateur clubs. Since 2019 he has played for Juventud Unida from Santa Isabel (Liga Venadense), Defensores Unidos from Zárate (Primera B Metropolitana),[11] Mariano Moreno from Junín (Regional Amateur) and Deportivo Tres Algarrobos (Liga del Oeste).[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 16 January 2015
Club Season League Copa Chile Supercopa Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
O'Higgins 2011 Primera División 29 0 3 0 32 0
2012 36 1 7 1 2[a] 0 45 2
2013 14 0 14 0
2013–14 23 2 7 0 0 0 3[b] 1 33 3
2014–15 30 0 4 0 34 0
Career total 132 3 21 1 0 0 5 1 158 5
  1. ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores

Honours

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Club

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O'Higgins

Individual

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O'Higgins
  • Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014

References

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  1. ^ "O'Higgins se titula campeón tras 58 años de historia". 10 December 2013.
  2. ^ "T13 | Tele 13 (SSR)".
  3. ^ "O'Higgins se quedó en blanco con Lanús y fue eliminado de la Copa Libertadores".
  4. ^ "Dos jugadores celestes quedaron marginados del primer plantel".
  5. ^ "Sancionados por indisciplina en O'Higgins descartan haber llegado ebrios a entrenar". 21 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Grafico-chile".
  7. ^ "Cobresal oficializó la llegada de tres nuevos refuerzos - CDF.cl". www.cdf.cl. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23.
  8. ^ "Nuevos Refuerzos" [New Reinforcements] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  9. ^ "El Campeón Cobresal Asegura DDOSNuevas Incorporaciones".
  10. ^ "Cobresal inició sus entrenamientos pensando en la "Operación Retorno"" (in Spanish). ANFP. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  11. ^ Zambianchi, Santiago (7 January 2020). "Alejandro López dio otro paso de calidad en su carrera". Corazón Amateur (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  12. ^ Zambianchi, Santiago (28 March 2022). "Tres linqueños en un mismo equipo de fútbol: el Social de Tres Algarrobos". Corazón Amateur (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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