Enrique López Fernández (born 24 June 1994), known as Cadete or Kadete, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Dinamo Tbilisi.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique López Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alcobendas | |||
| 2012–2013 | Alcorcón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Alcobendas | ||
| 2013–2014 | Alcorcón B | 20 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Unión Adarve | 27 | (0) |
| 2015 | Atlético Astorga | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Unión Adarve | 30 | (3) |
| 2016 | Rayo Vallecano B | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Unión Adarve | 57 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Atlético San Luis | 51 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Querétaro (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2021 | Astana | 21 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | (1) |
| 2023– | Dinamo Tbilisi | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Cadete was born in Madrid, and made his senior debut with Alcobendas CF in the regional leagues. In 2012 he moved to AD Alcorcón, and spent one full season in the youth setup before featuring regularly for the reserves in Tercera División.
On 18 June 2014, Cadete joined fellow fourth division side AD Unión Adarve.[1] On 4 August of the following year, he signed for Atlético Astorga FC in Segunda División B,[2] but left the club six days later after allegedly having discrepancies with the club's presidency.[3]
Cadete subsequently returned to Adarve, but moved to Rayo Vallecano B in July 2016.[4] He left the latter in early September, and rejoined Adarve for a third stint, achieving promotion to the third division at the end of the season.
On 29 May 2018, Cadete moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Ascenso MX side Atlético San Luis.[5] He made his professional debut on 21 July, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Mineros de Zacatecas.
Cadete scored his first professional goal on 18 August 2018, netting the opener in a 4–0 away routing of Celaya FC.
On 7 April 2021, FC Astana announced the signing of Cadete.[6]
On 22 July 2022 Melbourne Victory announced that they had signed Lopez for the upcoming season.[7]
On 13 September 2023, Dinamo Tbilisi announced the signing of Cadete on a contract until the end of 2024.[8]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 24 November 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético San Luis | 2018–19 | Ascenso MX | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 52 | 3 | ||
| Querétaro (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Astana | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Melbourne Victory | 2022–23 | A-League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Career total | 113 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in the Kazakhstan Super Cup
- ^ Zero appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours edit
References edit
- ^ "Movimientos en la plantilla del Unión Adarve" [Movements in the squad of Unión Adarve] (in Spanish). FutMadrid. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Cadete completa el lateral del Atlético Astorga" [Cadete completes the full-back of Atlético Astorga] (in Spanish). Vavel. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Enrique López 'Cadete', debut y despedida" [Enrique López 'Cadete', debut and farewell] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Vuelta al trabajo del Rayo B" [Back to work from Rayo B] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Atlético de San Luis anuncia sus primeros tres refuerzos" [Atlético de San Luis announce their first three additions] (in Spanish). El Sol de San Luis. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Кадете - футболист Астаны". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "MELBOURNE VICTORY SIGNS SPANISH DEFENDER ENRIQUE LOPEZ". melbournevictory.com.au/. Melbourne Victory FC. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "კიკე ლოპესი დინამოში". fcdinamo.ge (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Cadete at Soccerway
External links edit
- Enrique López Fernández at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Enrique López Fernández at Ascenso MX at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 September 2018) (in Spanish)
- Cadete at BDFutbol
- Cadete at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Cadete at ESPN FC