Spanish footballer (born 1996)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
López and the second or maternal family name is
Saratxo .
Andoni López Saratxo (Basque pronunciation: [andoni lopes̻] ; Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdoni ˈlopeθ] ; born 5 April 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left-back for Ponferradina .[ 1]
Club career
Born in Barakaldo , López graduated from the Athletic Bilbao academy in 2014, having joined the Lezama youth setup in 2006.[ 2] [ 3] After two seasons with the C-team (during which period he also played in the UEFA Youth League and the Premier League International Cup ),[ 3] he was promoted to the reserves on 7 June 2016.[ 4] On 22 August, he made his debut in the third tier , playing the whole ninety minutes of a 3–0 victory against UD Socuéllamos .[ 5]
In February 2018, López was called to the senior squad by manager José Ángel Ziganda for a domestic league fixture against Girona FC as a replacement for the injured Mikel Balenziaga .[ 2] On 4 February, he made his first team debut in the match, playing the entire ninety minutes and conceding a penalty in the first half of a 2–0 defeat.[ 2] [ 6]
On 17 August 2018, López was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería until the end of the season .[ 7] He scored his first professional goal on 4 November, netting the winner in a 2–1 home defeat of Sporting de Gijón .[ 8]
On 7 August 2019, López moved to fellow second division side Elche CF also in a temporary deal.[ 9] A backup to Juan Cruz , he contributed with 21 appearances overall as his side achieved promotion to La Liga .
On 1 September 2020, López moved to UD Logroñés in the second level on a two-year contract,[ 10] with Athletic retaining a buy-back clause.[ 11] On 28 January 2022, he moved to SD Amorebieta .[ 12]
On 1 September 2022, after suffering relegation , López joined CD Tenerife still in division two, on a one-year contract.[ 13] After just two league matches, he moved to fellow league team CD Lugo the following 31 January.[ 14]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played on 19 January 2019
References
^ Andoni López at Soccerway
^ a b c "Andoni López: estreno y penalti" [Andoni López: debut and penalty] (in Spanish). El Correo . 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018 .
^ a b c d "A.López" . Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 4 February 2018 .
^ "Simón, Núñez, Andoni López, Urzelai y Guruzeta ascenderán al Bilbao Athletic" [Simón, Núñez, Andoni López, Urzelai and Guruzeta will be promoted to Bilbao Athletic] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2018 .
^ "El Bilbao Athletic arrolla al Socuéllamos" [Bilbao Athletic rolls over Socuéllamos] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2018 .
^ "Stuani castiga al Athletic y el Girona ya aspira a Europa" [Stuani punishes Athletic and Girona already aspires to Europe]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018 .
^ "Andoni López on-loan to UD Almería" . Athletic Bilbao. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018 .
^ "Remontada para soñar de un combativo Almería" [Dreaming comeback for a combative Almería] (in Spanish). Marca . 4 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018 .
^ "Andoni López, on loan to Elche CF" . Athletic Bilbao. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019 .
^ "Andoni López, nuevo fichaje para la banda izquierda de la UD Logroñés" [Andoni López, new signing for the left flank of UD Logroñés] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "Termination of Andoni López's contract" . Athletic Bilbao. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020 .
^ "Andoni López, nueva incorporación de la SDA" [Andoni López, new addition of SDA ] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 .
^ "Andoni López, nueva incorporación del CD Tenerife 22/23" [Andoni López, new signing of CD Tenerife 22/23] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022 .
^ "Andoni López, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Andoni López, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023 .
^ a b c d "Andoni López: Andoni López Saratxo" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 February 2018 .
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