Diego_López_(footballer,_born_1992)
Diego López (footballer, born 1992)
Argentine footballer
Diego Fores López (born 19 May 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Estudiantes BA.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Fores López | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes BA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gimnasia Jujuy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 61 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Central Córdoba SdE | 31 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 22 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 67 | (4) |
| 2022– | Estudiantes BA | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:16, 17 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
López began his senior career with San Salvador de Jujuy's Gimnasia y Esgrima.[2][3] Mario Gómez promoted the defender into the club's senior squad towards the end of the 2011–12 Primera B Nacional, with his professional debut arriving in a goalless tie with their La Plata namesakes; he made five more appearances that campaign.[2] Fifty-nine more matches in all competitions occurred for López with Gimnasia y Esgrima, across six Primera B Nacional seasons.[2] On 1 July 2016, López joined fellow second tier team Central Córdoba.[2] After thirty-one appearances and relegation, López moved to Mendoza's Gimnasia y Esgrima.[4]
Whilst with Gimnasia y Esgrima, López netted his first career goal during a 5–0 home win over Unión Aconquija on 12 October 2017.[2] He participated in twenty-four fixtures as they won promotion to Primera B Nacional.[2] López left on 30 June 2018 to rejoin Gimnasia y Esgrima of Jujuy.[2][5] Ahead of the 2022 season, López moved to Estudiantes de Buenos Aires.[6]
- As of 10 January 2019.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 65 | 0 | |||
| Central Córdoba | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 2017–18 | Torneo Federal A | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Career total | 118 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 127 | 2 | |||
- Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
- Appearance(s) in the Torneo Federal A play-offs
- Diego López at WorldFootball.net
- "Argentina - D. López". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- "Ficha Estadistica de DIEGO LOPEZ". BDFA. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- "El jujeño Diego Fores López se sumó a las prácticas en Gimnasia". Diario Uno. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- "Gimnasia de Jujuy: El regreso de Diego López". Vermouth Deportivo. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- El lateral Diego López seguirá su carrera en Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, periodicolea.com.ar, 16 December 2021
- Diego López at Soccerway