Álex López (footballer, born 1993)

Alejandro 'Álex' López de Groot (born 18 September 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca as a striker.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is De Groot.
Álex López
Personal information
Full name Alejandro López de Groot
Date of birth (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993
Place of birth Calafell, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Mallorca
Youth career
2008–2010 Reus
2010–2011 Barcelona
2011–2012 Reus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Reus 59 (13)
2014–2015 Valencia B 34 (11)
2015–2017 Gimnàstic 45 (5)
2017– Mallorca 55 (13)
2019–2020 → Extremadura (loan) 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

Club career

Born in Calafell, Tarragona, Catalonia, to a Dutch mother and a Spanish father.[1] He is a grandson of Dutch cyclist Daan de Groot. López graduated with CF Reus Deportiu's youth setup, after a short stint at FC Barcelona. He made his debuts as a senior in the 2011–12 campaign, in Segunda División B.

On 3 July 2014, after scoring 12 goals during the previous season López moved to Valencia CF, being assigned to the reserves also in the third tier.[2] On 17 May of the following year, he scored five goals in an 8–2 away routing of Real Zaragoza B,[3] taking his tally up to 11.

On 26 July 2015, López signed a four-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, newly promoted to Segunda División.[4] He made his professional debut on 23 August, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Albacete Balompié.[5]

López scored his first professional goal on 10 October 2015, netting the equalizer in a 2–2 draw at SD Ponferradina. On 8 October of the following year, he scored a brace in a 4–4 away draw against Elche CF.

On 10 July 2017, López was transferred to RCD Mallorca, freshly relegated to the third tier.[6] On 7 August 2019, after achieving two consecutive promotions with the club, he was loaned to second division side Extremadura UD for one year.[7]

References
  1. "CF Reus: Álex López; 'La explosión del canterano insaciable'" [CF Reus: Álex López; 'The explosion of the insatiable youth academic'] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. "Àlex López y Ebwelle, primeras incorporaciones en el Valencia Mestalla" [Àlex López and Ebwelle, first additions at Valencia Mestalla] (in Spanish). Vavel. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. "El VCF Mestalla logra el objetivo y mantiene la categoría (2–8)" [VCF Mestalla reaches its goal and maintains the category (2–8)] (in Spanish). Valencia's official website. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. "Álex López, nuevo jugador grana" [Álex López, new player grana] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic's official website. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. "El Gimnástic remonta in extremis al Albacete" [Gimnástic comes back in extremis against Albacete] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  6. "Àlex López, traspassat al RCD Mallorca" [Àlex López, transferred to RCD Mallorca] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. "Alex López ya es azulgrana" [Alex López already is red-and-blue] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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