Andoni López

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 UD Logroñés.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Saratxo.
Andoni López
Personal information
Full name Andoni López Saratxo
Date of birth (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996
Place of birth Barakaldo, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 UD Logroñés
Youth career
2006–2010 Athletic Bilbao
2010–2012 Danok Bat
2012–2014 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Basconia 51 (4)
2016–2018 Bilbao Athletic 70 (0)
2018–2020 Athletic Bilbao 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Almería (loan) 18 (1)
2019–2020 → Elche (loan) 19 (0)
2020– UD Logroñés 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

Club career

Born in Barakaldo, López graduated from the Athletic Bilbao academy in 2014, having joined the Lezama youth setup in 2006.[1][2] After two seasons with the C-team (during which period he also played in the UEFA Youth League and the Premier League International Cup),[2] he was promoted to the reserves on 7 June 2016.[3] On 22 August, he made his debut in the third tier, playing the whole ninety minutes of a 3–0 victory against UD Socuéllamos.[4]

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.[1] 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.[1][5]

On 17 August 2018, López was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería until the end of the season.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 4 November, netting the winner in a 2–1 home defeat of Sporting de Gijón.[7]

On 7 August 2019, López moved to fellow second division side Elche CF also in a temporary deal.[8] 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,[9] with Athletic retaining a buy-back clause.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 19 January 2019
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Basconia 2014–15[2] Tercera División 150——150
2015–16[2] Tercera División 364——364
Total 514——514
Bilbao Athletic 2016–17[11] Segunda División B 350——350
2017–18[11] Segunda División B 350—20370
Total 700—20720
Athletic Bilbao 2017–18[11] La Liga 10000010
Almería (loan) 2018–19[11] Segunda División 16100—161
Career total 138500201405

    References
    1. "Andoni López: estreno y penalti" [Andoni López: debut and penalty] (in Spanish). El Correo. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
    2. "A.López". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
    3. "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.
    4. "El Bilbao Athletic arrolla al Socuéllamos" [Bilbao Athletic rolls over Socuéllamos] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
    5. "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.
    6. "Andoni López on-loan to UD Almería". Athletic Bilbao. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
    7. "Remontada para soñar de un combativo Almería" [Dreaming comeback for a combative Almería] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
    8. "Andoni López, on loan to Elche CF". Athletic Bilbao. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
    9. "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.
    10. "Termination of Andoni López's contract". Athletic Bilbao. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
    11. "Andoni López: Andoni López Saratxo". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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