Borja López
Borja López Menéndez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈboɾxa ˈlopeθ]; born 2 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Sporting de Gijón.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja López Menéndez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Llano 2000 | |||
| Xeitosa | |||
| Sporting Gijón | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Sporting Gijón B | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | Sporting Gijón | 19 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Monaco | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Arouca (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Barcelona B | 25 | (2) |
| 2016 | Barcelona | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Hajduk Split | 39 | (2) |
| 2019– | Sporting Gijón | 23 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Spain U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | Spain U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2020 | |||
Club career
Born in Gijón, Asturias, López was a Sporting de Gijón youth graduate. On 18 December 2011 he made his senior debut for the B side, against Getafe CF B, and he went on to play one more third division match during the season, against UB Conquense.
López made his first-team debut on 1 November 2012, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against CA Osasuna in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[2] He made his second level debut on the 16th, again starting but in a 2–3 home loss to SD Ponferradina.[3]
On 31 January 2013, López was promoted to the Asturians' first team alongside Luis Hernández.[4] On 2 August, however, he signed a four-year contract with high-spending AS Monaco FC of Ligue 1 for a €2.2 million fee.[5]
López was loaned to La Liga's Rayo Vallecano in late January 2014, until the end of the season.[6] He made his debut in the competition on 29 March, starting in a 0–5 defeat at Real Madrid.[7]
On 29 January 2015, López moved to Deportivo de La Coruña on loan until June.[8] On 4 July, in the same situation, he joined Portuguese Primeira Liga club F.C. Arouca.[9]
On 29 January 2016, López joined FC Barcelona on a two-and-a-half-year deal, and was assigned to the reserves in the third division.[10] His first and only official appearance for the main squad took place on 30 November, when he played the entire 1–1 away draw against Hércules CF for the domestic cup.[11]
On 30 June 2017, López switched teams and countries again after signing for HNK Hajduk Split in Croatia.[12] On 6 August 2019, he returned to his first club Sporting on a free transfer.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 9 July 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting B | 2010–11[14] | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12[14] | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13[14] | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Sporting Gijón | 2012–13[14] | Segunda División | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Monaco | 2013–14[15] | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[15] | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2013–14[14] | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Deportivo (loan) | 2014–15[14] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Arouca (loan) | 2015–16[15] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Barcelona B | 2015–16[14] | Segunda División B | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17[14] | Segunda División B | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||||
| Barcelona | 2016–17[14] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hajduk Split | 2017–18[15] | First Football League | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19[15] | First Football League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20[15] | First Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 65 | 2 | ||||
| Sporting Gijón | 2019–20[14] | Segunda División | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 121 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 146 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- "Acta del partido celebrado el 05 de enero de 2013, en Huelva" [Minutes of the match held on 5 January 2013, in Huelva] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- El Molinón sigue siendo un fortín (El Molinón still a fortress); Marca, 1 November 2012 (in Spanish)
- Los bercianos se adueñan de El Molinón (Bercians take over El Molinón); Marca, 16 November 2012 (in Spanish)
- Borja pasa a llevar el dorsal 20; Luis Hernández, el 2, y se van cedidos Iñigo Rodríguez y Raúl Rodrigo (Borja changes to number 20; Luis Hérnandez, 2, and Iñigo Rodríguez and Raúl Rodrigo leave on loan) Archived 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Sporting Gijón, 31 January 2013 (in Spanish)
- Ligue 1: Monaco sign Spain under-19 international Borja Lopez from Sporting Gijon; Sky Sports, 2 August 2013
- Borja López, cedido por el Mónaco al Rayo Vallecano (Borja López, loaned by Mónaco to Rayo Vallecano); Rayo Herald, 29 January 2014 (in Spanish)
- "Goles para aguantar el chaparrón" [Goals to stem storm] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- Borja López aterriza mañana en A Coruña (Borja López lands tomorrow in A Coruña); Deportivo La Coruña, 29 January 2015 (in Spanish)
- "Borja Lopéz chega por empréstimo do Mónaco" [Borja López arrives on loan from Mónaco] (in Portuguese). F.C. Arouca. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- "Borja López signs for FC Barcelona B". FC Barcelona. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Otro petardazo del Barça" [Another firecracker from Barça] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Borja López se marcha al Hajduk Split" [Borja López goes to Hajduk Split] (in Spanish). Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Borja López ya es nuevo jugador del Sporting" [Borja López is already a new player of Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Borja López: Borja López Menéndez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "Borja López". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
External links
- Borja López at BDFutbol
- Borja López at Soccerbase