Isma López

Ismael 'Isma' López Blanco (born 29 January 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Racing de Santander. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a left winger.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.
Isma López
López warming up for Sporting Gijón in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ismael López Blanco
Date of birth (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back, winger
Club information
Current team
 Racing Santander
Youth career
1995–2000 San Agustín
2000–2005 Osasuna
2005–2007 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Bilbao Athletic 81 (15)
2010–2011 Zaragoza B 35 (13)
2011–2012 Lugo 34 (7)
2012–2013 Athletic Bilbao 8 (0)
2013–2018 Sporting Gijón 130 (8)
2018–2019 Omonia 16 (2)
2019–2020 Tenerife 23 (2)
2020 Dinamo București 8 (0)
2021– Racing Santander
National team
2006–2007 Spain U17 18 (4)
2008 Spain U19 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2020

Club career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, López signed for Athletic Bilbao in 2005 at the age of 15, going on to spend three full seasons with the reserve side in the third division. He continued to play in the lower leagues the following years, with Real Zaragoza B (fourth level) and CD Lugo (third), helping the latter promote to division two after an absence of twenty years in his only season.

López returned to the Lions – who had retained a buyback option on the player – in the summer of 2012, being offered a two-year contract with a €30 million clause.[1] He scored twice on his official debut, helping to a 3–1 home win against NK Slaven Belupo in the UEFA Europa League's third qualifying round, on 8 August 2012 (4–3 aggregate victory).[2]

In July 2013, López cut ties with Athletic and signed a three-year deal with Sporting de Gijón.[3] During the 2014–15 campaign, he was converted into a left back by manager Abelardo Fernández,[4] appearing in 25 matches and scoring five goals as his team returned to La Liga after three years.[5]

López terminated his contract with Sporting on 9 July 2018,[6] and moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a contract with AC Omonia just hours later.[7] The following 29 January, he returned to Spain and its second tier after joining CD Tenerife on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[8]

On 1 September 2020, López was transferred to Romanian Liga I side FC Dinamo București.[9] He left in December, due to unpaid wages.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 20 January 2019
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bilbao Athletic 2007–08[11] Segunda División B 257——257
2008–09[11] Segunda División B 255——252
2009–10[11] Segunda División B 313——313
Total 8115——8115
Zaragoza B 2010–11 Tercera División 3513——3513
Lugo 2011–12[11] Segunda División B 347106[lower-alpha 1]0417
Athletic Bilbao 2012–13[11] La Liga 80008[lower-alpha 2]2162
Sporting Gijón 2013–14[11] Segunda División 201101[lower-alpha 1]0221
2014–15[11] Segunda División 25510—265
2015–16[11] La Liga 31210—322
2016–17[11] La Liga 27000—270
2017–18[11] Segunda División 270201[lower-alpha 1]0300
Total 130850201378
Omonia 2018–19[12] Cypriot First Division 16220—182
Career total 304458016232849
  1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Spain U17

References
  1. Ismael López vuelve al Athletic (Ismael López returns to Athletic); Vavel, 26 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. Isma López arponea al Slaven (Isma López spears Slaven) Archived 21 January 2013 at Archive.today; Deia, 3 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. Isma López ya es jugador rojiblanco (Isma López is already a red-and-white player); Sporting Gijón, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. Isma se reinventa en el lateral (Isma reinvents himself in the full-back); Marca, 30 January 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. "El Sporting vence y logra el ascenso directo" [Sporting win and promote directly] (in Spanish). La Liga. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. Isma López causa baja en el Sporting (Isma López out at Sporting); Sporting Gijón, 9 July 2018 (in Spanish)
  7. Καταρχήν συμφωνία με Isma Lopez (Agreement in principle with Isma Lopez); AC Omonia, 9 July 2018 (in Greek)
  8. "Isma López, nuevo refuerzo blanquiazul" [Isma López, new white-and-blue addition] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  9. "Isma López traspasado al Dinamo de Bucarest" [Isma López transferred to Dinamo Bucharest] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  10. "Isma Lopez a plecat și el de la Dinamo și face dezvăluiri incredibile: „Ni s-a zis că secretara a greșit numărul contului! Au fost numai minciuni!" | VIDEO" [Isma Lopez also left Dinamo and makes incredible revelations: "We were told that the secretary had the wrong account number! Nothing but lies!" | VIDEO] (in Romanian). ProSport. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  11. "Isma López: Ismael López Blanco". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  12. "Isma López". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  13. "La selección española sub'17 se proclama campeona de Europa" [Spain under-17 national team are crowned European champions] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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