Porfirio López

Porfirio López Meza (American Spanish: [poɾˈfiɾjo ˈlopes]; born September 10, 1985 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican professional football player who currently plays for Municipal Perez Zeledon in the Costa Rican Premier Division.

Porfirio López
Personal information
Full name Porfirio López Meza
Date of birth (1985-09-10) September 10, 1985
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Perez Zeledon
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2006 Santos de Guápiles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Santos de Guápiles 42 (0)
2009–2010 Puntarenas 31 (1)
2010–2011 Dalian Shide 10 (2)
2011 → Alajuelense (loan) 22 (1)
2012 Philadelphia Union 5 (0)
2013–2016 Alajuelense 68 (2)
2017–2018 Perez Zeledon 40 (1)
2018–2019 Alajuelense 58 (3)
2019– Perez Zeledon 2 (0)
National team‡
2011– Costa Rica 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:04, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 May 2014
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Meza.

Club career

Porfirio López began his career with Santos de Guápiles in Costa Rica, already being part of the first team in the 2003/04 season.[1] He made his debut with the club in 2006 and remained at the club for three seasons. He then joined Puntarenas and quickly established himself as the club's starting left back.[2] He moved to China and signed a contract with Dalian Shide in February 2010.[3] He made his CSL debut for Dalian against Shaanxi Chanba on 28 March and scored a goal in the match.[4][5] After one season in China, López went on loan to Costa Rican club Alajuelense, helping his new club win both the Clausura and Apertura titles in 2011.

López signed with Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer on December 22, 2011.[6]

López was released by Philadelphia on November 19, 2012.[7]

International career

He made his debut for Costa Rica in an August 2011 friendly match against Ecuador and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[8]

Career statistics

Club
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Costa Rica League Cup League Cup North America Total
2005–06Santos de GuápilesPrimera División1000000010
2006–07150000000150
2007–08260000000260
2008–090000000000
2008–09Puntarenas150000000150
2009–10161000000161
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2010Dalian ShideChinese Super League102000000102
Costa Rica League Cup League Cup North America Total
2010–11AlajuelensePrimera División3000000030
2011–12191000000191
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2012Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer5010000060
Total Costa Rica 952000000952
China PR 102000000102
USA 5010000060
Career total 11041000001114

Updated June 27, 2012

International
National teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica
201110
201240
Total50

Statistics accurate as of August 16, 2012

References
  1. La nueva cara de Santos - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. "P. Lopez". Soccerway. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  3. "Archived copy" 实德最后时刻再签两外援 新赛季用满五外援名额 (in Chinese). sports.163.com. December 3, 2011. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. 哥斯达黎加新援出彩 大连客场战平西北狼 (in Chinese). espnstar.com.cn. March 28, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  5. "P. López". Soccerway. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  6. "Costa Rican defender Lopez acquired by Union". philadelphiaunion.com. December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  7. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2012/11/union-waive-three
  8. Porfirio López – FIFA competition record


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