David López (footballer, born 1989)

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Not to be confused with David López (footballer, born 1982).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Silva.
David López
David López 2019.jpg
López playing for Espanyol in 2019
Personal information
Full name David López Silva
Date of birth (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 15
Youth career
1997–1999 Sant Cugat
1999–2005 Mercantil
2005–2007 Damm
2007–2008 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Espanyol B 56 (2)
2009–2010 → Terrassa (loan) 31 (2)
2010–2014 Espanyol 37 (2)
2011–2012 → Leganés (loan) 30 (4)
2012–2013 → Huesca (loan) 38 (3)
2014–2016 Napoli 57 (2)
2016– Espanyol 171 (9)
National team‡
2013 Catalonia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:19, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2013

David López Silva (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið ˈlopeθ]; born 9 October 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a defensive midfielder.

He spent most of his career in two spells at Espanyol, making over 225 appearances. He also played for two years with Napoli in Italy's Serie A.

Club career[]

Espanyol[]

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, López finished his youth career with local RCD Espanyol, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2008–09 season, in Tercera División. In August 2009 he was loaned to Terrassa FC of Segunda División B,[1] being a regular starter but suffering relegation.

López returned to Espanyol in June 2010, and made his main squad – and La Liga – debut on 26 September, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win against CA Osasuna.[2] He continued to appear more regularly with the B side, however.

On 11 August 2011, López was loaned to CD Leganés in the third tier.[3] A year later, he joined Segunda División club SD Huesca on the same basis.[4]

López returned to Espanyol on 16 June 2013 after the Pericos recalled him.[5] He scored his first goal in the top flight on 24 August, his team's first in a 3–1 home victory over Valencia CF.[6]

Napoli[]

On 31 August 2014, S.S.C. Napoli confirmed López' signing on a five-year contract.[7] He made his Serie A debut on 21 September, playing the full 90 minutes and being booked in a 1–0 defeat at Udinese Calcio.[8] He won the 2014 Supercoppa Italiana on 22 December in Qatar; he made a mistake for Carlos Tevez of Juventus F.C. to open the scoring, though his side won on a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw.[9]

López scored his first competitive goal for the Italians (from 39 appearances) on 7 May 2015, putting his team ahead in an eventual 1–1 home draw against FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League.[10]

Espanyol return[]

On 26 August 2016, López returned to Espanyol on a four-year deal.[11] During most of his second spell he was utilised by manager Quique Sánchez Flores as a central defender[12][13] and, from that position, he scored in a 4–1 away loss to FC Barcelona in the Derbi barceloní on 18 December.[14]

In August 2018, López signed a new deal to tie him to Espanyol until 2023.[15] He scored a top-flight best of four goals in 2019–20, though his team were relegated; this started with the opener on 4 January in a 2–2 draw with Barcelona at the RCDE Stadium.[16] On 23 February, he was sent off for the first time for the club, for two yellow cards in the opening 25 minutes.[17]

López remained a regular as Espanyol won promotion as champions in May 2021.[18] He scored once that season, equalising in a 3–1 win at CD Castellón on 26 March.[19]

International career[]

López was never capped by Spain at any level. He played one game for the unofficial Catalonia team on 30 December 2013, as a substitute in a 4–1 win over Cape Verde.[20]

Honours[]

Napoli

Espanyol

References[]

  1. ^ El RCD Espanyol cede al jugador del filial David López al Terrassa (RCD Espanyol loan reserve team player David López to Terrassa) Archived 3 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 31 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Espanyol 1–0 Osasuna; ESPN FC, 26 September 2010
  3. ^ El Espanyol cede a David López al Leganés (Espanyol loan David López to Leganés); Marca, 11 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El Huesca ficha al mediocentro David López Silva (Huesca sign central midfielder David López Silva); Marca, 14 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El Espanyol recupera a David López (Espanyol reclaim David López); Marca, 16 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Espanyol battle back for victory Archived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 24 August 2013
  7. ^ David Lopez moves to Napoli; S.S.C. Napoli, 31 August 2014
  8. ^ Udinese 1–0 Napoli; BBC Sport, 21 September 2014
  9. ^ a b Voakes, Kris (22 December 2014). "Under-par Juventus finally punished as Napoli claims the Supercoppa". Goal. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  10. ^ Dnipro deny dominant Napoli; UEFA, 7 May 2015
  11. ^ "David López, welcome home!". RCD Espanyol. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  12. ^ "David López: "No esperaba jugar de central"" [David López: "I did not expect to play as stopper"] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  13. ^ "David López: "Una victoria nos daría mucha confianza"" [David López: "We would grow significantly in confidence with a win"] (in Spanish). Vavel. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  14. ^ "David López: "El gol marcado, un golpe de fe"" [David López: "The scored goal, a strike of faith"] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  15. ^ Molero, Iván (1 August 2018). "Oficial: El Espanyol amarra a David López hasta 2023" [Official: Espanyol tie David López to them until 2023] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  16. ^ Dunne, Robbie (4 January 2020). "Espanyol salvage point against Barcelona with late Wu Lei strike". Diario AS. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  17. ^ Munday, Billy (23 February 2020). "Real Valladolid hand defeat to ten-man Espanyol". Marca. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  18. ^ a b "El Espanyol cae como campeón ante un Alcorcón salvado" [Espanyol fall as champions against saved Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Sport. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  19. ^ López de Vicente, Sergio (26 March 2021). "Darder, el gran showman" [Darder, the great showman] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Cataluña golea a Cabo Verde entre gritos de "independencia"" [Catalonia thrash Cape Verde amidst shouts of "independence"] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

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