Lisandro López

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Lisandro López
Personal information
Full name Lisandro López
Date of birth March 02, 1983 (age 24)
Place of birth    Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.75 m
Nickname Licha
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club FC Porto
Number 9
Youth clubs
Racing Club
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003-05
2005-current
Racing Club
FC Porto
67 (26)
43 (12)   
National team
Argentina

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 2 November 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Lisandro López (born 2 March 1983) is an Argentine footballer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lisandro was born in the Rafael Obligado district of Buenos Aires. He currently plays for FC Porto. He has played for the Argentina national football team

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[edit] National Team

López has earned caps for Argentina. He is predominantly a substituite but was still a key part of the team during Qualifying for the World Cup in Germany.

[edit] Clubs

López started his career at Racing Club of Argentina in the Argentine Primera. He was the leagues top scorer in the Apertura tournament of 2004. This goalscoring prowess provoked the interest of several European teams including Charlton Athletic and FC Porto.

López eventually made the switch to Porto for a transfer fee of a 2.5 million euros. He has quickly become a key player for Porto, scoring vital goals for the team, including the first goal in the UEFA Champion's League against Rangers FC in 2005/06 and two goals in the home game against Hamburg in Champions League 2006/07.

[edit] Facts

López was nervous about playing for FC Porto as he once said at the signing: "I am now playing in one of Europe's power houses and top club". He was part of the 2005-06 Portuguese national champions.

[edit] Honours

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FC Porto - Current Squad

1 Helton | 2 R. Costa | 3 Pepe | 4 P. Emanuel | 5 Čech | 6 Ibson | 7 Quaresma | 8 Lucho | 9 Lisandro | 10 Anderson | 11 T. Sektioui | 12 Bosingwa | 13 Fucile | 14 B. Alves | 16 R. Meireles | 17 Vieirinha | 18 P. Assunção | 20 Jorginho | 21 Alan | 22 Rentería | 23 Postiga | 24 P. Ribeiro | 25 Lucas | 26 J. Paulo | 28 Adriano | 29 B. Moraes | 99 Baía | Manager: J. Ferreira

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