Porfirio López

Porfirio López
Personal information
Full name Porfirio López Meza
Date of birth September 10, 1985 (1985-09-10) (age 26)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Philadelphia Union
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 0 (0)
National team
2011– Costa Rica 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Porfirio López Meza (born September 10, 1985 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican professional soccer player currently playing for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.

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Club career

Porfirio López began his career with Santos de Guápiles in Costa Rica. He made his debut with the club in 2006 and remained at the club for three seasons. He than joined Puntarenas and quickly established himself as the clubs starting left back.[1] He moved to China and signed a contract with Dalian Shide in February 2010.[2] He made his CSL debut for Dalian against Shaanxi Chanba on 28 March and scored a goal in the match.[3][4] 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.[5]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Costa Rica League Cup League Cup North America Total
2005–06 Santos de Guápiles Primera División 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2006–07 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2007–08 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Puntarenas 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2009–10 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2010 Dalian Shide Chinese Super League 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
Costa Rica League Cup League Cup North America Total
2010–11 Alajuelense Primera División 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2011–12 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2012 Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Costa Rica 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 2
China PR 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 105 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 4

Updated December 24, 2011

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica
2011 1 0
Total 1 0

Statistics accurate as of match played December 24, 2011

References

  1. ^ "P. Lopez". Soccerway. http://www.soccerway.com/players/porfirio-lopez/86657/. Retrieved December 27, 2011. 
  2. ^ "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. http://sports.163.com/10/0312/05/61I71N3000051C89.html. Retrieved December 27, 2011. 
  3. ^ "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. http://www.espnstar.com.cn/pub/csl/2010/0328/155416.htm. Retrieved December 27, 2011. 
  4. ^ "P. López". Soccerway. http://www.soccerway.com/players/porfirio-lopez-meza/123959/. Retrieved December 27, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Costa Rican defender Lopez acquired by Union". philadelphiaunion.com. December 22, 2011. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/12/costa-rican-defender-porfirio-lopez-acquired-union. Retrieved December 27, 2011. 

External links

Philadelphia Union – current squad