Borja López

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Borja López
Personal information
Full name	Borja López Menéndez
Date of birth	(1994-02-02) 2 February 1994
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Rayo Vallecano (loan from Monaco)
Number	40
Youth career
	SD Llano 2000
	Xeitosa CF
	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2011–2013	Sporting B	10	(0)
2013	Sporting Gijón	19	(0)
2013–	Monaco	0	(0)
2014	→ Rayo Vallecano (loan)	0	(0)
National team^‡
2012	Spain U18	2	(0)
2013	Spain U19	8	(0)
2012–	Spain U20	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2013

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Menéndez.

Borja López Menéndez (born 2 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano on loan from AS Monaco FC, as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Gijón, López finished his football formation with local Sporting de Gijón. On 18 December 2011 he made his senior debut for the B-side, against Getafe CF B, and he went on to play one more third division match during the season, against UB Conquense.

López made his first-team debut on 1 November 2012, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against CA Osasuna for the campaign's Copa del Rey.^[1] He made his second level debut on the 16th, again starting but in a 2–3 home loss to SD Ponferradina.^[2]

On 31 January 2013 López was promoted to the Asturians' first team, alongside Luis Hernández.^[3] On 2 August, however, he signed a four-year deal with high-spending AS Monaco FC in Ligue 1, for a €2.2 million fee.^[4]

References

↑ El Molinón sigue siendo un fortín (El Molinón still a fortress); Marca, 1 November 2012 (Spanish)
↑ Los bercianos se adueñan de El Molinón (Bercianos conquer Molinón); Marca, 16 November 2012 (Spanish)
↑ Borja pasa a llevar el dorsal 20; Luis Hernández, el 2, y se van cedidos Iñigo Rodríguez y Raúl Rodrigo (Borja changes to number 20; Luis Hérnandez, 2, and Iñigo Rodríguez and Raúl Rodrigo leave on loan); Sporting's official website, 31 January 2013 (Spanish)
↑ Ligue 1: Monaco sign Spain under-19 international Borja Lopez from Sporting Gijon; Sky Sports, 2 August 2013

External links

Sporting Gijón official profile (Spanish)
BDFutbol profile
Futbolme profile (Spanish)
Transfermarkt profile

v t e Rayo Vallecano – current squad

1 Cobeño (c) 2 Tito 3 Nacho 4 Baena 5 Gálvez 7 Lass 8 Adrián 9 José Carlos 10 Trashorras 11 Castillo 12 Longo 13 Rubén 14 Perea 16 Rochina 17 Galeano 18 Castro 19 Viera 20 Larrivey 21 Arbilla 22 Saúl 23 Bueno 24 Falqué 25 Fernández 26 Mojica 32 Embarba 40 López Coach: Jémez

Persondata
Name	López, Borja
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	2 February 1994
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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