Borja López

Borja López
Personal information
Full nameBorja López Menéndez
Date of birth2 February 1994
Place of birthGijón, Spain
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Deportivo La Coruña (loan from Monaco)
Number25
Youth career
SD Llano 2000
Xeitosa CF
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013Sporting B10(0)
2013Sporting Gijón19(0)
2013–Monaco1(0)
2014Rayo Vallecano (loan)3(0)
2015Deportivo La Coruña (loan)0(0)
National team
2012Spain U182(0)
2013Spain U198(0)
2012Spain U204(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).
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 Deportivo de La Coruña 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]

López was loaned to La Liga's Rayo Vallecano in late January 2014, until the end of the season.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 29 March, starting in a 0–5 defeat at Real Madrid.[6]

On 29 January 2015 López moved to Deportivo de La Coruña, on loan until June.[7]

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