José María López de Silva

José López Silva
Personal information
Full nameJosé María López Silva Sánchez
Date of birth1 February 1983
Place of birthHuelva, Spain
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Córdoba
Number19
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2002Real Madrid B
2002–2003Valencia B0(0)
2003–2004Cartaya
2004–2005Linares28(0)
2005–2006Burgos18(1)
2006–2007Alcalá33(7)
2007–2008Orihuela34(1)
2008–2011Cádiz100(8)
2011–Córdoba120(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is López de Silva and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

José María López de Silva Sánchez, known as López Silva (born 1 February 1983), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Córdoba CF as a winger.

Club career

Born in Huelva, Andalusia, López Silva joined Valencia CF after finishing his formation at Real Madrid, and was part of the reserves' setup in the 2002–03 season in Segunda División B, even though he failed to appear in any games. In the 2004 summer, he moved to CD Linares in the same level.

López Silva continued to compete in the third division in the following years, representing Burgos CF, CD Alcalá, Orihuela CF[1] and Cádiz CF.[2] With the latter he achieved promotion to Segunda División, contributing with three goals in 32 games.

On 30 August 2009, aged 26, López Silva played his first match as a professional, starting in a 0–1 home loss against UD Salamanca.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 8 November, netting his team's first in a 2–2 home draw against Real Betis.[4]

On 15 June 2011 López Silva signed a two-year deal with Córdoba CF, also in the second tier.[5] In his third year he appeared in 40 matches and scored three times, helping the side return to La Liga after a 42-year absence.

López Silva made his debut in the Spanish top level on 25 August 2014, starting in a 0–2 loss at Real Madrid.[6]

References

  1. ↑ El Orihuela CF ficha nuevos jugadores como el interior Juanjo y el extremo López Silva (Orihuela CF signs new players like midfielder Juanjo and winger López Silva); Orihuela Digital, 27 June 2007 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El equipo amarillo presenta sus primeras caras nuevas de la pretemporada (Yellow team presents its first new faces of the pre-season); La Voz Digital, 16 July 2008 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Salamanca saca provecho de su efectividad ante un poco acertado Cádiz (Salamanca profits from effectiveness against an unimpressive Cádiz); Marca, 30 August 2009 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Ogbeche da un punto al Cádiz en el descuento (Ogbeche gives a point to Cádiz in stoppage time); Marca, 8 November 2009 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Caballero, López Silva y Astrain, primeros fichajes del Córdoba (Caballero, López Silva and Astrain, first signings of Córdoba); Marca, 15 June 2011 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Slow start from Real Madrid; ESPN FC, 25 August 2014

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