Lisandro Ezequiel López

Not to be confused with Lisandro López, footballer born in 1983.
Lisandro López
Personal information
Full nameLisandro Ezequiel López
Date of birth1 September 1989
Place of birthVilla Constitución, Argentina
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Benfica
Number2
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2010Chacarita Juniors25(2)
2010–2013Arsenal de Sarandí122(17)
2013–Benfica6(0)
2013–2014→ Getafe (loan)26(3)
National team‡
2011–Argentina4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2011

Lisandro Ezequiel López (born 1 September 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Portuguese club Benfica.

Club career

López made his official debut with Chacarita Juniors on 22 August 2009 in a loss against CA Tigre, amounting 24 games in 2009–10 Argentine Primera División.

In July 2010, López joined Arsenal de Sarandí on a free transfer, where he establish himself as top centre back, [1] helping the team win the 2012 Clausura.[2][3]

His performances draw attention from European clubs like Arsenal, A.C. Milan, Málaga CF[4][5] and Benfica, as potential replacement for his fellow countryman Ezequiel Garay.[6] On 10 July 2013, López signed with Portugal's Benfica in a five-year deal, with a €35M buy-out clause, being initially loaned for 1 year to La Liga club, Getafe CF.[7][8] In 2014–15, he was guaranteed a place in Benfica, making his debut on 5 October 2014, in a 4–0 against Arouca.[9][10]

International appearances

National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 201120
201220
Total40

Honours

Arsenal de Sarandí
Benfica

References

  1. ↑ "Rising Star Lisandro López". argentinafootballworld.com.
  2. ↑ "Arsenal win first title beating Belgrano, 1-0". soccerblog.com. 25 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Banfield relegated as Arsenal de Sarandi lift Clausura title". goal.com. 24 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Lisandro Lopez agent confirms interest from Arsenal and AC Milan". metro.co.uk. 8 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Malaga close in on Lisandro Lopez". soccernews.com. 24 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Lisandro López set to join Benfica from Arsenal de Sarandí". beyondtheninetyminutes.com. 13 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Lisandro López é reforço do SL Benfica por cinco temporadas" [Lisandro López is reinforcement for Benfica for 5 seasons]. aovivo.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). 10 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Lisandro López llega cedido al Getafe" [Lopez arrives at Getafe on loan]. Marca.com. 31 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Lisandro López fica no plantel de Jesus" (in Portuguese). desporto.sapo.pt. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "SL Benfica – Arouca, 4-0: Resposta de Campeão consolida liderança!" (in Portuguese). Benfica. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

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