Pau López

Pau
Personal information
Full namePau López Sabata
Date of birth13 December 1994
Place of birthGirona, Spain
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Espanyol
Number25
Youth career
2007–2013Espanyol
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–2014Espanyol B35(0)
2014–Espanyol2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Sabata.

Pau López Sabata (born 13 December 1994), simply known as Pau, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Girona, Catalonia, Pau joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2007, aged 12. He made his senior debuts with the B-team in the 2013–14 season, in Segunda División B.

On 12 June 2014 Pau signed a new four-year deal with the Pericos, being also promoted to the main squad.[1][2] He played his first match as a professional on 17 December, starting in a 1–0 home win against Deportivo Alavés for the campaign's Copa del Rey[3] and being first-choice in the tournament as his team reached the semifinals for the first time in nine years.[4][5]

Pau's debut in La Liga occurred on 1 February 2015, after starter Kiko Casilla was sent off in the 40th minute of the fixture at Sevilla FC for handling Iago Aspas' shot outside of the penalty area, and he conceded once in an eventual 2–3 defeat.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Pau López, cuatro años más y al primer equipo" [Pau López, four years more and to the first team] (in Spanish). Sport. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Pau López renova per quatre temporades" [Pau López renews for four seasons] (in Catalan). Espanyol's official website. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "El Espanyol pasa sin forzar" [Espanyol goes through without forcing it] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Atrapado en la jaula perica" [Trapped in the perico cage] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "El Espanyol deja escapar al león" [Espanyol lets lion go] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Iago Aspas' late winner gives Sevilla vengeful win against Espanyol". Fox Sports. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

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