Nacho López (footballer)

Nacho López
Personal information
Full name	Ignacio López Iglesias
Date of birth	24 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Oviedo, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right back / Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Salamanca
Number	2
Youth career
	Oviedo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2009	Oviedo
2006–2007	→ Lealtad (loan)
2007–2008	→ Langreo (loan)
2008	Oviedo B
2009–2013	Caudal
2013–2014	Avilés
2014–2016	Oviedo
2016–2017	Ponferradina
2017–2018	Lealtad
2018–2020	Pontevedra
2020–	Salamanca
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2021

Ignacio 'Nacho' López Iglesias (born 24 October 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Salamanca. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, López was a Real Oviedo youth graduate. He made his senior debut for the club on 28 May 2006, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Real Unión in the Segunda División B.

After loan stints at CD Lealtad and UP Langreo,^[1] López returned to Oviedo. Initially assigned to the reserves, he appeared mainly with the main squad in the Tercera División.

In the 2009 summer López moved to fellow league team Caudal Deportivo.^[2] After four full seasons with the side, playing in both third and fourth levels, he signed for Real Avilés.^[3]

On 10 July 2014 López joined Oviedo for a third time.^[4] He was a regular starter for the side during the campaign, appearing in 32 matches as the Carbayones returned to the Segunda División after a 12-year absence.

On 9 September 2015 López made his professional debut, starting in a 2–1 home win against Real Valladolid, in the season's Copa del Rey.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Movimiento en Tercera" [Movement in Tercera] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
^ "Los siete primeros" [The first seven] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
^ "Nacho López ya es del Real Avilés" [Nacho López is already from Real Avilés] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
^ "Nacho López y Sergio Sánchez refuerzan la defensa del Real Oviedo" [Nacho López and Sergio Sánchez bolster Real Oviedo's defence] (in Spanish). Oviedo's official website. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "El Oviedo sufre ante un Valladolid con diez" [Oviedo suffers against a ten-man Valladolid] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

External links[edit]

Nacho López at BDFutbol
Nacho López at Soccerway

[1] "Movimiento en Tercera" [Movement in Tercera] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[2] "Los siete primeros" [The first seven] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[3] "Nacho López ya es del Real Avilés" [Nacho López is already from Real Avilés] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[4] "Nacho López y Sergio Sánchez refuerzan la defensa del Real Oviedo" [Nacho López and Sergio Sánchez bolster Real Oviedo's defence] (in Spanish). Oviedo's official website. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "El Oviedo sufre ante un Valladolid con diez" [Oviedo suffers against a ten-man Valladolid] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

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