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Douglas López

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Douglas López
Personal information
Full name Douglas Andrey López Araya[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Alajuela, Costa Rica
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
C.S. Herediano
Youth career
Santos de Guápiles F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Santos de Guápiles F.C. 122 (10)
2022–2023 C.S. Herediano 30 (0)
2023- Cartaginés 35 (0)
International career
2022– Costa Rica 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:44 (UTC) 29 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:19 (UTC) 5 February 2023

Douglas Andrey López Araya (born 21 September 1998) is a Costa Rican professional footballer for Cartaginés in Liga FPD, the Costa Rican top division, and the Costa Rica national football team.

Career

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López made his debut for Santos de Guapileson 22 July 2018 against Deportivo Saprissa.[2] On 5 September 2018 he scored his first goal as a professional, against Municipal de Pérez Zeledón.[3] In October 2021 it was revealed he had agreed to join C.S. Herediano at the end of his contract.[4] In June 2022 López officially joined C.S. Herediano from Santos de Guapiles, signing a contract until 2025.[5] In 2023, he was playing for C.S. Cartaginés and scored in the 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup against Coban Imperial of Guatemala in August 2023.[6]

International career

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López made his debut as a full Costa Rican international on 30 March 2022 in the final qualifying match for the World Cup against the United States, playing the last twenty-two minutes of the 2-0 victory.[7] López was named in the Costa Rica national football team squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Saprissa inicia la defensa de su título con ajustado triunfo 2-1 ante Santos". everadoherrera.com.
  3. ^ "Douglas López was visited as a crack to give Santos the victory against Pérez". lateja.cr.
  4. ^ "Herediano reached an agreement to sign the saintly Douglas López". everadoherrera.com.
  5. ^ "Douglas López: "Quiero ser campeón con el Herediano"". Teletica.com. 25 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Lopez's free kick goal lifts Cartagines over Coban Imperial". concacaf.com. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  7. ^ "La Sele closes the octagonal with a giant step". fedefutbol.com.
  8. ^ "Imposible no llorar al ver la reacción de la familia de Douglas López al escuchar convocatoria". lateja.cr.
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