Lluís López

Lluís López Mármol (born 5 March 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza as a central defender.

Lluís López

Personal information
Full name	Lluís López Mármol
Date of birth	(1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Zaragoza
Number	24
Youth career
	Gimnàstic Manresa
2005–2015	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Espanyol B	117	(8)
2018–2021	Espanyol	28	(0)
2020	→ Tenerife (loan)	9	(0)
2021–	Zaragoza	79	(1)
International career
2013	Spain U16	1	(0)
2013	Spain U17	4	(0)
2015–2016	Spain U19	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Mármol.

Club career

Born in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Barcelona, Catalonia,^[1] López joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2005, aged eight, after starting out at Club Gimnàstic Manresa.^[2] On 4 June 2015 he was promoted to the reserves,^[3] being also called up to the main squad for pre-season on 9 July.^[4]

López made his senior debut on 23 August 2015, starting and being booked in a 1–0 home win against Lleida Esportiu in the Segunda División B.^[5] He scored his first goal in the category on 4 October, netting his team's only in a 1–1 draw against Valencia CF Mestalla also at the Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque;^[6] thirteen days later, he scored a brace in a 4–5 home loss against CD Eldense.^[7]

On 6 July 2018, López renewed his contract until 2022, being definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2019–20 campaign.^[8] He made his first-team debut on 1 November, coming on as a second-half substitute for injured Naldo in a 1–2 away loss against Cádiz CF, in the season's Copa del Rey.^[9]

López made his La Liga debut on 21 January 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–3 away loss against SD Eibar. On 30 January of the following year, after being rarely used, he was loaned to Segunda División side CD Tenerife until the end of the season.^[10]

Upon returning, López featured in 18 matches during the 2020–21 season, as the Pericos returned to the top tier. On 18 August 2021, he terminated his contract with the club,^[11] and signed a two-year deal with Real Zaragoza in the second division just hours later.^[12]

References

1. "El jove Lluís López pot mantenir 26 anys de presència de la regió central a la lliga" [Youngster Lluís López can maintain 26 years of presence from the central region in the league] (in Catalan). Regió 7. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
2. "Lluís López, el último de la fábrica de centrales" [Lluís López, the last one to come from the stoppers factory] (in Spanish). Diario la Grada. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
3. "Ocho jugadores del Juvenil A tendrán dorsal del Espanyol B" [Eight Juvenil A players will have Espanyol B jerseys] (in Spanish). Diario la Grada. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
4. "El primer equipo inicia el primer 'stage'" [The first team starts the first 'stage'] (in Spanish). Vavel. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
5. "1–0: Estreno victorioso" [1–0: Victorious debut] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
6. "1–1: Igualdad total" [1–0: Total equity] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
7. "4–5: Derrota dolorosa" [4–5: Painful defeat] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
8. "Lluís López renueva hasta el 2022" [Lluís López renew until 2022] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
9. "Los suplentes del Cádiz sonrojan al Espanyol" [The reserves of Cádiz blush Espanyol] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
10. "Lluís López, cedido al CD Tenerife" [Lluís López, loaned to CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
11. "Lluís López finaliza su etapa en el RCD Espanyol" [Lluís López ends his spell at RCD Espanyol] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
12. "El Real Zaragoza incorpora al defensa central Lluís López" [Real Zaragoza sign the central defender Lluís López] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

External links

• Espanyol official profile (in Spanish)
• Lluís López at BDFutbol
• Lluís López at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Lluís López at Soccerway