Introduction
Borja López Menéndez ([ˈboɾxa ˈlopeθ]; born 2 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Sporting de Gijón.
Club career
Born in Gijón, Asturias, López was a Sporting de Gijón youth graduate. On 18 December 2011 he made his senior debut for the B-side, against Getafe CF B, and he went on to play one more third division match during the season, against UB Conquense.
López made his first-team debut on 1 November 2012, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against CA Osasuna for the round of 32 in the Copa del Rey. He made his second level debut on the 16th, again starting but in a 2–3 home loss to SD Ponferradina.
On 31 January 2013, López was promoted to the Asturians' first team alongside Luis Hernández. On 2 August, however, he signed a four-year contract with high-spending AS Monaco FC of Ligue 1 for a €2.2 million fee.
López was loaned to La Liga's Rayo Vallecano in late January 2014, until the end of the season. He made his debut in the competition on 29 March, starting in a 0–5 defeat at Real Madrid.
On 29 January 2015, López moved to Deportivo de La Coruña on loan until June. On 4 July, in the same situation, he joined Portuguese Primeira Liga club F.C. Arouca.
On 29 January 2016, López joined FC Barcelona on a two-and-a-half-year deal, and was assigned to the reserves in the third division. His first and only official appearance for the main squad took place on 30 November, when he played the entire 1–1 away draw against Hércules CF for the domestic cup.
On 30 June 2017, López switched teams and countries again after signing for HNK Hajduk Split in Croatia. On 6 August 2019, he returned to his first club Sporting on a free transfer.
Career statistics
- As of match played on 25 November 2018
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting B | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Sporting Gijón | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Monaco | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2013–14 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Deportivo (loan) | 2014–15 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Arouca (loan) | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Barcelona B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||||
| Barcelona | 2016–17 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hajduk Split | 2017–18 | First Football League | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | First Football League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 52 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 97 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 4 | ||
Honours
Barcelona
- Copa del Rey: 2016–17