Javier Eduardo López

Javier Eduardo López Ramírez (born 17 September 1994) is a Mexican footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Guadalajara in the Liga MX. López is commonly known by his nickname, La Chofis.[3]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.
Eduardo La chonchis López
Personal information
Full name Javier "la chonchis" Eduardo López Ramírez[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994[1]
Place of birth Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico[2]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2013 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Guadalajara 135 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2020

Career

Youth career

López started his youth career in the soccer academy Centro de Sinergia Futbolística (CESIFUT) based in Lerdo, Durango.

Guadalajara

López made his professional debut on 24 February 2013 against León.[4]

Following an injury that left him out for a couple of weeks, he scored his first Liga MX goals against Monterrey on 19 March 2016, scoring a brace.[5] In January 2019 López had operation on his knee. He returned in late March during a friendly game against Zacatepec in a 2–0 win with Lopez scoring the first goal.

Style of play

Albert Benaiges, the scout who found the likes of Andrés Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas, stated "Lopez is a Messi with a little less speed, he looks a lot like him in the game with his left foot."[6] Thomas Harrison of outsideoftheboot.com described López as "Remarkably quick with the ball at his feet, superb at performing body swerves, with a decent end product and good eye for a pass too".[7]

Personal life

López's brother, Brayam, is also a footballer who currently plays as a midfielder with Guadalajara's U-20 team.[8] López has stated in interviews that he does not like his first name, and prefers to be called by his middle name.

He is nicknamed La Chofis because teammates pointed out that López looked like former teammate Giovani Casillas' ex-girlfriend named Sofia.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 October 2018[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guadalajara 2012–13 Liga MX 30—0030
2013–14 6093—153
2014–15 0040—40
2015–16 1535[lower-alpha 1]0—203
2016–17 38214300525
2017–18 3035051404
2018–19 1024100133
Total 102104175114818
Career total 102104170014818
  1. Includes 1 match from the 2016 Supercopa MX

Honours

Club
Guadalajara

References
  1. "Javier Eduardo López Ramírez". Ligabancomer.mx. FMF. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. Carrillo, Hugo. "El sueño comienza a ser realidad". El Siglo de Torreon. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. "Conoce a la verdadera "Chofis", la culpable del apodo de Javier López". Publimetro. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. http://www.ligamx.net/cancha/jugador/84609
  5. Méndez, Jessika. "'Chofis' López vivió un sueño ante Rayados". MedioTiempo. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. "El descubridor de Andrés Iniesta encuentra semejanzas entre Chofis López y Lio Messi". Univision. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. Harrison, Thomas (17 August 2016). "Talent Radar: Liga MX 10 Young Players (U-21) to Watch in 2016–17". Outsideoftheboot.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  8. http://sub20.ligamx.net/cancha/jugador/111410/brayam-alejandro-lopez-ramirez
  9. "Conoce a la verdadera "Chofis", la culpable del apodo de Javier López". Publimetro. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  10. Javier Eduardo López at Soccerway
  11. "Regresó el Gigante". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  12. "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  13. "Hace historia en la Copa". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  14. "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  15. "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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