Elías López

Elías Sebastián López (born 8 July 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for River Plate.[3]

Not to be confused with Elías López Sobá.
Elías López
Personal information
Full name Elías Sebastián López
Date of birth (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000
Place of birth Villa Mercedes, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Right-back[2]
Club information
Current team
 River Plate
Number 17
Youth career
Argentinos Juniors
Racing Villa Mercedes
2010–2019 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– River Plate 1 (0)
National team
2017 Argentina U17 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:23, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

López initially had short stints with the youth ranks of Argentinos Juniors and Racing Villa Mercedes, prior to joining River Plate's academy in 2010.[1][4][5][6] He, nine years later, was promoted into their senior set-up at the beginning of 2019–20, making his professional debut in a 1–1 draw at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona against Argentinos Juniors; picking up a yellow card as he played the full duration against his ex-club.[3][7][8]

International career

In 2017, López was called up by the Argentina U17s for the South American Championship in Chile.[3] He appeared twice, in matches against Peru and Brazil.[3] He had previously received a call-up for the U15s but didn't feature due to injury.[9] In March 2019, López trained with the U20s.[10][11]

Career statistics
As of 28 July 2019.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2019–20 Primera División 100000000010
Career total 100000000010

    References
    1. "Elías López: "Sé que tengo que dar todo más que nunca"". River Plate. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    2. "Elías López". World Football. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    3. "Argentina - E. López". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    4. "¿Quién es Elías López?". River desde Adentro. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    5. "El mercedino Elías López Campeón con la Cuarta División de River". La Gaceta Municipal. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    6. "Quién es Elías López, el lateral juvenil de River que debuta ante Argentinos Juniors". Goal. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    7. "Elías López, la nueva promesa de Gallardo para la pretemporada". Marca. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    8. "Quién es Franco Paredes, la sorpresa de Marcelo Gallardo en la lista de River para la Copa Libertadores". Infobae. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    9. "Elías López: "Esta convocatoria es una revancha para mí"". Agencia de Noticias San Luis. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    10. "Elías López a la Selección Argentina Sub 20". Abran Cancha. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    11. "Elías López cumple 19 y ya juega en la 1ra. de River". Apuntes de San Luis. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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