José López Silva (footballer)
José María López de Silva Sánchez (born 1 February 1983), known as López Silva, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Tamaraceite as a winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José María López de Silva Sánchez | ||
Date of birth | 1 February 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Huelva, Spain | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Tamaraceite | ||
Youth career | |||
Real Madrid | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | Real Madrid B | ||
2002–2003 | Valencia B | 0 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Cartaya | ||
2004–2005 | Linares | 28 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Burgos | 18 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Alcalá | 33 | (7) |
2007–2008 | Orihuela | 34 | (1) |
2008–2011 | Cádiz | 100 | (8) |
2011–2016 | Córdoba | 134 | (11) |
2016–2018 | Alcoyano | 58 | (2) |
2018– | Tamaraceite | 62 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020 |
Club career
Born in Huelva, Andalusia, López Silva joined Valencia CF after finishing his development at Real Madrid, and was part of the reserves' setup in the 2002–03 season in Segunda División B, even though he failed to appear in any games. In the summer of 2004, he moved to CD Linares of the same level.
López Silva continued to compete in the third division in the following years, representing Burgos CF, CD Alcalá, Orihuela CF[1] and Cádiz CF.[2] With the latter, he achieved promotion to Segunda División, contributing with three goals in 32 appearances.
On 30 August 2009, aged 26, López Silva played his first match as a professional, starting in a 0–1 home loss against UD Salamanca.[3] He scored his first goal on 8 November, netting his team's first in a 2–2 home draw with Real Betis.[4]
On 15 June 2011, López Silva signed a two-year deal with Córdoba CF also in the second tier.[5] In his third year he appeared in 40 matches and scored three times, helping the side return to La Liga after a 42-year absence.[6]
López Silva made his debut in the Spanish top level on 25 August 2014, starting in a 0–2 loss at Real Madrid.[7] He left the club in June 2016, and subsequently joined CD Alcoyano of the third division.[8]
On 25 July 2018, López Silva signed for Tercera División side UD Tamaraceite.[9]
References
- El Orihuela CF ficha nuevos jugadores como el interior Juanjo y el extremo López Silva (Orihuela CF sign new players like midfielder Juanjo and winger López Silva); Orihuela Digital, 27 June 2007 (in Spanish)
- El equipo amarillo presenta sus primeras caras nuevas de la pretemporada (Yellow team present their first new faces of the pre-season); La Voz Digital, 16 July 2008 (in Spanish)
- El Salamanca saca provecho de su efectividad ante un poco acertado Cádiz (Salamanca profit from effectiveness against an unimpressive Cádiz); Marca, 30 August 2009 (in Spanish)
- Ogbeche da un punto al Cádiz en el descuento (Ogbeche gives a point to Cádiz in stoppage time); Marca, 8 November 2009 (in Spanish)
- Caballero, López Silva y Astrain, primeros fichajes del Córdoba (Caballero, López Silva and Astrain, first signings of Córdoba); Marca, 15 June 2011 (in Spanish)
- "Los héroes del ascenso" [The promotion heroes] (in Spanish). ABC. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- Slow start from Real Madrid; ESPN FC, 25 August 2014
- López Silva se incorpora al CD Alcoyano (López Silva added to CD Alcoyano); CD Alcoyano, 31 August 2016 (in Spanish)
- López Silva, 'galáctico' para el Tamaraceite (López Silva, 'galáctico' for Tamaraceite); La Provincia, 25 July 2018 (in Spanish)
External links
- José López Silva at BDFutbol
- José López Silva at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)
- José López Silva at Soccerway