Lluís López

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

Lluís López
Personal information
Full name Lluís López Mármol
Date of birth (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997
Place of birth Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol
Youth career
Gimnàstic Manresa
2005–2015 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Espanyol B 117 (8)
2018– Espanyol 10 (0)
2020 → Tenerife (loan) 9 (0)
National team
2013 Spain U16 1 (0)
2013 Spain U17 4 (0)
2015–2016 Spain U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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 for the Segunda División B championship.[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, for 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]

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.
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