Borja López Menéndez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈboɾxa ˈlopeθ]; born 2 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Belgian club S.V. Zulte Waregem.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Borja López Menéndez[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Zulte Waregem | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Llano 2000 | |||
Xeitosa | |||
Sporting Gijón | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Sporting Gijón B | 10 | (0) |
2013 | Sporting Gijón | 19 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Monaco | 1 | (0) |
2014 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Arouca (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Barcelona B | 25 | (2) |
2016 | Barcelona | 0 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Hajduk Split | 51 | (2) |
2019–2022 | Sporting Gijón | 62 | (2) |
2022– | Zulte Waregem | 9 | (1) |
National team | |||
2012 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Spain U19 | 8 | (0) |
2012 | Spain U20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:14, 26 September 2022 (UTC) |
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 Segunda División B 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 over CA Osasuna in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[2] He made his Segunda División debut on the 16th, again starting but in a 2–3 home loss to SD Ponferradina.[3]
On 31 January 2013, López was promoted to the Asturians' first team alongside Luis Hernández.[4] 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.[5]
López was loaned to La Liga's Rayo Vallecano in late January 2014, until the end of the season.[6] He made his debut in the competition on 29 March, starting in a 5–0 defeat at Real Madrid.[7]
On 29 January 2015, López moved to Deportivo de La Coruña on loan until June.[8] On 4 July, in the same situation, he joined Portuguese Primeira Liga club F.C. Arouca.[9]
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.[10] His first and only official appearance for the main squad took place on 30 November, when he played the entire 1–1 away draw with Hércules CF in the domestic cup.[11]
On 30 June 2017, López switched teams and countries again after signing for HNK Hajduk Split in Croatia.[12] On 6 August 2019, he returned to his first club Sporting on a free transfer.[13]
López signed a three-year contract with S.V. Zulte Waregem of the Belgian First Division A in June 2022.[14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sporting Gijón B | 2010–11[15] | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2011–12[15] | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
2012–13[15] | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Sporting Gijón | 2012–13[15] | Segunda División | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
Monaco | 2013–14[16] | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2014–15[16] | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2013–14[15] | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Deportivo (loan) | 2014–15[15] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Arouca (loan) | 2015–16[16] | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Barcelona B | 2015–16[15] | Segunda División B | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
2016–17[15] | Segunda División B | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||||
Total | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||||
Barcelona | 2016–17[15] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Hajduk Split | 2017–18[16] | First Football League | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
2018–19[16] | First Football League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
2019–20[16] | First Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 65 | 2 | ||||
Sporting Gijón | 2019–20[15] | Segunda División | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
Career total | 121 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 146 | 6 |
Barcelona
S.V. Zulte Waregem – current squad | |
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