Brayan Steven López Ramírez, known as Brayan López or Bryan López (born 6 June 1990), is a footballer who plays for Sporting San José in the Primera División of Costa Rica. López represents the Nicaragua national football team after having previously represented the Costa Rica national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brayan Steven López Ramírez | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-06-06) June 6, 1990 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting San José | ||
| Youth career | |||
| A.D. Carmelita | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | A.D. Carmelita | 47 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | C.S. Cartaginés | 22 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Belén F.C. (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Belén F.C. | 98 | (15) |
| 2017 | Alajuelense | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Pérez Zeledón | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Santos de Guápiles | 127 | (20) |
| 2022– | Sporting San José | 17 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020 | Costa Rica | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Nicaragua | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
López was born to a Costa Rican mother and a Nicaraguan father.[1] He played developed in the system of AD Carmelita.[1]
In 2008, at age 18, he made his debut with AD Carmelita in the Primera División of Costa Rica, scoring 4 goals and adding 6 assists in 49 games over four seasons,[1] featuring mainly in the 2012/13 season, when he made 41 appearances.[2]
In the summer of 2013, he moved to CS Cartaginés on a two-year contract.[3]
In July 2014, he was sent on loan to Belén FC.[4] Upon the conclusion of his loan, he did not return to Cartaginés for their pre-season, as he wished to leave the club.[5] He later returned to Belén on a permanent deal.[citation needed]
In 2017, he moved to Alajuelense, where he stayed for a short spell.[1][6]
In January 2018, he moved to Pérez Zeledón[7]
Later in 2018, he moved to Santos de Guápiles.[1]
In 2022, he joined Sporting San José.[citation needed]
In December 2015, López was called up to the Costa Rica national team ahead of a friendly against Nicaragua.[8] In October 2020, López was called up to the national team ahead of friendlies against Panama.[9] He made his debut on October 11 as a substitute.
After being tired of waiting for another Costa Rica call-up, López decided to switch affiliations to Nicaragua, as he had only appeared in friendlies with Costa Rica.[10][11]
In November 2021, he was called up to the Nicaragua national team ahead of friendlies against Cuba.[12][13] However, he was forced to withdraw from the squad after suffering an injury with his club team in a CONCACAF League match against Canadian club Forge FC.[1][14]