Nayadet Zulema López Opazo (born 5 August 1994) is a Spanish-born Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera Federación club RCD Espanyol and the Chile women's national team.
![]() López representing Chile on 15 June 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nayadet Zulema López Opazo[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Manises, Spain | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Valencia B | ||
2010–2013 | Valencia | 36 | (0) |
2013 | Hércules | ||
2013–2016 | Sporting Plaza de Argel | ||
2016–2021 | Santa Teresa | 87+ | (1+) |
2021– | Espanyol | 28 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Chile | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2022 |
López made her debut for Valencia B in 2009, at age 15.[2] She was promoted to the first team in 2010, making her Primera División debut on September 20.[3] On 24 January 2013, she left Valencia due to discrepancies with the coach.[4] She was signed by Segunda División club Hércules shortly after,[5] being presented on February 15.[6] The team was renamed back as Sporting Plaza de Argel a few months later, where López remained until 2016. She joined Santa Teresa in the 2016 summer.[7] She suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament during a training on 6 December 2016, receiving medical discharge on 14 June 2017.[8]
Due to her birthplace and her background, López was eligible to play for Spain or Chile. She chose the latter and was called up for the first time in October 2019.[9] She made her debut on 6 October 2019.[10]
López was born to a Chilean mother and a Spanish father in Manises, Spain in 1994. She noticed that she could play for Chile through a journalist in Valencia. So, she started the naturalization process in 2018, what finished in 2019, but she couldn't take part in the squad for the 2019 World Cup due to the closeness with the start of it.[11]
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