Lisandro López (footballer, born 1989)

Not to be confused with Lisandro López (footballer, born 1983).

Lisandro López

López in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Lisandro Ezequiel López
Date of birth	(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Villa Constitución, Argentina
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Chacarita Juniors	24	(2)
2010–2013	Arsenal de Sarandí	119	(17)
2013–2019	Benfica	54	(6)
2013–2014	→ Getafe (loan)	28	(4)
2018	→ Inter Milan (loan)	1	(0)
2018–2019	→ Genoa (loan)	0	(0)
2019	→ Boca Juniors (loan)	8	(2)
2019–2021	Boca Juniors	27	(3)
2022–2023	Tijuana	27	(7)
2023–2024	Al-Khaleej	31	(2)
2024–2025	Burgos	10	(1)
International career^‡
2011–2012	Argentina	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2014

Lisandro Ezequiel López (born 1 September 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender. He has also appeared for the Argentina national team.

Club career

López made his official debut with Chacarita Juniors on 22 August 2009 in a loss against CA Tigre, amounting 24 games in 2009–10 Argentine Primera División.

In July 2010, López joined Arsenal de Sarandí on a free transfer, where he established himself as a centre back,[1] helping the team win the 2012 Clausura.[2][3] His performances drew attention from European clubs such as Arsenal, A.C. Milan, Málaga CF,[4][5] and Benfica, in the latter side as a potential replacement for his fellow countryman Ezequiel Garay.[6]

On 10 July 2013, López signed with Portuguese club Benfica on a five-year deal and with a €35 million buy-out clause, being initially loaned for one year to La Liga side Getafe CF.[7][8] In 2014–15, he was guaranteed a place in Benfica and made his debut on 5 October 2014 in a 4–0 home win over Arouca in Primeira Liga.[9][10]

On 15 January 2018, Lopez moved to Italian side Inter Milan on a six-month loan with the option to buy.[11] Later, on 5 August that year, he was loaned out to another Serie A club, Genoa, until 30 June 2019.[12] The loan, however, was terminated in January 2019.[13]

On 30 January 2019, López joined Boca Juniors on a loan deal until 31 December.[14] On 1 November, Benfica announced that he had been transferred permanently to the Argentinian side for €2.70m.[15]

On 24 February 2022, López signed with Liga MX club Tijuana.[16] On 6 July 2023, he signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Khaleej.[17]

On 27 August 2024, López joined Spanish Segunda División side Burgos CF.[18] The following 6 January, he terminated his link.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 January 2019[20][21]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other[a]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chacarita Juniors	2008–09	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2009–10	24	2	—		—		—		—		24	2
	Total	25	2	—		—		—		—		25	2
Arsenal de Sarandí	2010–11	37	6	—		—		5	0	—		42	6
	2011–12	31	4	0	0	—		5	0	—		36	4
	2012–13	34	7	4	0	—		6	0	1	0	45	7
	Total	102	17	4	0	—		16	0	1	0	123	17
Benfica	2014–15	6	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
	2015–16	14	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	19	1
	2016–17	8	3	4	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	17	4
	2017–18	4	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	8	1
	Total	32	4	5	0	8	2	8	0	1	0	54	6
Getafe (loan)	2013–14	26	3	2	1	—		—		—		28	4
Inter Milan (loan)	2017–18	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
Genoa (loan)	2018–19	0	0	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career Total		186	26	12	1	8	2	24	0	2	0	232	29

1. Includes the Supercopa Argentina and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International

[22]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	2011	2	0
	2012	2	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Arsenal de Sarandí[20]

• Primera División: 2012 Clausura
• Supercopa Argentina: 2012

Benfica[20][23]

• Primeira Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
• Taça de Portugal: 2016–17
• Taça da Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2016, 2017

Boca Juniors

• Primera División: 2019–20
• Copa Argentina: 2019–20
• Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2020
• Supercopa Argentina: 2018

Individual

• Liga MX All-Star: 2022[24]

References

1. "Rising Star Lisandro López". argentinafootballworld.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
2. "Arsenal win first title beating Belgrano, 1-0". soccerblog.com. 25 June 2012.
3. "Banfield relegated as Arsenal de Sarandi lift Clausura title". goal.com. 24 June 2012.
4. "Lisandro Lopez agent confirms interest from Arsenal and AC Milan". metro.co.uk. 8 December 2012.
5. "Malaga close in on Lisandro Lopez". soccernews.com. 24 May 2013.
6. "Lisandro López set to join Benfica from Arsenal de Sarandí". beyondtheninetyminutes.com. 13 June 2013.
7. "Lisandro López é reforço do SL Benfica por cinco temporadas" [Lisandro López bolsters Benfica for 5 seasons]. aovivo.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). 10 July 2013.
8. "Lisandro López llega cedido al Getafe" [Lopez arrives at Getafe on loan]. Marca.com. 31 August 2013.
9. "Lisandro López fica no plantel de Jesus" (in Portuguese). desporto.sapo.pt. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
10. "SL Benfica – Arouca, 4-0: Resposta de Campeão consolida liderança!" (in Portuguese). Benfica. 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
11. "Benfica loans Lisandro Lopez to Inter until the end of the season". Lisbon: S.L. Benfica. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
12. "UFFICIALE – Lisandro Lopez è un nuovo difensore del Genoa" (in Italian). 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
13. Lisandro rescinde com o Génova e regressa ao futebol argentino A Bola (in Portuguese)
14. "¡Bienvenido, Lisandro!" [Welcome, Lisandro!]. Boca Juniors (in Spanish). 30 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
15. Lisandro López e Salvio em definitivo no Boca A Bola (in Portuguese)
16. "El defensa argentino Lisandro López firma con los Xolos de Tijuana" (in Spanish). Los Angeles Times. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
17. "Ex-Benfica é reforço para Pedro Emanuel" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
18. "Lisandro López, baluarte internacional para el Burgos CF" [Lisandro López, international stronghold for Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
19. "El Burgos CF y Lisandro López separan sus caminos" [Burgos CF and Lisandro López split ways] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
20. Lisandro López at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
21. Lisandro López at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
22. "Lisandro López". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
23. Cunha, Pedro Jorge da (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champions: 28 with the sashes and two await] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
24. "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

External links

• Lisandro López – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Lisandro López at BDFutbol