Lisandro Ezequiel López (born 1 September 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgrano. He has also appeared for the Argentina national team.
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]
| 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 | |
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Arsenal de Sarandí[20]
Boca Juniors
Individual
