Andoni López
Personal information
Full name Andoni López Saratxo
Date of birth (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996
Place of birth Barakaldo, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Ponferradina
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2010 Athletic Bilbao
2010–2012 Danok Bat
2012–2014 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Basconia 51 (4)
2016–2018 Bilbao Athletic 70 (0)
2018–2020 Athletic Bilbao 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Almería (loan) 18 (1)
2019–2020 → Elche (loan) 19 (0)
2020–2022 Logroñés 31 (0)
2022 Amorebieta 13 (0)
2022–2023 Tenerife 2 (0)
2023 Lugo 16 (0)
2023– Ponferradina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023

Andoni López Saratxo (Basque pronunciation: [andoni lopes̻]; Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdoni ˈlopeθ]; born 5 April 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left-back for Ponferradina.[1]

Club career

Born in Barakaldo, López graduated from the Athletic Bilbao academy in 2014, having joined the Lezama youth setup in 2006.[2][3] After two seasons with the C-team (during which period he also played in the UEFA Youth League and the Premier League International Cup),[3] he was promoted to the reserves on 7 June 2016.[4] On 22 August, he made his debut in the third tier, playing the whole ninety minutes of a 3–0 victory against UD Socuéllamos.[5]

In February 2018, López was called to the senior squad by manager José Ángel Ziganda for a domestic league fixture against Girona FC as a replacement for the injured Mikel Balenziaga.[2] On 4 February, he made his first team debut in the match, playing the entire ninety minutes and conceding a penalty in the first half of a 2–0 defeat.[2][6]

On 17 August 2018, López was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería until the end of the season.[7] He scored his first professional goal on 4 November, netting the winner in a 2–1 home defeat of Sporting de Gijón.[8]

On 7 August 2019, López moved to fellow second division side Elche CF also in a temporary deal.[9] A backup to Juan Cruz, he contributed with 21 appearances overall as his side achieved promotion to La Liga.

On 1 September 2020, López moved to UD Logroñés in the second level on a two-year contract,[10] with Athletic retaining a buy-back clause.[11] On 28 January 2022, he moved to SD Amorebieta.[12]

On 1 September 2022, after suffering relegation, López joined CD Tenerife still in division two, on a one-year contract.[13] After just two league matches, he moved to fellow league team CD Lugo the following 31 January.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 19 January 2019
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Basconia 2014–15[3] Tercera División 150——150
2015–16[3] Tercera División 364——364
Total 514——514
Bilbao Athletic 2016–17[15] Segunda División B 350——350
2017–18[15] Segunda División B 350—20370
Total 700—20720
Athletic Bilbao 2017–18[15] La Liga 10000010
Almería (loan) 2018–19[15] Segunda División 16100—161
Career total 138500201405

    References

    1. ↑ Andoni López at Soccerway
    2. 1 2 3 "Andoni López: estreno y penalti" [Andoni López: debut and penalty] (in Spanish). El Correo. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
    3. 1 2 3 4 "A.López". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
    4. ↑ "Simón, Núñez, Andoni López, Urzelai y Guruzeta ascenderán al Bilbao Athletic" [Simón, Núñez, Andoni López, Urzelai and Guruzeta will be promoted to Bilbao Athletic] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
    5. ↑ "El Bilbao Athletic arrolla al Socuéllamos" [Bilbao Athletic rolls over Socuéllamos] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
    6. ↑ "Stuani castiga al Athletic y el Girona ya aspira a Europa" [Stuani punishes Athletic and Girona already aspires to Europe]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
    7. ↑ "Andoni López on-loan to UD Almería". Athletic Bilbao. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
    8. ↑ "Remontada para soñar de un combativo Almería" [Dreaming comeback for a combative Almería] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
    9. ↑ "Andoni López, on loan to Elche CF". Athletic Bilbao. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
    10. ↑ "Andoni López, nuevo fichaje para la banda izquierda de la UD Logroñés" [Andoni López, new signing for the left flank of UD Logroñés] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
    11. ↑ "Termination of Andoni López's contract". Athletic Bilbao. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
    12. ↑ "Andoni López, nueva incorporación de la SDA" [Andoni López, new addition of SDA] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
    13. ↑ "Andoni López, nueva incorporación del CD Tenerife 22/23" [Andoni López, new signing of CD Tenerife 22/23] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
    14. ↑ "Andoni López, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Andoni López, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
    15. 1 2 3 4 "Andoni López: Andoni López Saratxo". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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