Sergio López Galache (born 8 April 1999) is a Spanish-German dual national professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2. Bundesliga club Darmstadt 98.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio López Galache | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Remscheid, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Darmstadt 98 | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Salamanca | ||
| 2013–2016 | Santa Marta | ||
| 2016–2018 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Real Madrid B | 41 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Valladolid Promesas (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Real Valladolid (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Basel | 55 | (3) |
| 2024– | Darmstadt 98 | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 | |||
Early life
editLópez was born in Remscheid, Germany, to German-born parents of Spanish descent; all four of his grandparents are Spanish. He holds both German and Spanish passports, and moved to Spain at the age of 4. In 2007, he began playing football with the academy of Salamanca before moving to the youth department of Santa Marta. In 2016 he again moved, joining the youth academy of Real Madrid.[1]
Career
editLópez began his senior career with the Real Madrid B side in the Tercera División. He joined Valladolid Promesas for the 2020–21 season.[2] He made an appearance with the senior Real Valladolid side, in a 5–0 Copa del Rey win over CD Cantolagua on 15 December 2020.[3]
On 23 June 2021, Swiss team Basel announced that they had signed López from Real Madrid. He had signed a three-year professional contract, keeping him at the club until summer 2024.[4] He joined Basel's first team for their 2021–22 season under head coach Patrick Rahmen. After playing in five test games, López played his professional debut for the club on 22 July 2021. It was a home game in the St. Jakob-Park in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round as Basel won 3–0 against Partizani from Albanien.[5] He played his domestic league debut for the club in the away in game in the Letzigrund on 25 July as Basel won 2–0 against Grasshopper Club.[6] He scored his first league goal for his new club one week later in the home game on 1 August. It was the team's second goal of the match as Basel went on to win 6–1 against Sion.[7] The team started well into the league season with seven victories and five draws before their first defeat. They ended the campaign as runners-up, they had achieved 15 victories and were defeated only four times. However, they had given away too many points, because they could only achieve a draw on 17 occasions.[8] In the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League they won their group, but were knocked out in the round of 16 losing twice against Marseille.[9] This season López totaled 40 appearances, 29 League, three Cup and eight Conference League. He scored two goals in these matches.[10]
For their 2022–23 season Basel hired Alexander Frei as their new head coach. However, the season didn't start well, two defeats and three draws in the first six matches and things continued in that manor. On 28 September the club announced that, during training, as López made a misstep he had injured himself. MRI scans revealed that he had suffered a rupture of the anterior syndesmotic ligament on his right foot. The Spaniard would therefore out for the rest of the year, returning to the game at the end of January. In February Frei was replaced through Heiko Vogel, but at the end of the season Basel were in fifth position.[11] In the 2022–23 Swiss Cup the team advancedas far as the semi-finals. In the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League the team were runners-up in their group, but advancing via the play-offs to the knockout phase and advanced as far as the semi-finals. Here they were matched against Fiorentina. Winning the first leg 2–1 away, they lost the second leg by the same score after 90 minutes. In the tenth minute of the added over-time in the second half of the extra time they conceded the decisive goal and were knocked out in the most bitter of ways.[12] López totaled 37 appearances, 21 in the League, four in the Cup and 12 in the Conference League. He scored just one goal in these matches.[13]
At the beginning of their 2023–24 season, after just three games López suffered in next injury. On the 11 August the club made the announcement that he had suffered a cruciate ligament rupture. He was out until the end of the year.[14]
On 7 June 2024, López agreed to join 2. Bundesliga side Darmstadt 98 on the expiry of his contract with Basel, officially joining the German side on 1 July.[15]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 23 August 2023[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | 41 | 0 | |||||
| Real Valladolid B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Real Valladolid (loan) | 2020–21 | LaLiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Basel | 2021–22 | Super League | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | 77 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 115 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | 143 | 3 | |||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Swiss Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
References
edit- ^ "Sergio López llama la atención en el Real Madrid: indiscutible en La Fábrica". El Español. 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Sergio López se incorpora a la zaga del Promesas". www.blanquivioletas.com.
- ^ "Cantolagua vs. Real Valladolid - 15 December 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ FC Basel 1893 (23 June 2021). "Sergio López wechselt zum FCB" [Sergio López moves to FCB] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ uefa.com (22 July 2021). "FC Basel - FK Partizani 3:0 (1:0)". uefa.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (25 July 2021). "Grasshopper Club - FC Basel 0:2 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (1 August 2021). "FC Basel - FC Sion 6:1 (5:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Rohrer, Niklaus (2022). "Switzerland 2021/2022". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ uefa.com (17 March 2022). "FC Basel - Olympique de Marseille 1:2 (0:0)". uefa.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (22 May 2022). "Statistic 2021/22 - López". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (2023). "Switzerland 2022/23". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ uefa.com (18 May 2023). "FC Basel - ACF Fiorentina 1:3 n.V. (1:2, 0:1)". uefa.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (29 May 2023). "Statistic 2022/23 - López". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ FC Basel 1893 (11 August 2023). "Sergio López erleidet kreuzbandriss" [Sergio López suffers cruciate ligament rupture] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "López schließt sich den Lilien an" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Sergio López at Soccerway
External links
edit- Profile at FC Basel Archive
- Profile at FCB
- SFL Profile
- Sergio López at Soccerway
- Sergio López at BDFutbol
- Sergio López at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Real Madrid Profile