Douglas López
Douglas Andrey López Araya (born 21 September 1998) is a Costa Rican professional footballer for Cartaginés in Liga FPD, the Costa Rican top division, and the Costa Rica national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Andrey López Araya[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | C.S. Herediano | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santos de Guápiles F.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Santos de Guápiles F.C. | 122 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | C.S. Herediano | 30 | (0) |
| 2023- | Cartaginés | 32 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Costa Rica | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:44 (UTC) 11 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:19 (UTC) 5 February 2023 | |||
Career edit
López made his debut for Santos de Guapileson 22 July 2018 against Deportivo Saprissa.[2] On 5 September 2018 he scored his first goal as a professional, against Municipal de Pérez Zeledón.[3] In October 2021 it was revealed he had agreed to join C.S. Herediano at the end of his contract.[4] In June 2022 López officially joined C.S. Herediano from Santos de Guapiles, signing a contract until 2025.[5] In 2023, he was playing for C.S. Cartaginés and scored in the 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup against Coban Imperial of Guatemala in August 2023.[6]
International career edit
López made his debut as a full Costa Rican international on 30 March 2022 in the final qualifying match for the World Cup against the United States, playing the last twenty-two minutes of the 2-0 victory.[7] López was named in the Costa Rica national football team squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Saprissa inicia la defensa de su título con ajustado triunfo 2-1 ante Santos". everadoherrera.com.
- ^ "Douglas López was visited as a crack to give Santos the victory against Pérez". lateja.cr.
- ^ "Herediano reached an agreement to sign the saintly Douglas López". everadoherrera.com.
- ^ "Douglas López: "Quiero ser campeón con el Herediano"". Teletica.com. 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Lopez's free kick goal lifts Cartagines over Coban Imperial". concacaf.com. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "La Sele closes the octagonal with a giant step". fedefutbol.com.
- ^ "Imposible no llorar al ver la reacción de la familia de Douglas López al escuchar convocatoria". lateja.cr.
External links edit
- Douglas López at Soccerway