Luis López Fernández

Luis Aurelio López Fernández (born 13 September 1993), also known as Buba López, is a Honduran footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Honduran club Real España and the Honduran national team.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Luis López
Personal information
Full name Luis Aurelio López Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-13) September 13, 1993
Place of birth San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Real España
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Real España 124 (0)
2018 Los Angeles FC 1 (0)
2018 → Orange County SC (loan) 5 (0)
2018– Real España 33 (0)
National team‡
2013 Honduras U-20 6 (0)
2014–2016 Honduras U-23 9 (0)
2015– Honduras 25 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 November 2019

Club career

Real España

López started his career with Liga Nacional team Real C.D. España at age 20.[2] He helped Real España to the 2017–18 Apertura title, their first since their last Apertura title in 2013.[3]

LAFC and Orange County SC loan

On 24 January 2018, Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC announced the signing of López from Real España for an undisclosed price.[4] On 2 February 2018, news had been released that López had suffered a stress fracture in his right tibia. López was reported to be out for up to 6 weeks but his recovery took longer.[5][6] After López recovered, he was loaned out to Los Angeles FC's affiliate club Orange County SC and started his first match in a 3–0 home win against San Antonio FC.[7] He was later recalled and started his first league game in the MLS in a 2–0 home loss against Sporting Kansas City.[8][9]

International career

Honduras U-20

López started his international career with the Honduras U-20 national team. He was a part of the squad selected to qualify for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10] Honduras hosted their group but lost their first game to rivals Costa Rica and drew their second against Nicaragua, which ended in failure to qualify.

Honduras U-23

López was called up to the Olympic team for the football competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[11] The year prior to the competition, Honduras had lost the final of the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship to Mexico, but qualification was sealed for both nations and Honduras qualified for their third straight Olympics.[12] López was the first choice keeper throughout the tournament but kept only one clean sheet. He helped Honduras to the knockout stage where they were eliminated by Brazil in the semi-finals. López started in the bronze medal match, in which Honduras were defeated by Nigeria.[13]

Honduras

López was an unused third goalkeeper for Honduras' 2014 World Cup campaign. His first major for the national team was when he was selected as the starting keeper for Honduras in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14] López struggled with an injury throughout the tournament and ultimately Honduras were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Mexico.[15] Lopez had played a few games in World Cup qualification but due to injury he was replaced by veteran keeper Donis Escober.

Honors

Real C.D. España

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 19. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. Many said that Medford was very crazy when he made me debut (in Spanish).
  3. Real Sociedad vs Real España - The Grand Final (In Spanish).
  4. "LAFC sign Honduran international goalkeeper Luis Lopez". MLSsoccer.com. 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  5. "LAFC goalkeeper Luis Lopez out with stress fracture".
  6. "LAFC quash rumors that goalkeeper Luis Lopez is leaving the team".
  7. Retrieved 17 July 2018
  8. Castañeda, Gian Carlos (July 26, 2018). "El portero hondureño Luis "Buba" López regresa a Los Angeles FC de la MLS". Diario Diez. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  9. "LAFC 0, Sporting Kansas City 2".
  10. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
  11. FIFA.com. "Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 - Honduras - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
  12. "Olympic Games men's football draw".
  13. "Honduras vs. Nigeria: 2016 Olympic Soccer Bronze Medal Game Score and Reaction". Bleacher Report.
  14. "Honduras to head Group A at 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, will play at BBVA Compass Stadium". Houston Dynamo. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  15. "Mexico Beats Honduras 1-0 to Advance to 2017 Gold Cup Semifinals". Bleacher Report.
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