Andoni López
Spanish footballer (born 1996)
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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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andoni López Saratxo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | 64 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025 | |||
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Basconia | 2014–15[3] | Tercera División | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[3] | Tercera División | 36 | 4 | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| Total | 51 | 4 | — | — | 51 | 4 | ||||
| Bilbao Athletic | 2016–17[15] | Segunda División B | 35 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[15] | Segunda División B | 35 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Total | 70 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 72 | 0 | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2017–18[15] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Almería (loan) | 2018–19[15] | Segunda División | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Career total | 138 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 5 | ||