Javi López (footballer, born 2002)
Spanish footballer (born 2002)
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Javier "Javi" López Carballo (born 25 March 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Real Sociedad.
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López in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier López Carballo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | La Orotava, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Orotava | |||
| Tenerife | |||
| 2017–2019 | Alavés | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Alavés B | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Alavés | 83 | (1) |
| 2024– | Real Sociedad | 29 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Oviedo (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Spain U16 | ||
| 2018–2020 | Spain U17 | 20 | (0) |
| 2020 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Spain U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:45, 21 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Alavés
Born in La Orotava, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, López represented UD Orotava and CD Tenerife[2] before joining Deportivo Alavés' youth setup in 2017. The following March, he renewed his contract until 2020.[3]
López made his senior debut with the reserves on 22 September 2018 at the age of just 16, by starting in a 0–0 Tercera División home draw against Real Sociedad C. In March of the following year, he further extended his contract until 2023, being definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2020–21 campaign.[4]
On 21 June 2020, aged 18, López made his first team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 0–6 away loss against RC Celta de Vigo.[5] A backup to Rubén Duarte, he suffered relegation in 2022 before achieving promotion in the following year.
López scored his first professional goal on 5 May 2024, netting the winner in a 1–0 away success over Valencia CF.
Real Sociedad
On 21 July 2024, López signed a six-year deal with Real Sociedad also in the top tier.[6]
Loan to Oviedo
On 31 August 2025, López was loaned to Real Oviedo in the first division, for one year.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alavés B | 2018–19[9] | Tercera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Alavés | 2019–20 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 83 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 1 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 2024–25 | La Liga | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2026–27 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Oviedo (loan) | 2025–26 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| Career total | 154 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 173 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League