Luis López (footballer, born September 1993)
Honduran footballer
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Luis Aurelio López Fernández (born 13 September 1993), also known as Buba López, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real España.
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López with Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luis Aurelio López Fernández[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 13, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Real España | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Real España | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Real España | 334 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Los Angeles FC (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Orange County SC (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Honduras U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Honduras U23 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2024 | Honduras | 60 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Real España
López started his career with Liga Nacional team Real C.D. España in 2013.[2] He started and did all his training, In 2012 he arrived at Real España where during the first tournaments he did not participate, since he was the fourth goalkeeper In the reserves of Real Club Deportivo España. His debut for Real España took place on September 2013, in a Clásico Sampedrano against Marathón, during Matchday 5 of the 2013 Apertura Tournament the match ended in a 1–1 draw. He won the 2013 Apertura title and was integral for his side in the final against Real Sociedad.[3]
LAFC and Orange County SC loan
On 24 January 2018, Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC announced the signing of López on loan from Real España.[4][5] The following 31 January, it was announced that López was rehabbing from a stress fracture in his right tibia.[6] After being out six months, he was loaned to Los Angeles FC's affiliate Orange County SC on 13 July.[7] The next day, he started his first match in a 3–0 home win against San Antonio FC in the USL Championship.[8] He was later recalled and started his first league game in the MLS in a 2–0 home loss against Sporting Kansas City.[9][10]
He returned to Real España after Los Angeles FC opted not to exercise his buy option.[11]
International career
Honduras U-23
López was included in the Honduras squad for the football competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[12] The year prior, 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.[13] 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.[14]
Honduras
López was an unused third goalkeeper for Honduras' 2014 World Cup campaign. His first major role for the national team was when he was selected as the starting keeper for Honduras in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[15] López struggled with an injury throughout the tournament and ultimately Honduras were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Mexico.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 30 August 2025[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real España | 2013–14 | Liga Nacional | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 36 | 0 | — | 10[b] | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2025–26 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 315 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | — | 331 | 0 | ||||
| Los Angeles FC (loan) | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Orange County SC (loan) | 2018 | USL Championship | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Eight appearances in the CONCACAF League and two in the CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearances in the CONCACAF Central American Cup
International
- As of match played 11 September 2024[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Honduras | |||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 0 | |
Honours
Real C.D. España
Honduras
- CONCACAF Nations League third place: 2021
Individual
- CONCACAF Nations League Golden Glove: 2019–20
- CONCACAF Nations League Finals Best XI: 2021[20]