| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bryan Steven López González | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-06-12)June 12, 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Queens,New York, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2013 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| 2010 | →Fernando de la Mora (loan) | ||
| 2013 | Presidente Hayes | ||
| 2014 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | ||
| 2015–2018 | Clarkstown Eagles | ||
| 2018 | Cedars Star Academy | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bryan Steven López González (born June 12, 1988) is an Americansoccer player who plays agoalkeeper. He last played forCedars Star Academy in theCosmopolitan Soccer League.[2]
He is son of former Paraguayan footballer, Pedro López, who played for theParaguay national football team during the 1980s. Lopez was the secondParaguayan American toplay football in Paraguay, which had been preceded byJerry Laterza (1994–1995), and played in theCopa Libertadores and for clubs asSportivo Luqueño,Fernando de la Mora,Presidente Hayes andSportivo San Lorenzo. Between 2007 and 2014, Lopez endured sufficiently to perpetuate in theAsociación Paraguaya de Fútbol as one of fewnon-CONMEBOL players to do this, and holds thelongest participation as a CONCACAF footballer in Paraguayan football.
He achieved a runners-up position with his club in the final stages of the2018 NPSL season.[3][4]
López participated in theAPF's U19 Torneo Juvenil in 2007 for Sportivo Luqueño in the team's first victory of the Tornro Apertura againstGuaraní. TheABC Color reported, that in the balanced game that ended in a 1–0 victory in favor of Sportivo Luqueño, in injury time theNorth American goalkeeper Lopez had a big intervention and saved a penalty executed byAdrian Benitez.[5]
In 2007, Lopez was in Sportivo Luqueño's reserve ranks withIgnacio Fernandez.[6] On 5 September 2007, it was announced that the young Lopez would debut againstOlimpia Asunción.[7] In November 2007, it was announced the Lopez and Ignacio Fernandez would make their first-team debuts against2 de Mayo.[6] Sportivo Luqueño qualified for the2008 Copa Libertadores after being crowned the2007 Apertura champion of the2007 Paraguayan Primera Division season. In the 2008 Sportivo Luqueño roster Lopez colleagued withArístides Florentín,Celso Esquivel,ArgentinesJavier Liendo andValentin Filippini andSpaniardRuben Sanchez Montero.[citation needed] On 10 March 2008, Ultima Hora reported that coach Daniel Lanata and goalkeeper Bryan Lopez had an argument which resulted in the coach dropping the goalkeeper to the lower category. Following this, the goalkeeper announced that he would not return to the club.[8] One month later, Lopez participated in one2008 Copa Libertadores fixture, a 3–1 home loss againstColombian club,Atlético Nacional, on 11 April 2008, where he played a full 90-minutes for his side.[9][citation needed] Sportivo Luqueño finished in third position in their respective Copa Libertadores group, with 8 points, one point shy of second place. In the same month, Lopez goalkeeped in a game against Olimpia Asunción,[10] and he was a highlighted player in a 1–0 defeat againstLibertad.[11] By July 2008, Lopez and goalkeeper colleague Arístides Florentín remained at Sportivo Luqueño for the second semester of the 2008 season.[12]
In 2012, Lopez shared the goalkeeping duty withEver Caballero,Tobias Vargas andDionisio Gonzalez, being coached by goalkeeper preparerNolberto Tullo.[13] Lopez made his first appearance in the 2012 season in a 1–0 away loss against Club Libertad on 12 February.[14] He made his second appearance in the 2012 season in a 1–3 home loss against Independiente de Campo Grande on 18 March, playing a full-90 minutes and receiving a yellow card in the 9th minute.[15] In October 2012, Lopez faced injury.[16] In April 2012, Lopez received a shot to the eye in a reserve category game againstNacional Asunción, which required one month of recovery.[13]
On 13 January 2013, it was reported byABC Color that Lopez had departed Sportivo Luqueño, lamenting that football in Paraguay is handled under an atmosphere of greed and evil, consisting of coaches that do not allow the professional growth of young players. He also thanked Sportivo Luqueño for all of their support provided for more than 10 years.[17]
On 10 August 2013, Lopez featured in a 2–0 home victory against Cristobal Colón inParaguay's third division.[18]
In January 2014, it was announced that Lopez had joined Sportivo San Lorenzo for the2014 División Intermedia season.[19]
Lopez joined Clarkstown Eagles for the2015 NPSL season. The team were crowned champions of the Keystone Conference, finishing in first position having conceded only five goals as Lopez earned seven clean sheets of the campaign.[20] The team subsequently qualified for the 2015 NPSL Northeast Region playoffs. Clarkstown Eagles were defeated in the Region Final byNew York Cosmos B, who eventually went on to win the National Final. Lopez had conceded two goals in the first half of the match asNew York Cosmos B won 2–0.[21]
In July 2016, Clarkstown Eagles won 2–0 against New Jersey in the National Premier League North East Regional Final with López playing in the starting line up.[22]
Lopez achieved a runners-up position with his club in the final stages of the2018 NPSL season.[3][4]
By April 2018, Lopez was playing forCedars Star Academy in theCosmopolitan Soccer League.[2] On 15 April 2018, Lopez kept againstNew York Pancyprian-Freedoms and was nominated for Player of the Week after making five saves in the game and keeping his 8th consecutive clean sheet,[2] as well as keeping an 8-game winning streak for the team.[23] Lopez was the first goalkeeper to be nominated for the award in the league's modern era.[2]
Lopez was born in theUnited States of America toParaguayan parents. His father, Pedro, played for the Paraguayan clubsGuaraní andLibertad, Bolivian clubThe Strongest, and also theParaguay national football team.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2007 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Fernando de la Mora (loan) | 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Presidente Hayes | 2013 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sportivo San Lorenzo | 2014 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
