_(cropped1).jpg) López withMexico at the2016 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Raúl López Gómez[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (age 32)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zapopan,Jalisco, Mexico[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Guadalajara | 51 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | →UAT (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | →Coras (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | →Pachuca (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Pachuca | 79 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | →Toluca (loan) | 36 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Toluca | 44 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Santos Laguna | 41 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Jaiba Brava | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Mexico U20 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Mexico U23 | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Mexico | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Raúl López Gómez (born 23 February 1993), also known asEl Dedos, is a Mexican professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back.
López joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2008. He continued throughChivas Youth Academy successfully going through U-17 and U-20. Until finally reaching the first team,Benjamín Galindo was the coach promoting lópez to first team.[2]
López made his professional debut forGuadalajara under coachBenjamín Galindo on 3 March 2013 in a 1–1 draw againstUNAM.[1]
On 21 December 2013, he went out on loan tosecond division teamCorrecaminos UAT,[3] for six months in order to gain experience and playing time.
The following season, López was again sent out on loan for six months, this time toCoras de Tepic. He had a great season and helped lead the squad to the 2014Ascenso MX Apertura final; the squad ended up losing.[4]
After a great season with Coras and theMexico national under-20 football team, López returned to Chivas and became a regular starter. On 1 March 2015 he scored his first career goal withGuadalajara in a 3–0 win againstMonterrey.[5] On 4 November 2015, Chivas beatLeón 1–0 in theCopa MX final.[6]
On June 8, 2016 Lopez joinedPachuca on loan.[7] During his loan spell, Pachuca beatTigres 2–1 on aggregate to win the2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League.[8] He scored the first goal ofthe final, away at theEstadio Universitario, in a match that ended 1–1.[9] On June 8, 2017, he was permanently signed for an undisclosed amount.[10]
On 8 June 2020, Lopez joinedToluca for the2020 Apertura.[11]
On 12 December 2022, Lopez signed forSantos Laguna.[12]
López is one ofLiga MX most solid and completeright-back. He is both technically gifted defensively and in attacking. He's able to do long runs on the side that many time lead with a cross and goal, and is afree kick specialist.
He was selected for the2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13] On 18 September 2015, López was selected by coachRaul Gutierrez to play in the2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
On 8 November 2015, López was called up to thesenior national team to replacePaul Aguilar, who was injured.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guadalajara | 2012–13 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | ||
| Correcaminos UAT (loan) | 2013–14 | Ascenso MX | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Coras de Tepic (loan) | 2014–15 | Ascenso MX | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Pachuca (loan) | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Pachuca | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 87 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 3 | ||
| Toluca (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Toluca | 2021–22 | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 4 | ||
| Santos Laguna | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Career total | ||||||||||||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Guadalajara
Pachuca
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