Javi López
López in 2023
Personal information
Full name Javier López Carballo[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002
Place of birth La Orotava, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Alavés
Number 27
Youth career
Orotava
Tenerife
2017–2019 Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Alavés B 17 (0)
2020– Alavés 51 (0)
International career
2018 Spain U16
2018–2020 Spain U17 20 (0)
2020– Spain U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2023

Javier "Javi" López Carballo (born 25 March 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Alavés.

Club career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 April 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alavés B 2018–19[7] Tercera División 1010
2019–20 Segunda División B 160160
Total 1700000170
Alavés 2019–20 La Liga 100010
2020–21 La Liga 9020110
Total 1002000120
Career total 2702000290

    References

    1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
    2. "La Orotava se rinde ante su joven promesa Javi López" [Orotava surrender for their young prospect Javi López] (in Spanish). DeporPress. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
    3. "Javi López amplía su contrato con el Deportivo Alavés" [Javi López extends his contract with Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
    4. "El canterano Javi López continuará en el Alavés pese al interés de la Juventus" [Youth graduate Javi López will continue at Alavés despite the interest of Juventus] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
    5. "Paseo de domingo en Balaídos" [Sunday walk at the Balaídos] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
    6. Javi López at BDFutbol
    7. Javi López at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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