Alberto López Jiménez (born 27 May 1995) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Recreativo Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, Andalucia, Spain. Founded on 23 December 1889, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play in , holding home games at ''Estadio Nuevo Colombi ...

Club career

Born in

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, López joined

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...

's youth categories in 2011 at the age of 15. He made his senior debut for the reserves on 3 November 2013, starting in a 1–1

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away draw against CD Español del Alquián. López scored his first senior goal on 19 April 2015, netting the game's only in an away success over

Vélez CF Vélez Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Vélez-Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 22 September 1922 it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Vivar Téllez'', with a capacity of 2,100 seats. ...

. During the 2015–16 campaign, he contributed with 37 matches (all as a starter) and one goal as his side narrowly missed out promotion in the play-offs; he also acted as team

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during the season. On 19 July 2016, López was loaned to

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side

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

for one year. After only featuring for the B-side in

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, he moved to fellow third-tier club

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

the following 31 January, also in a temporary deal. After appearing rarely, López returned to Málaga and its B-team. He made his first team – and

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– debut on 13 May 2018, coming on as a half-time substitute for Diego González in a 1–4 away loss against

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Alberto 1995 births Footballers from Granada Living people Men's association football defenders Spanish men's footballers Atlético Malagueño players RCD Mallorca players Real Murcia CF players Málaga CF players Club Recreativo Granada players CD Lugo players Recreativo de Huelva players La Liga players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Segunda Federación players Tercera División players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen