Brayan Steven López Ramírez (born 6 June 1990), known as Brayan López or Bryan López, is a

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who plays for Sporting San José in the Primera División of Costa Rica. López represents the

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after having previously represented the

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Early life

López was born to a Costa Rican mother and a Nicaraguan father. He played developed in the system of

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Club career

In 2008, at age 18, he made his debut with

in the Primera División of Costa Rica, scoring 4 goals and adding 6 assists in 49 games over four seasons, featuring mainly in the 2012/13 season, when he made 41 appearances. In the summer of 2013, he moved to

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on a two-year contract. In July 2014, he was sent on loan to Belén FC. Upon the conclusion of his loan, he did not return to Cartaginés for their pre-season, as he wished to leave the club. He later returned to Belén on a permanent deal. In 2017, he moved to

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, where he stayed for a short spell. In January 2018, he moved to Pérez Zeledón Later in 2018, he moved to

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. In 2022, he joined Sporting San José.

International career

Costa Rica

In December 2015, López was called up to the Costa Rica national team ahead of a friendly against Nicaragua. In October 2020, López was called up to the national team ahead of friendlies against

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. He made his debut on October 11 as a substitute. After being tired of waiting for another Costa Rica call-up, López decided to switch affiliations to Nicaragua, as he had only appeared in friendlies with Costa Rica.

Nicaragua

In November 2021, he was called up to the Nicaragua national team ahead of friendlies against

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. However, he was forced to withdraw from the squad after suffering an injury with his club team in a

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match against Canadian club

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:López, Brayan 1990 births Living people Costa Rican people of Nicaraguan descent Costa Rican footballers Costa Rican expatriate footballers Nicaraguan footballers Dual internationalists (football) A.D. Carmelita footballers C.S. Cartaginés players Belén F.C. players L.D. Alajuelense footballers Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers Santos de Guápiles footballers Association football midfielders