Pedro López Galisteo (born 21 January 1995) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

AD Ceuta FC Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club is a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1956, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at ''Estadio Alfonso Murube'' with a capacity of 6 ...

Club career

Born in Mérida, Extremadura, López joined

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

' academy in 2010 at the age of 15, after starting out at local club

Mérida UD Mérida Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1990, they last played in Tercera División – Group 14 when dissolved in 2013, and hosted games at the Estadio Roma ...

. In October 2012, while still a junior, he was called up to train with the first team by coach Pepe Mel. López returned to the youth squad, but made his senior debut with the reserves on 9 December 2012, starting in a 0–4 away loss against Sevilla Atlético. After spending the whole 2013–14 campaign between the B side and the youth setup, he first appeared in

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with the first team on 11 May 2014, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for the injured

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in a 4–3 home win over

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, as the

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ns were already relegated as dead last. On 26 August 2016, López was loaned to

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club Atlético Sanluqueño CF. The following 6 July, after returning to Betis B who now competed in the third tier, he renewed his link for a further year. On 22 April 2018, with starter Adán sidelined due to physical problems, López replaced injured Dani Giménez late into the first half of the league fixture away to

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, and kept a

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in a 0–0 draw. On 3 July, he terminated his contract. López moved to another

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on 30 August 2018, after agreeing to a one-year deal with

Deportivo Fabril Real Club Deportivo Fabril, previously known as ''Deportivo B'', is the reserve team of Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, it is based in A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 1 ...

of the third division. After their

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, he signed a three-year contract with Burgos CF in the same league. After a spell with

CF Villanovense Club de Fútbol Villanovense is a Spanish football team based in Villanueva de la Serena, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1992 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, holding home matches at ''Estadio Romero Cuerda' ...

in the 2020–21 season, López moved to Extremadura UD on 5 July 2021.Pedro López, primer refuerzo azulgrana
extremaduraud.com, 5 July 2021

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Pedro 1995 births Living people People from Mérida, Spain Footballers from the Province of Badajoz Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Mérida UD footballers Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Real Betis players Atlético Sanluqueño CF players Deportivo Fabril players Burgos CF footballers CF Villanovense players Extremadura UD footballers UCAM Murcia CF players UD San Sebastián de los Reyes players AD Ceuta FC players