Pedro López Muñoz (born 1 November 1983) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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. Over 12 seasons, he amassed

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totals of 257 matches and five goals, in representation of

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, Levante and Huesca.

Club career

Valencia and Racing

Born in

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, López was a product of Valencia CF's youth system. His input with the first team consisted of three appearances in the

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, as he was mainly associated to their reserves. López would go on to make his

debut for

during the 2004–05 season, having signed on loan.

Valladolid

López joined

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in summer 2005, playing 36 matches for a side that achieved top-flight promotion two years later. He scored his first goal for the club the following campaign, a long-range strike during the 1–1 home draw against

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on 23 September 2007. On 14 December 2008, firmly established as first-choice right-back, López netted from his half in a 3–0 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña. He continued to start regularly in the following seasons, suffering relegation in 2009–10.

Levante

Wishing to return to the top tier, López joined

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...

of his native region on 19 July 2011, on a three-year deal. The team finished a best-ever sixth in his debut season, subsequently

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for the

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in which he played eight matches to help them reach the quarter-finals. He scored his first goal for the club on 31 March 2014, to confirm a 2–0 win at Granada CF. On 16 May 2019, the 35-year-old López announced he would leave the Estadi Ciutat de València at the end of the campaign when his contract expired.

Huesca

On 16 July 2019,

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López signed a one-year contract with SD Huesca, recently relegated to

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Honours

Valladolid *

: 2006–07 Levante *Segunda División: 2016–17 Huesca *Segunda División: 2019–20

References

External links

Levante official profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Pedro 1983 births Living people People from Torrent, Valencia Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Valencia Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players Racing de Santander players Real Valladolid players Levante UD footballers SD Huesca footballers