Porfirio López Meza (; born September 10, 1985) is a Costa Rican professional

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player who currently plays for Municipal Perez Zeledon in the Costa Rican Premier Division.

Club career

Porfirio López began his career with Santos de Guápiles in

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, already being part of the first team in the 2003/04 season. He made his debut with the club in 2006 and remained at the club for three seasons. He then joined

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and quickly established himself as the club's starting left back. He moved to China and signed a contract with Dalian Shide in February 2010. He made his CSL debut for Dalian against Shaanxi Chanba on 28 March and scored a goal in the match. After one season in China, López went on loan to Costa Rican club

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, helping his new club win both the Clausura and Apertura titles in 2011. López signed with

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on December 22, 2011. López was released by Philadelphia on November 19, 2012.

International career

He made his debut for

in an August 2011

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against

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and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 1

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match.

Career statistics

Club

Updated June 27, 2012

International

''Statistics accurate as of August 16, 2012''

References

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* 1985 births Living people Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Men's association football defenders Costa Rican men's footballers 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen Costa Rica men's international footballers Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers Puntarenas F.C. players Dalian Shide F.C. players Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers Philadelphia Union players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in China Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in China Liga FPD players Chinese Super League players Major League Soccer players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub