Lisandro Ezequiel López (born 1 September 1989) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a defender. He has also appeared for the Argentina national team.

Club career

López made his official debut with

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine association football, football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Gre ...

on 22 August 2009 in a loss against CA Tigre, amounting 24 games in 2009–10 Argentine Primera División. In July 2010, López joined

Arsenal de Sarandí Arsenal Fútbol Club (), usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí , or simply Arsenal, is an Argentine sports club from the Sarandí district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, t ...

on a free transfer, where he established himself as a

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, helping the team win the 2012 Clausura. His performances drew attention from European clubs such as

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, and Benfica, in the latter side as a potential replacement for his fellow countryman

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. On 10 July 2013, López signed with Portuguese club Benfica on a five-year deal and with a €35 million buy-out clause, being initially loaned for one year to

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side

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. In 2014–15, he was guaranteed a place in Benfica and made his debut on 5 October 2014 in a 4–0 home win over Arouca in

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. On 15 January 2018, Lopez moved to Italian side

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on a six-month loan with the option to buy. Later, on 5 August that year, he was loaned out to another

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club,

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, until 30 June 2019. The loan, however, was terminated in January 2019. On 30 January 2019, López joined

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

on a loan deal until 31 December. On 1 November, Benfica announced that he had been transferred permanently to the Argentinian side for €2.70m. On 24 February 2022, López signed with

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club

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. On 6 July 2023, he signed with

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club Al-Khaleej. On 27 August 2024, López joined Spanish

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side Burgos CF. The following 6 January, he terminated his link.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Arsenal de Sarandí * Primera División: 2012 Clausura * Supercopa Argentina:

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Benfica *

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 *

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: 2016–17 *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16 *

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese association football, football match played since 1979 between the winners of the top-tier league (Primeira L ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Boca Juniors * Primera División: 2019–20 *

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: 2019–20 * Copa de la Liga Profesional:

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* Supercopa Argentina:

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Individual *

All-Star:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Lisandro 1989 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Chacarita Juniors footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Primeira Liga players S.L. Benfica footballers La Liga players Getafe CF footballers Serie A players Inter Milan players Genoa CFC players Boca Juniors footballers Liga MX players Club Tijuana footballers Saudi Pro League players Al-Khaleej FC players Burgos CF footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Footballers from Santa Fe Province 21st-century Argentine sportsmen