Full name Ivan Lopez Mendoza 2009–2011 Levante Weight 69 kg Number 2 Height 1.75 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Valencia, Spain Name Ivan Mendoza Career start 2011 | |
Date of birth (1993-08-23) 23 August 1993 (age 22) Current team Levante UD (#2 / Defender) Profiles | ||
Iván López Mendoza (born 23 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Levante UD as a right back.
Club career
Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, López began playing football for local Levante UD. He spent the vast majority of his first years as a senior with the B-team, starting competing in the fourth division.
On 13 December 2011, López made his first-team debut, in a 1–3 away defeat against Deportivo de La Coruña for the season's Copa del Rey. He returned to action with the main squad on 26 January of the following year, and again featured the 90 minutes, now in a 0–3 home loss to Valencia CF for the same competition.
On 17 July 2013, López was loaned to Girona FC in the second level. He scored his first professional goal on 16 February of the following year, netting the third in a 6–0 home thrashing of CD Lugo.
López made his La Liga debut on 30 August 2014, replacing injured Nikos Karabelas in the seventh minute of a 0–3 loss at Athletic Bilbao. On 23 July of the following year, he signed a new five-year deal with the club running until 2020.
