Roberto López Alcaide

Roberto López Alcaide (born 24 April 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as an attacking midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Alcaide.
Roberto López
Personal information
Full name Roberto López Alcaide
Date of birth (2000-04-24) 24 April 2000
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 28
Youth career
Amistad
2015–2018 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Real Sociedad C 5 (1)
2018–2020 Real Sociedad B 54 (14)
2019– Real Sociedad 11 (2)
National team‡
2018 Spain U18 3 (0)
2018–2019 Spain U19 5 (1)
2020– Spain U21 2 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, López joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2015, from UD Amistad.[1] During the 2017–18 season, while still a youth, he made his senior debut with the C-team in Tercera División.

On 20 June 2018, López renewed his contract until 2022 and was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[2] On 7 December, after already being a regular starter for the B-side, he further extended his deal until 2025.[3]

López made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 14 January 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luca Sangalli in a 3–2 home win against RCD Espanyol.[4] Definitely promoted to the main squad for 2020–21, he scored his first goal in the top tier on 13 September 2020 by netting the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Real Valladolid.[5]

References
  1. "Roberto López marca tendencia" [Pioneering Roberto López] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "La Real blinda a Roberto López hasta 2022" [Real tie up Roberto López until 2022] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. "Renueva hasta 2025" [Renew until 2025] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. "Imanol los pone en su sitio" [Imanol put them in their place] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. "Un regalo de Masip salva un punto para la Real Sociedad" [A gift from Masip saves a point for Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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