Brayan Steven López Ramírez (born 6 June 1990) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga FPD club Puntarenas. Born in Costa Rica, he plays for the Nicaragua national team. He has previously been capped for his country of birth national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brayan Steven López Ramírez | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Alajuela, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Puntarenas | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| A.D. Carmelita | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | A.D. Carmelita | 47 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | C.S. Cartaginés | 22 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Belén F.C. (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Belén F.C. | 98 | (15) |
| 2017 | Alajuelense | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Pérez Zeledón | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Santos de Guápiles | 127 | (20) |
| 2022–2023 | Sporting San José | 35 | (6) |
| 2023– | Puntarenas | 31 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Costa Rica | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Nicaragua | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Early life
editLópez was born to a Costa Rican mother and a Nicaraguan father.[1] He played developed in the system of AD Carmelita.[1]
Club career
editIn 2008, at age 18, he made his debut with AD Carmelita in the Primera División of Costa Rica, scoring 4 goals and adding 6 assists in 49 games over four seasons,[1] featuring mainly in the 2012/13 season, when he made 41 appearances.[2]
In the summer of 2013, he moved to CS Cartaginés on a two-year contract.[3]
In July 2014, he was sent on loan to Belén FC.[4] Upon the conclusion of his loan, he did not return to Cartaginés for their pre-season, as he wished to leave the club.[5] He later returned to Belén on a permanent deal.[citation needed]
In 2017, he moved to Alajuelense, where he stayed for a short spell.[1][6]
In January 2018, he moved to Pérez Zeledón[7]
Later in 2018, he moved to Santos de Guápiles.[1]
In 2022, he joined Sporting San José.[citation needed]
International career
editCosta Rica
editIn December 2015, López was called up to the Costa Rica national team ahead of a friendly against Nicaragua.[8] In October 2020, López was called up to the national team ahead of friendlies against Panama.[9] He made his debut on October 11 as a substitute.
After being tired of waiting for another Costa Rica call-up, López decided to switch affiliations to Nicaragua, as he had only appeared in friendlies with Costa Rica.[10][11]
Nicaragua
editIn November 2021, he was called up to the Nicaragua national team ahead of friendlies against Cuba.[12][13] However, he was forced to withdraw from the squad after suffering an injury with his club team in a CONCACAF League match against Canadian club Forge FC.[1][14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Velásquez, Camilo (4 November 2021). "Brayan López: "Soy Un Nica Más"" [Brayan López: “I am One More Nica”]. Futbol Nica (in Spanish).
- ^ Brayan López at Soccerway
- ^ "Scott y López al Cartaginés" [Scott and Lopez to the Cartaginés]. Diario Extra (in Spanish). 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Cartaginés prestará a Rodrigo Garita y Bryan López a Belén" [Cartaginés will lend Rodrigo Garita and Bryan López to Belén]. La Nación (in Spanish). 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Bryan López no se presentó a la pretemporada del Cartaginés" [Bryan López did not show up for the Cartaginés preseason]. La Nación (in Spanish). 3 January 2015.
- ^ Calderón, Miguel (18 April 2017). "Din John Arias y Bryan López se convertirán en los nuevos refuerzos de Alajuelense" [Din John Arias and Bryan López will become the new reinforcements of Alajuelense]. Teletica (in Spanish).
- ^ Garcia, Johan (9 January 2018). "Bryan López llegó al Municipal Pérez Zeledón más maduro tras su paso por Alajuelense" [Bryan López arrived at Municipal Pérez Zeledón more mature after passing through Alajuelense]. TV Sur (in Spanish).
- ^ "Oscar Ramirez completa la selección" [Oscar Ramirez completes the selection]. Costa Rican Football Federation (in Spanish). 9 December 2015.
- ^ Malek, Julian (2 October 2020). "La convocatoria de Costa Rica para la fecha FIFA de octubre" [Costa Rica's call for the October FIFA date]. Futbol Centro America (in Spanish).
- ^ Castillo, Luis Felipe (1 November 2021). "Cansado de esperar un chance en La Sele, Bryan López defenderá a Nicaragua" [Tired of waiting for a chance in La Sele, Bryan López will defend Nicaragua]. AM Prensa (in Spanish).
- ^ Lewis, Reinaldo (1 November 2021). "Selección de Nicaragua también se lleva a Bryan López" [The Nicaragua national team also carries Bryan Lopez]. Deportes CR (in Spanish).
- ^ Segura Vargas, José Pablo (1 November 2021). "Santista Bryan López convocado a la Selección de Nicaragua" [Santos' Bryan Lopez called up to the Nicaragua National Team]. Everardo Herrera (in Spanish).
- ^ Carvajal Carvajal, Javier (2 November 2021). "Bryan López jugará con La Selección de Nicaragua" [Bryan Lopez will play with The Nicaragua National Team]. Hoy en el Deporte (in Spanish).
- ^ "Grave lesión del goleador que la Azul y Blanco arrebató a la selección de Costa Rica" [Serious injury to the scorer that the Blue and White snatched from the Costa Rican team]. La Prensa (in Spanish). 3 November 2022.
External links
edit- Brayan López at Soccerway
- Brayan López at National-Football-Teams.com