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Jordi López
Personal information
Full name Jordi López Felpeto
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vitesse
Number 4
Youth career
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Barcelona B 6 (1)
2002–2004 Real Madrid B
2003–2004 Real Madrid 2 (0)
2004–2006 Sevilla 37 (2)
2006–2008 Mallorca 24 (0)
2007–2008 → Racing Santander (loan) 14 (0)
2009 Queens Park Rangers 10 (1)
2009–2011 Swansea City 15 (0)
2011– Vitesse 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Template:Spanish name 2 Jordi López Felpeto (born 28 February 1981 in Granollers, Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer who mainly plays as a defensive midfielder. After his contract at Swansea City A.F.C. was ended with mutual consent, he signed a contract at Dutch Eredivisie-side Vitesse Arnhem.

Football career

As a young footballer, López played for both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid's B teams. After appearing with the latter's main side in two 2003–04 matches, he represented Sevilla FC during two seasons. With the Andalusia side, López took part in 10 contests during the 2005–06 UEFA Cup victorious campaign, netting the only goal in a win at FC Lokomotiv Moscow, and scored his first La Liga one in a 3–1 win at RCD Espanyol, on April 10, 2005.

In 2006–07, López played with RCD Mallorca, being loaned the following season to fellow league side Racing de Santander, where he was often used from the bench, as the Cantabria side achieved a first-ever UEFA Cup qualification.

At the end of the season, Mallorca released López, and he immediately started training with English Premier League side Portsmouth. However, on August 19, 2008, it was revealed he was having a trial with fellow club Blackburn Rovers. Both spells were unsuccessful, and López returned to the Balearic Islands, being left to train on his own for the first months of 2008–09. Finally, on December 16, he was released.

On January 2009, López was expected to sign during the transfer window with Birmingham City of the English second level, but failed his medical. In the following month, he joined fellow league side Queens Park Rangers for the final 15 games of the season,[1] making his debut coming on as a substitute for Matteo Alberti, at Barnsley FC. He scored his first and only goal for QPR in a 2–1 win over Bristol City on 21 March 2009.[2]

After some speculation, López agreed terms to join former QPR boss Paulo Sousa at Swansea City, on 16 July 2009, subject to a medical. Four days later, he signed a two-year deal.[3]

Lopez disappointed during his time at Swansea, Having failed to nail down a first team spot in any of his two seasons. On the 13 January 2011, a month after announcing his interest to leave, his contract with Swansea was terminated by mutual consent. On the 14th he signed at Vitesse Arnhem.

Honours

References

  1. ^ QPR boss Sousa seals Lopez deal; BBC Sport, 17 February 2009
  2. ^ "QPR 2–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  3. ^ Swans agree terms with Lopez; Swansea City official site, 16 July 2009


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