Lisandro López (footballer, born 1989)

Not to be confused with Lisandro López (footballer, born 1983).

Lisandro Ezequiel López (born 1 September 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgrano. He has also appeared for the Argentina national team.

Lisandro López

López in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Lisandro Ezequiel López
Date of birth	(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Villa Constitución, Argentina
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Belgrano
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Chacarita Juniors	24	(2)
2010–2013	Arsenal de Sarandí	119	(17)
2013–2019	Benfica	54	(6)
2013–2014	→ Getafe (loan)	28	(4)
2018	→ Inter Milan (loan)	1	(0)
2018–2019	→ Genoa (loan)	0	(0)
2019	→ Boca Juniors (loan)	8	(2)
2019–2021	Boca Juniors	27	(3)
2022–2023	Tijuana	27	(7)
2023–2024	Al-Khaleej	31	(2)
2024–2025	Burgos	10	(1)
2025	Olimpia	15	(2)
2025–	Belgrano	1	(0)
International career‡
2011–2012	Argentina	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:54, 14 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 March 2014

Club career

López made his official debut with Chacarita Juniors 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 on a free transfer, where he established himself as a centre back,^[1] helping the team win the 2012 Clausura.^[2][3] His performances drew attention from European clubs such as Arsenal, A.C. Milan, Málaga CF,^[4][5] and Benfica, in the latter side as a potential replacement for his fellow countryman Ezequiel Garay.^[6]

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 La Liga side Getafe CF.^[7][8] 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 Primeira Liga.^[9][10]

On 15 January 2018, Lopez moved to Italian side Inter Milan on a six-month loan with the option to buy.^[11] Later, on 5 August that year, he was loaned out to another Serie A club, Genoa, until 30 June 2019.^[12] The loan, however, was terminated in January 2019.^[13]

On 30 January 2019, López joined Boca Juniors on a loan deal until 31 December.^[14] On 1 November, Benfica announced that he had been transferred permanently to the Argentinian side for €2.70m.^[15]

On 24 February 2022, López signed with Liga MX club Tijuana.^[16] On 6 July 2023, he signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Khaleej.^[17]

On 27 August 2024, López joined Spanish Segunda División side Burgos CF.^[18] The following 6 January, he terminated his link.^[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 January 2019^[20][21]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other[a]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chacarita Juniors	2008–09	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2009–10	24	2	—		—		—		—		24	2
	Total	25	2	—		—		—		—		25	2
Arsenal de Sarandí	2010–11	37	6	—		—		5	0	—		42	6
	2011–12	31	4	0	0	—		5	0	—		36	4
	2012–13	34	7	4	0	—		6	0	1	0	45	7
	Total	102	17	4	0	—		16	0	1	0	123	17
Benfica	2014–15	6	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
	2015–16	14	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	19	1
	2016–17	8	3	4	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	17	4
	2017–18	4	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	8	1
	Total	32	4	5	0	8	2	8	0	1	0	54	6
Getafe (loan)	2013–14	26	3	2	1	—		—		—		28	4
Inter Milan (loan)	2017–18	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
Genoa (loan)	2018–19	0	0	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career Total		186	26	12	1	8	2	24	0	2	0	232	29

1. Includes the Supercopa Argentina and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International

^[22]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	2011	2	0
	2012	2	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Arsenal de Sarandí^[20]

• Primera División: 2012 Clausura
• Supercopa Argentina: 2012

Benfica^[20][23]

• Primeira Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
• Taça de Portugal: 2016–17
• Taça da Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2016, 2017

Boca Juniors

• Primera División: 2019–20
• Copa Argentina: 2019–20
• Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2020
• Supercopa Argentina: 2018

Individual

• Liga MX All-Star: 2022^[24]