Raúl López (footballer, born 1993)

For other people named Raúl López, see Raúl López (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

Raúl López Gómez (born 23 February 1993), also known as El Dedos, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back.

Raúl López

López with Mexico at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Raúl López Gómez[1]
Date of birth	(1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth	Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
2008–2013	Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Guadalajara	51	(3)
2014	→ UAT (loan)	15	(1)
2014	→ Coras (loan)	13	(1)
2016	→ Pachuca (loan)	13	(0)
2017–2021	Pachuca	79	(2)
2020–2021	→ Toluca (loan)	36	(1)
2021–2022	Toluca	44	(3)
2023–2024	Santos Laguna	41	(1)
2025	Jaiba Brava	13	(1)
International career
2013	Mexico U20	4	(1)
2015–2016	Mexico U23	12	(3)
2015–2017	Mexico	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2025

Club career

Youth

López joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2008. He continued through Chivas Youth Academy successfully going through U-17 and U-20. Until finally reaching the first team, Benjamín Galindo was the coach promoting lópez to first team.^[2]

Guadalajara

López made his professional debut for Guadalajara under coach Benjamín Galindo on 3 March 2013 in a 1–1 draw against UNAM.^[1]

Correcaminos UAT (loan)

On 21 December 2013, he went out on loan to second division team Correcaminos UAT,^[3] for six months in order to gain experience and playing time.

Coras de Tepic (loan)

The following season, López was again sent out on loan for six months, this time to Coras de Tepic. He had a great season and helped lead the squad to the 2014 Ascenso MX Apertura final; the squad ended up losing.^[4]

Guadalajara (return)

After a great season with Coras and the Mexico national under-20 football team, López returned to Chivas and became a regular starter. On 1 March 2015 he scored his first career goal with Guadalajara in a 3–0 win against Monterrey.^[5] On 4 November 2015, Chivas beat León 1–0 in the Copa MX final.^[6]

Pachuca

On June 8, 2016 Lopez joined Pachuca on loan.^[7] During his loan spell, Pachuca beat Tigres 2–1 on aggregate to win the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League.^[8] He scored the first goal of the final, away at the Estadio Universitario, in a match that ended 1–1.^[9] On June 8, 2017, he was permanently signed for an undisclosed amount.^[10]

Toluca

On 8 June 2020, Lopez joined Toluca for the 2020 Apertura.^[11]

Santos Laguna

On 12 December 2022, Lopez signed for Santos Laguna.^[12]

Style of Play

López is one of Liga MX most solid and complete right-back. He is both technically gifted defensively and in attacking. He's able to do long runs on the side that many time lead with a cross and goal, and is a free kick specialist.

International career

Youth

He was selected for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[13] On 18 September 2015, López was selected by coach Raul Gutierrez to play in the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Senior

On 8 November 2015, López was called up to the senior national team to replace Paul Aguilar, who was injured.

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 January 2024^[14][15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Guadalajara	2012–13	Liga MX	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2013–14		0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2014–15		21	1	0	0	—		—		21	1
	2015–16		26	2	0	0	—		—		26	2
	Total		51	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	52	3
Correcaminos UAT (loan)	2013–14	Ascenso MX	15	1	5	0	—		—		20	1
Coras de Tepic (loan)	2014–15	Ascenso MX	13	1	3	0	—		—		16	1
Pachuca (loan)	2016–17	Liga MX	27	0	0	0	10[a]	1	1[b]	0	28	1
Pachuca	2017–18	Liga MX	19	0	6	0	—		2[c]	0	27	0
	2018–19		21	1	8	0	—		—		29	1
	2019–20		20	1	4	0	—		—		24	1
	Total		87	2	18	0	10	1	3	0	118	3
Toluca (loan)	2020–21	Liga MX	36	1	—		—		—		36	1
Toluca	2021–22		31	2	—		—		—		31	2
	2022–23		13	1	—		—		—		13	1
	Total		80	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	80	4
Santos Laguna	2022–23	Liga MX	16	1	—		—		—		16	1
	2023–24		17	0	—		2[d]	1	—		19	1
	Total		33	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	35	2
Career total

1. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
2. Appearances in Campeón de Campeones
3. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
4. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mexico	2015	1	0
	2017	6	0
Total		7	0

Honours

Guadalajara

• Copa MX: Apertura 2015^[16]

Pachuca

• CONCACAF Champions League: 2016–17

Mexico Youth

• Central American and Caribbean Games: 2014
• CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2015