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Brayan López (footballer, born 1990)

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Nicaraguan footballer (born 1990)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.
Brayan López
Personal information
Full name Brayan Steven López Ramírez
Date of birth (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 34)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

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.

Early life

López was born to a Costa Rican mother and a Nicaraguan father. He played developed in the system of AD Carmelita.

Club career

In 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, featuring mainly in the 2012/13 season, when he made 41 appearances.

In the summer of 2013, he moved to CS Cartaginés on a two-year contract.

In July 2014, he was sent on loan to Belén FC. Upon the conclusion of his loan, he did not return to Cartaginés for their pre-season, as he wished to leave the club. He later returned to Belén on a permanent deal.

In 2017, he moved to Alajuelense, where he stayed for a short spell.

In January 2018, he moved to Pérez Zeledón

Later in 2018, he moved to Santos de Guápiles.

In 2022, he joined Sporting San José.

International career

Costa Rica

In December 2015, López was called up to the Costa Rica national team ahead of a friendly against Nicaragua. In October 2020, López was called up to the national team ahead of friendlies against Panama. 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.

Nicaragua

In November 2021, he was called up to the Nicaragua national team ahead of friendlies against Cuba. 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.

References

  1. ^ Velásquez, Camilo (4 November 2021). "Brayan López: "Soy Un Nica Más"" [Brayan López: “I am One More Nica”]. Futbol Nica (in Spanish).
  2. Brayan López at Soccerway
  3. "Scott y López al Cartaginés" [Scott and Lopez to the Cartaginés]. Diario Extra (in Spanish). 5 June 2013.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. 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).
  7. 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).
  8. "Oscar Ramirez completa la selección" [Oscar Ramirez completes the selection]. Costa Rican Football Federation (in Spanish). 9 December 2015.
  9. 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).
  10. 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).
  11. 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).
  12. 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).
  13. 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).
  14. "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.

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