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(Redirected from Porfirio López Meza) Costa Rican footballer (born 1985)
Porfirio López
Personal information
Full name Porfirio López Meza
Date of birth (1985-09-10) September 10, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team Perez Zeledon
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2006 Santos de Guápiles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Santos de Guápiles 42 (0)
2009–2010 Puntarenas 31 (1)
2010–2011 Dalian Shide 10 (2)
2011Alajuelense (loan) 22 (1)
2012 Philadelphia Union 5 (0)
2013–2016 Alajuelense 68 (2)
2017–2018 Perez Zeledon 40 (1)
2018–2019 Alajuelense 58 (3)
2019– Perez Zeledon 2 (0)
International career
2011– Costa Rica 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 May 2014
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Meza.

Porfirio López Meza (Latin American Spanish: [poɾˈfiɾjo ˈlopes]; born September 10, 1985) is a Costa Rican professional football player who currently plays for Municipal Perez Zeledon in the Costa Rican Premier Division.

Club career

Porfirio López began his career with Santos de Guápiles in Costa Rica, already being part of the first team in the 2003/04 season. He made his debut with the club in 2006 and remained at the club for three seasons. He then joined Puntarenas and quickly established himself as the club's starting left back. He moved to China and signed a contract with Dalian Shide in February 2010. He made his CSL debut for Dalian against Shaanxi Chanba on 28 March and scored a goal in the match. After one season in China, López went on loan to Costa Rican club Alajuelense, helping his new club win both the Clausura and Apertura titles in 2011.

López signed with Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer on December 22, 2011.

López was released by Philadelphia on November 19, 2012.

International career

He made his debut for Costa Rica in an August 2011 friendly match against Ecuador and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Costa Rica League Cup League Cup North America Total
2005–06 Santos de Guápiles Primera División 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2006–07 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2007–08 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Puntarenas 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2009–10 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2010 Dalian Shide Chinese Super League 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
Costa Rica League Cup League Cup North America Total
2010–11 Alajuelense Primera División 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2011–12 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2012 Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total Costa Rica 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 2
China PR 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
USA 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 110 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 111 4

Updated June 27, 2012

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica
2011 1 0
2012 4 0
Total 5 0

Statistics accurate as of August 16, 2012

References

  1. La nueva cara de Santos - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. "P. Lopez". Soccerway. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  3. 实德最后时刻再签两外援 新赛季用满五外援名额 (in Chinese). sports.163.com. December 3, 2011. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  4. 哥斯达黎加新援出彩 大连客场战平西北狼 (in Chinese). espnstar.com.cn. March 28, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  5. "P. López". Soccerway. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  6. "Costa Rican defender Lopez acquired by Union". philadelphiaunion.com. December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  7. "Union waive three | Philadelphia Union". Archived from the original on 2012-11-23.
  8. Porfirio LópezFIFA competition record (archived)

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