Pau López
Spanish footballer (born 1994)
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- Pau López Sabata ( Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpaw ˈlopeθ] ; born 13 December 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Real Betis.
- Abroad, he represented Tottenham Hotspur in England (no appearances), Marseille in France and Toluca in Mexico.
- He made his senior debut the following year.
- He joined Espanyol's youth setup in 2007 at the age of 12, after starting out at hometown club Girona.
- On 12 June 2014, López signed a new four-year contract with Espanyol, also being promoted to the main squad.
Pau López Sabata (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpaw ˈlopeθ]; born 13 December 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Real Betis.
He totalled 101 La Liga games over five seasons, with Espanyol, Betis (two spells) and Girona. Abroad, he represented Tottenham Hotspur in England (no appearances), Marseille in France and Toluca in Mexico.
López reached the final of the 2017 European Under-21 Championship with Spain. He made his senior debut the following year.
Club career
Espanyol
López was born in Girona, Catalonia. He joined Espanyol's youth setup in 2007 at the age of 12, after starting out at hometown club Girona. He made his senior debut with the former's B team in the 2013–14 season, in the Segunda División B.
On 12 June 2014, López signed a new four-year contract with Espanyol, also being promoted to the main squad. He played his first match as a professional on 17 December, starting in a 1–0 home win against Alavés in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey and being first choice in the tournament as his team reached the semi-finals for the first time in nine years.
López's debut in La Liga occurred on 1 February 2015, after starter Kiko Casilla was sent off in the 40th minute of the fixture at Sevilla for handling Iago Aspas' shot outside of the penalty area, and he conceded once in an eventual 3–2 defeat. After the latter's departure to Real Madrid in the summer, he became the starter.
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