Lisandro López

Football player infobox
playername = Lisandro López


fullname = Lisandro López
height = height|m=1.74
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|03|02
cityofbirth = Buenos Aires
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub = FC Porto
clubnumber = 9
position = Striker
youthyears = 2001–2003
youthclubs = Racing Club
years = 2003–2005 2005–
clubs = Racing Club FC Porto
caps(goals) = 71 (26) 78 (39)
nationalyears = 2005–
nationalteam = Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 06 0(0)
pcupdate = 1 August 2008
ntupdate = 14 September 2008

Lisandro López (born 2 March, 1983 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for FC Porto and the Argentina national football team.

Club career

Lisandro started his career at Racing Club de Avellaneda, in the Argentine first division. He was the league's top scorer in the "Apertura" tournament of 2004. This goalscoring prowess provoked the interest of several European teams including Charlton Athletic and FC Porto.

López eventually made the switch to Porto for a transfer fee of 2.5 million euros. After a first season in which he netted 7 league goals in 26 appearances, he became a key player for Porto, scoring vital goals for the team, including the first goal in the Champions League against Rangers FC, and two goals in the home game against Hamburger SV in the competition's following edition.

In 2007-08, as FC Porto were crowned league champions for the third consecutive time, López was the competition's topscorer, scoring 24 in 27 games (adding three in CL).

International career

In 2005, Lisandro was called up to the Argentine national team by José Pekerman, playing in a World Cup qualifier. After fantastic FC Porto performances, he was summoned three years later by Alfio Basile, for friendly games against Egypt and Mexico.

Honours

*Portuguese League: 2006, 2007, 2008
*Portuguese Cup: 2006
*Portuguese Supercup: 2006
*Portuguese Liga Top Scorer: 2007-08

External links

* [http://touchline.onthespot.co.uk/guardian/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=15&CPID=16&pStr=Player&PLID=178758&TEID=527 Guardian statistics]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=12466 NationalFootballTeams data]
* [http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=12825&SEOFutbolista=Lopez+Lisandro Argentine League statistics] es icon