Édgar Iván López

{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1999)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Iván López

| fullname = Édgar Iván López Rodríguez

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|4|21}}

| birth_place = Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Toluca

| clubnumber = 19

| youthyears1 = 2011–2017

| youthclubs1 = Tijuana

| years1 = 2017–2022

| clubs1 = Tijuana

| caps1 = 49

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2018–2019

| clubs2 = → Sinaloa (loan)

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2023–

| clubs3 = Toluca

| caps3 = 53

| goals3 = 10

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = Mexico U16

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2018

| nationalteam2 = Mexico U20

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| nationalyears3 = 2023–

| nationalteam3 = Mexico

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 8 March 2024

| nationalteam-update = 16 December 2023

}}

Édgar Iván López Rodríguez (born 21 April 1999), commonly known as "Gacelo López", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Toluca.{{cite web |url= http://sub20.ligamx.net/cancha/jugador/92723/edgar-ivan-lopez-rodriguez |title= Edgar Iván López Rodríguez|publisher= LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX |website= LigaMX.net |date=1999-03-13 |accessdate= 2016-04-03}}

International career

On 16 April 2023, López was officially called up to the senior national team to replace injured Henry Martín, only three days before a friendly match against the United States.{{cite web|title=OFICIAL: Se anuncia al reemplazo de Henry Martín para México vs Estados Unidos|url=https://www.tvazteca.com/aztecadeportes/oficial-reemplazo-henry-martin-para-mexico-vs-estados-unidos|work=Tvazteca.com|first=Ricardo|last=Albarrán|date=16 April 2023|language=Spanish}}

López made his senior debut with Mexico on 16 of December 2023, in a friendly match against Colombia.{{cite web | last=Hernandez | first=Cesar | title=Colombia complete late comeback to beat Mexico in LA friendly | website=ESPN | date=16 December 2023 | url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=688316 | access-date=18 December 2023}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|8 March 2024}}{{soccerway|edgar-ivan-lopez-rodriguez/495717}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="6"|Tijuana

|2017–18

|rowspan="5"|Liga MX

|1

010colspan="2"|–colspan=2|–20
2019–20

|colspan=2|–

71colspan=2|–colspan=2|–71
2020–21

|27

3colspan=2|–colspan=2|–colspan=2|–273
2021–22

|13

0colspan=2|–colspan=2|–colspan=2|–130
2022–23

|8

2colspan=2|–colspan=2|–colspan=2|–82
colspan="2"|Total

!49

581colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–576
Sinaloa (loan)

|2018–19

|Ascenso MX

|1

061colspan=2|—colspan=2|—71
rowspan="3"|Toluca

|2022–23

|rowspan="2"|Liga MX

|18

5colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan=2|–185
2023–24

|35

5colspan=2|–203{{efn|name=LC|Appearances in Leagues Cup}}1406
colspan="2"|Total

!53

10colspan="2"|–20315811
colspan="3" |Career total

!103

15142203112218

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=International=

{{updated|match played 16 December 2023}}{{NFT player|93226}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="1"|Mexico

|2023

10
colspan="2"|Total10

References

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