Iago López (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Iago López

| image =

| fullname = Iago López Carracedo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|4|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lugo, Spain

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Right back

| currentclub = Universitatea Craiova

| clubnumber = 22

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Lugo

| youthyears2 = 2015–2018 | youthclubs2 = Deportivo La Coruña

| years1 = 2017 | clubs1 = Deportivo B | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = Peralada | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2019–2021 | clubs3 = Girona | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2021 | clubs4 = → Logroñés (loan) | caps4 = 55 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2021–2022 | clubs5 = Mirandés | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022–2024 | clubs6 = Alcorcón | caps6 = 60 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Universitatea Craiova | caps7 = 3 | goals7 = 0

| club-update = 25 November 2024

| ntupdate =

}}

Iago López Carracedo (born 6 April 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.

Club career

López was born in Lugo, Galicia, and represented CD Lugo and Deportivo de La Coruña as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 7 May 2017, starting in a 2–1 Tercera División away win against CD As Pontes.

On 11 July 2018, after finishing his formation, López moved to Girona FC and was assigned to the farm team in Segunda División B.{{cite web|url=https://eldesmarque.com/coruna/deportivo/noticias/20320-juveniliago-carracedo-filial-girona|title=El juvenil Carracedo ficha por el Peralada-Girona B|trans-title=Youngster Carracedo signs for Peralada-Girona B|publisher=El Desmarque|language=es|date=11 July 2018|accessdate=12 September 2020}} On 19 August of the following year, he was loaned to UD Logroñés still in the third division, as Girona's affiliation with Peralada ended.{{cite web|url=https://udlogrones.com/el-lateral-derecho-iago-lopez-nuevo-fichaje-de-la-ud-logrones/|title=El lateral derecho Iago López, nuevo fichaje de la UD Logroñés|trans-title=Right back Iago López, new signing of UD Logroñés|publisher=UD Logroñés|language=es|date=19 August 2019|accessdate=12 September 2020}}

López became a regular starter during the campaign, contributing with one goal in 19 appearances as his side achieved promotion to Segunda División. On 28 August 2020, his loan at UDL was extended for a further year.{{cite web|url=https://www.gironafc.cat/noticia/iago-lopez-repetira-cessio-a-la-ud-logrones|title=Iago López repetirà cessió a la UD Logroñés|trans-title=Iago López will repeat loan deal at UD Logroñés|publisher=Girona FC|language=ca|date=28 August 2020|accessdate=12 September 2020}}

López made his professional debut on 12 September 2020, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Sporting de Gijón.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/sporting-vs-ud-logrones/cronica/2020/09/12/5f5cfdb4e2704ec0798b45b9.html|title=Djurdjevic rompe el orden|trans-title=Djurdjevic breaks it down|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=12 September 2020|accessdate=12 September 2020}} On 13 July of the following year, after Logroñés' relegation, he signed a permanent two-year deal with CD Mirandés also in the second tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.cdmirandes.com/noticia/iago-lopez-nuevo-jugador-rojillo-para-las-dos-proximas-temporadas|title=Iago López, nuevo jugador rojillo para las dos próximas temporadas|trans-title=Iago López, new rojillo player for the following two seasons|publisher=CD Mirandés|language=es|date=13 July 2021|accessdate=12 August 2021}}

On 29 July 2022, López moved to AD Alcorcón, freshly relegated to Primera Federación.{{cite web|url=https://www.adalcorcon.com/noticia/iago-lopez-nuevo-refuerzo-para-la-defensa-de-la-a-d-alcorcon|title=Iago López, nuevo refuerzo para la defensa de la A.D. Alcorcón|trans-title=Iago López, new addition for the defense of A.D. Alcorcón|publisher=AD Alcorcón|language=es|date=29 July 2022|accessdate=14 August 2022}}