Nayadet López

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nayadet López

| image =2021-06-15 Fussball, Frauen, Länderspiel, Deutschland - Chile 1DX 4949 by Stepro.jpg

| caption = López with Chile in 2021

| fullname = Nayadet Zulema López Opazo{{Cite web|url=http://www.fexfutbol.com/pnfg/NPcd/NFG_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000120&CodActa=266944&cod_acta=266944|website=FEX|title=Ficha Partido|language=es}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1994|8|5}}

| birth_place = Manises, Spain

| height = 1.63m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Alavés Gloriosas

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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2009–2010 | clubs1 = Valencia B | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2010–2013 | clubs2 = Valencia | caps2 = 36 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = Hércules | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 2013–2016 | clubs4 = Sporting Plaza de Argel | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 2016–2021 | clubs5 = Santa Teresa | caps5 = 87+ | goals5 = 1+

| years6 = 2021–2024 | clubs6 = Espanyol | caps6 = 58 | goals6 = 5

| years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Alavés Gloriosas | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019– | nationalteam1 = Chile | nationalcaps1 = 19 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate= 16 July 2024

| ntupdate= 24 July 2022

}}

Nayadet Zulema López Opazo (born 5 August 1994) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alavés Gloriosas. Born and raised in Spain to a Spanish father and a Chilean mother, she plays for the Chile women's national team.

Club career

López made her debut for Valencia B in 2009, at age 15.[https://www.txapeldunak.com/cas/futbol_femenino/jugadora.asp?id=4874 Nayadet López] at Txapeldunak.com (in Spanish) She was promoted to the first team in 2010, making her Primera División debut on 20 September.{{cite web|url=http://www.valenciacf.com/ver/18089/buenas-sensaciones-pese-a-la-derrota-.html|title=Buenas sensaciones pese a la derrota|publisher=Valencia CF|date=20 September 2010|accessdate=20 February 2018|language=Spanish|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220220913/http://www.valenciacf.com/ver/18089/buenas-sensaciones-pese-a-la-derrota-.html|url-status=dead}} On 24 January 2013, she left Valencia due to discrepancies with the coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/2013/01/30/futbol/futbol_femenino/1359542736.html|title="O te vas tú o me voy yo"|date=30 January 2013|access-date=20 February 2018|publisher=Marca|language=Spanish|first=David|last=Menayo}} She was signed by Segunda División club Hércules shortly after,{{cite web|url=http://www.ffemenino.es/noticias-2-division-grupo-7/183-sporting-c-f-plaza-de-argel/1330-nayadet-lopez-nueva-jugadora-del-hercules-c-f|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823012319/http://www.ffemenino.es/noticias-2-division-grupo-7/183-sporting-c-f-plaza-de-argel/1330-nayadet-lopez-nueva-jugadora-del-hercules-c-f|title=Nayadet López, nueva jugadora del Hércules C. F.|archive-date=23 August 2016|access-date=20 February 2018|publisher=Fútbol Femenino|language=Spanish}} being presented on February 15.{{cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/segunda-b/hercules/217944.html|title=Nayadet y Bustos, presentadas como nuevas jugadoras del Hércules Femenino|publisher=Vavel|date=16 February 2013|accessdate=20 February 2018|language=Spanish}} The team was renamed back as Sporting Plaza de Argel a few months later, where López remained until 2016. She joined Santa Teresa in the 2016 summer.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoy.es/deportes/futbol/201611/06/diga-futbol-diga-nayadet-20161106002448-v.html|title=No diga fútbol, diga Nayadet|publisher=Hoy|date=6 November 2016|accessdate=20 February 2018|first=Alberto|last=García|language=Spanish}} She suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament during a training on 6 December 2016, receiving medical discharge on 14 June 2017.{{cite web|url=https://santateresabadajoz.com/2017/06/14/nayadet-lopez-recibe-el-alta-medica-tras-su-lesion-de-rodilla/|publisher=Santa Teresa CD|title=Nayadet López recibe el alta médica tras su lesión de rodilla|date=14 June 2017|accessdate=20 February 2018|language=Spanish}}

In the second half of 2024, she joined Alavés Gloriosas.{{cite news |last1=Molina |first1=Geraldine |title=Deportivo Alavés anuncia el fichaje de Nayadet López Opazo |url=https://www.contragolpe.cl/deportivo-alaves-anuncia-el-fichaje-de-nayadet-lopez-opazo/ |access-date=17 July 2024 |work=Contragolpe |date=16 July 2024 |language=es}}

International career

Due to her birthplace and her background, López was eligible to play for Spain or Chile. She chose the latter and was called up for the first time in October 2019.{{cite news|title=Nómina de la Selección Femenina para los amistosos con Uruguay en Temuco y Rancagua|url=http://www.anfp.cl/noticia/34399/nomina-de-la-seleccion-femenina-para-los-amistosos-con-uruguay-en-temuco-y-rancagua|website=ANFP|accessdate=3 October 2019|date=2 October 2019|language=es}} She made her debut on 6 October 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://anfp.cl/noticia/34435/la-roja-femenina-goleo-a-uruguay-y-desato-la-fiesta-en-temuco|website=ANFP|language=es|date=6 October 2019|accessdate=7 October 2019|title=La Roja Femenina goleó a Uruguay y desató la fiesta en Temuco}}

Personal life

López was born to a Chilean mother and a Spanish father in Manises, Spain in 1994. She noticed that she could play for Chile through a journalist in Valencia. So, she started the naturalization process in 2018, what finished in 2019, but she couldn't take part in the squad for the 2019 World Cup due to the closeness with the start of it.{{cite web |last1=Molina |first1=Gerladine |title=Un periodista le dijo: La historia de la nacionalización de Nayadet López para jugar por La Roja Femenina |url=https://redgol.cl/femenino/Un-periodista-le-dijo-La-historia-de-la-nacionalizacion-de-Nayadet-Lopez-para-jugar-por-La-Roja-Femenina-20220616-0034.html |website=RedGol |access-date=16 June 2022 |language=es |date=16 June 2022}}

References

External links

[https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/jugador.html?id=1850 Nayadet López] at BDFútbol
[https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033638/http://www.laliga.es/jugador/naya Nayadet López] at LaLiga.es (in Spanish)

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