Leonel López

Leonel Lopez
López with York United in 2025
Personal information
Full name Leonel López González
Date of birth (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Zacoalco de Torres, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cancún
Number 17
Youth career
2012–2013 Yurecuaro F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 León 45 (0)
2018 → Toluca (loan) 17 (0)
2019–2020 Toluca 5 (0)
2019–2020 → América (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2022 UNAM 72 (2)
2023 Tijuana 11 (0)
2023–2025 The Strongest 24 (2)
2024 → Jorge Wilstermann (loan) 15 (0)
2025 York United 11 (3)
2026– Cancún 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 October 2025

Leonel López González (born 24 May 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder who plays for Cancún in the Liga de Expansión MX.

Club career

León

López began his official football career when he was bought by Club León from youth club, Yurecuaro F.C. on July 1, 2013. He began his first professional game in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League against Salvadorean Club, Isidro Metapan, though on the bench. López started his first Copa MX game on July 25, 2013, against Dorados. It wasn't until September 20, 2014, that he would debut with Club León against Veracruz at home. Leon won 3 -1.

Toluca

On 13 December 2017, López was loaned to Toluca in a 6-month-deal.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
León2013–14Liga MX —50———50
2014–15 30——20—50
2015–16 40111———151
2016–17 27060———330
2017–18 4050———90
2018–19 7051———121
Total 450322—20—792
Toluca (loan)2017–18Liga MX 17060———230
Toluca2018–19Liga MX 50——10—60
América (loan)2018–19Liga MX ————1010
2019–20 60————60
Total 60———1070
UNAM2019–20Liga MX 4020———60
2020–21 180———20200
2021–22 362——80—442
2022–23 140————140
Total 72220—8020842
Tijuana2022–23Liga MX 110————110
The Strongest2023Bolivian Primera División122—50——172
Career totals 168440250110302276
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honours

The Strongest

References

  1. ↑ MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". www.ligabancomer.mx. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  2. ↑ "Isidro Metapan vs. Club León | Houston Dynamo MatchCenter Lineup". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  3. ↑ MX, LIGA MX / ASCENSO. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". www.ligabancomer.mx. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  4. ↑ Leonel López at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2018.