Iván López (footballer, born 1993)
Iván López Mendoza is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Levante UD as a right back.Club career
Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, López began playing football for local Levante UD. He spent the vast majority of his first years as a senior with the B-team, starting competing in the fourth division.
On 13 December 2011, López made his first-team debut, in a 1–3 away defeat against Deportivo de La Coruña for the season's Copa del Rey. He returned to action with the main squad on 26 January of the following year, and again featured the 90 minutes, now in a 0–3 home loss to Valencia CF for the same competition.
On 17 July 2013, López was loaned to Girona FC of the second level. He scored his first professional goal on 16 February of the following year, netting the third in a 6–0 home thrashing of CD Lugo.
López made his La Liga debut on 30 August 2014, replacing injured Nikos Karabelas in the seventh minute of a 0–3 loss at Athletic Bilbao. On 23 July of the following year, he signed a new five-year contract with the club running until 2020; in October 2017, he suffered a cruciate ligament injury to his left knee during training, going on to be sidelined for several months.
On 28 August 2018, López was loaned to second tier side Gimnàstic de Tarragona for one season.
