Ivan Lopez

Ivan Lopez Mendoza (born 23 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back.

Club Career

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Lopez 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, Lopez made his first-team debut, in a 1–3 away defeat against Deportivo de La Coruna 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, Lopez 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.

Lopez 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.