Javi López

Espanyol

Born in Osuna, Province of Seville, Andalusia, and a product of Real Betis' youth ranks, López signed with RCD Espanyol in 2007. On 4 October 2009, he made his debut for the first team of the latter club in a La Liga match against Villarreal CF, taking the pitch with less than ten minutes to go as the ten-man side eventually held off the hosts to a 0–0 draw. The vast majority of his first season was spent, however, with the reserves, which suffered relegation from Segunda División B. López was promoted to the main squad for the 2010–11 campaign, being used by manager Mauricio Pochettino in various midfield and defender positions. He recorded a combined 27 matches across the league and the Copa del Rey as his side finished eighth on the table – their highest position since 2004–05. López scored his first goal as a professional on 18 September 2011, but in a 2–1 away loss to Real Zaragoza where he was also sent off for two bookable offences; one of them resulted in a penalty. On 29 March 2014, after Kiko Casilla was sent off late in the home fixture against FC Barcelona and his team had no replacements left, López played as a goalkeeper; he conceded no goals in the 1–0 defeat. He extended his contract for two more years in March 2017, and earned an automatic extension to that deal due to playing the majority of games at the age of 33. López took over the captaincy at the beginning of 2015–16 from Sergio García, following the forward's departure. On 21 July…

Alavés

Born in La Orotava, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, López represented UD Orotava and CD Tenerife before joining Deportivo Alavés' youth setup in 2017. The following March, he renewed his contract until 2020. López made his senior debut with the reserves on 22 September 2018 at the age of just 16, by starting in a 0–0 Tercera División home draw against Real Sociedad C. In March of the following year, he further extended his contract until 2023, being definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2020–21 campaign. On 21 June 2020, aged 18, López made his first team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 0–6 away loss against RC Celta de Vigo. A backup to Rubén Duarte, he suffered relegation in 2022 before achieving promotion in the following year. López scored his first professional goal on 5 May 2024, netting the winner in a 1–0 away success over Valencia CF.

Real Sociedad

On 21 July 2024, López signed a six-year deal with Real Sociedad also in the top tier.

Loan to Oviedo

On 31 August 2025, López was loaned to Real Oviedo in the first division, for one year.

Loan to Feyenoord

on 17 August 2026, López was loaned to Eredivisie club Feyenoord with an option to buy.

Club

As of match played 9 September 2026

Individual

PFA A-League Men Team of the Season: 2021–22