Porfirio López Meza (; born September 10, 1985) is a retired Costa Rican professional football player who last played for Municipal Perez Zeledon in the Costa Rican Premier Division.
Club career Porfirio López began his career with Santos de Guápiles in Costa Rica, already being part of the first team in the 2003/04 season.La nueva cara de Santos - Nación He made his debut with the club in 2006 and remained at the club for three seasons. He then joined Puntarenas and quickly established himself as the club's starting left back. He moved to China and signed a contract with Dalian Shide in February 2010. He made his CSL debut for Dalian against Shaanxi Chanba on 28 March and scored a goal in the match. After one season in China, López went on loan to Costa Rican club Alajuelense, helping his new club win both the Clausura and Apertura titles in 2011.
López signed with Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer on December 22, 2011.
López was released by Philadelphia on November 19, 2012.
International career He made his debut for Costa Rica in an August 2011 friendly match against Ecuador and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match.
Career statistics
Club Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Costa Rica League Cup League Cup North America Total2005–06Santos de GuápilesPrimera División10000000102006–071500000001502007–082600000002602008–0900000000002008–09Puntarenas1500000001502009–10161000000161 China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total2010Dalian ShideChinese Super League102000000102 Costa Rica League Cup League Cup North America Total2010–11AlajuelensePrimera División30000000302011–12191000000191 USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total2012Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer5010000060 Total Costa Rica952000000952 China PR102000000102 USA5010000060 Career total11041000001114
Updated June 27, 2012
International National teamYearAppsGoalsCosta Rica201110201240Total50 Statistics accurate as of August 16, 2012
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