Luis Aurelio López Fernández (born 13 September 1993), also known as Buba López, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real España.
Club career Real España López started his career with Liga Nacional team Real C.D. España in 2013.Brilliant Buba behind historic Honduras; FIFA.com. 14 August 2016 He started and did all his training, In 2012 he arrived at Real España where during the first tournaments he did not participate, since he was the fourth goalkeeper In the reserves of Real Club Deportivo España. His debut for Real España took place on September 2013, in a Clásico Sampedrano against Marathón, during Matchday 5 of the 2013 Apertura Tournament the match ended in a 1–1 draw. He won the 2013 Apertura title and was integral for his side in the final against Real Sociedad.Real España gana en los penales y es el nuevo campeón de Honduras (Real España wins on penalties and are champions of Honduras); La Prensa. 14 December 2013. (in Spanish)
LAFC and Orange County SC loan On 24 January 2018, Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC announced the signing of López on loan from Real España. The following 31 January, it was announced that López was rehabbing from a stress fracture in his right tibia. After being out six months, he was loaned to Los Angeles FC's affiliate Orange County SC on 13 July. The next day, he started his first match in a 3–0 home win against San Antonio FC in the USL Championship.Orange County Soccer Club blanks San Antonio FC; Los Angeles Times. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018 He was later recalled and started his first league game in the MLS in a 2–0 home loss against Sporting Kansas City.
He returned to Real España after Los Angeles FC opted not to exercise his buy option.
International career Honduras U-23 López was included in the Honduras squad for the football competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.OFICIAL: Los 18 convocados de Honduras para los Juegos Olímpicos de Río de Janeiro (OFFICIAL: The 18 players from Honduras that will go to the Olympic Games in Río de Janeiro); Diaro Diez. 26 July 2016. (in Spanish) The year prior, Honduras had lost the final of the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship to Mexico, but qualification was sealed for both nations and Honduras qualified for their third straight Olympics. López was the first-choice keeper throughout the tournament but kept only one clean sheet. He helped Honduras to the knockout stage, where they were eliminated by Brazil in the semi-finals. López started in the bronze-medal match, in which Honduras were defeated by Nigeria.
Honduras López was an unused third goalkeeper for Honduras' 2014 World Cup campaign. His first major role for the national team was when he was selected as the starting keeper for Honduras in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. López struggled with an injury throughout the tournament and ultimately Honduras were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Mexico.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReal España2013–14Liga Nacional340———3402014–15280—20—3002016–17230———2302016–17320———3202017–1870———702018–19170———1702019–20290———2902020–21250———2502021–22350———3502022–23360—100—4602023–24190———1902024–25270———2702025–2630—40—70Total3150—160—3310Los Angeles FC (loan)2018Major League Soccer10———10Orange County SC (loan)2018USL Championship50———50Career total321000160003370
International
National team Year Apps GoalsHonduras 2014 0 0 2015 1 0 2016 0 0 2017 11 0 2018 3 0 2019 11 0 2020 2 0 2021 15 0 2022 11 0 2023 4 0 2024 2 0 Total 60 0
Honours
Real C.D. España Liga Nacional: 2013 Apertura, 2017 AperturaReal España se consagra campeón de Honduras y evita el tri del Motagua (Real España becomes champion of Honduras and avoids the Tri of Motagua);La Prensa. 30 December 2017. (in Spanish)
Honduras CONCACAF Nations League third place: 2021
Individual CONCACAF Nations League Golden Glove: 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League Finals Best XI: 2021
References
External links
MLS profile