Pedro López Galisteo

Pedro López

Personal information
Full name	Pedro López Galisteo
Date of birth	21 January 1995
Place of birth	Mérida, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Betis
Number	41
Youth career
2000–2010	Mérida
2010–2014	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–	Betis B	31	(0)
2014–	Betis	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Pedro López Galisteo (born 21 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Mérida, López joined Real Betis' youth system in 2010, aged 15, after starting it out with local Mérida UD.^[1] In October 2012, while still a junior, he was called-up to train with the first-team by coach Pepe Mel;^[2] López returned to the Juvenil squad and made his senior debuts on 9 December, starting with the reserves in a 0–4 loss at Sevilla Atlético.^[3]

After spending the whole 2013–14 campaign between the B-side and the youth setup, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 11 May 2014, replacing injured Antonio Adán in the 84th minute of a 4–3 home success against Real Valladolid,^[4] as the Andalusians were already relegated as dead last.

References

1. El mejor portero que tiene el Betis (The best keeper that Betis have); Cuenta con la Cantera, 18 December 2013 (Spanish)
2. El portero Pedro López se entrena con el primer equipo (Goalkeeper Pedro López trains with the first-team); ABC de Sevilla, 16 October 2012 (Spanish)
3. El Sevilla Atlético tritura al Betis B (4–0) (Sevilla Atlético thrashes Betis B (4–0)); Number 1 Sports, 9 December 2012 (Spanish)
4. Juanfran strike sinks Valladolid; ESPN FC, 11 May 2014

External links

• Pedro López profile at BDFutbol
• Beticopedia profile (Spanish)
• Pedro López profile at Soccerway