Roberto López Alcaide (born 24 April 2000) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as an

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for

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Club career

Born in

Zaragoza Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...

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, López joined

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

's youth setup in 2015, from

UD Amistad Unión Deportiva Amistad is a Spanish football team based in Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1939 as ''Racing Club San José'', the club was dissolved in 1964, but was refounded in 1975. They are now dedicated to youth ...

. During the 2017–18 season, while still a youth, he made his senior debut with the C-team in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. On 20 June 2018, López renewed his contract until 2022 and was promoted to the reserves in

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. On 7 December, after already being a regular starter for the B-side, he further extended his deal until 2025. López made his professional – and

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– debut on 14 January 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 3–2 home win against

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. Definitely promoted to the main squad for 2020–21, he scored his first goal in the top tier on 13 September 2020 by netting the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against

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. He returned the reserves to reinforce their squad after they were promoted to the

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for the 2021–22 season. On 27 June 2022, López was loaned to second division side

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, for one year. On 26 June of the following year, he moved to fellow league team

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1922, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez L� ...

also in a

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-long loan, with an obligatory buyout clause in case of promotion. On 10 July 2024, López signed a three-year contract with

, newly promoted to the top tier.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Roberto 2000 births Living people Footballers from Zaragoza Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Sociedad C footballers Real Sociedad B footballers Real Sociedad footballers CD Mirandés footballers CD Tenerife players CD Leganés players Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Spanish sportsmen