Lisandro Ezequiel López (born 1 September 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgrano. He has also appeared for the Argentina national team.
Club career López made his official debut with Chacarita Juniors on 22 August 2009 in a loss against CA Tigre, amounting 24 games in 2009–10 Argentine Primera División.
In July 2010, López joined Arsenal de Sarandí on a free transfer, where he established himself as a centre back, helping the team win the 2012 Clausura. His performances drew attention from European clubs such as Arsenal, A.C. Milan, Málaga CF, and Benfica, in the latter side as a potential replacement for his fellow countryman Ezequiel Garay.
On 10 July 2013, López signed with Portuguese club Benfica on a five-year deal and with a €35 million buy-out clause, being initially loaned for one year to La Liga side Getafe CF. In 2014–15, he was guaranteed a place in Benfica and made his debut on 5 October 2014 in a 4–0 home win over Arouca in Primeira Liga.
On 15 January 2018, Lopez moved to Italian side Inter Milan on a six-month loan with the option to buy. Later, on 5 August that year, he was loaned out to another Serie A club, Genoa, until 30 June 2019. The loan, however, was terminated in January 2019.Lisandro rescinde com o Génova e regressa ao futebol argentino A Bola
On 30 January 2019, López joined Boca Juniors on a loan deal until 31 December. On 1 November, Benfica announced that he had been transferred permanently to the Argentinian side for €2.70m.Lisandro López e Salvio em definitivo no Boca A Bola
On 24 February 2022, López signed with Liga MX club Tijuana. On 6 July 2023, he signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Khaleej.
On 27 August 2024, López joined Spanish Segunda División side Burgos CF. The following 6 January, he terminated his link.
On 2 July 2025, López signed with Liga Profesional club Belgrano.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherIncludes the Supercopa Argentina and Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChacarita Juniors2008–0910————102009–10242————242Total252————252Arsenal de Sarandí2010–11376——50—4262011–1231400—50—3642012–1334740—6010457Total1021740—1601012317Benfica2014–1560101020001002015–16141002020101912016–1783403120001742017–18400021200081Total32450828010546Getafe (loan)2013–1426321———284Inter Milan (loan)2017–181000———10Genoa (loan)2018–190010———10Career Total18626121822402023229
International
National teamYearAppsGoalsArgentina201120201220Total40
Honours Arsenal de Sarandí Primera División: 2012 Clausura Supercopa Argentina: 2012 Benfica Primeira Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 Taça de Portugal: 2016–17 Taça da Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2016, 2017 Boca Juniors Primera División: 2019–20 Copa Argentina: 2019–20 Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2020 Supercopa Argentina: 2018
Belgrano Primera División: 2026 Apertura
Individual Liga MX All-Star: 2022
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