Íñigo López Montaña


Íñigo López Montaña is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD San Sebastián de los Reyes as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Logroño, La Rioja, López began his career with Atlético Madrid B in Segunda División B in 2004, going on to spend six seasons in that tier, his next club being Madrid neighbours UD San Sebastián de los Reyes. In 2007, he signed for AD Alcorcón also in the community, appearing in 35 league games his first year but only five in the following.
In 2009–10, López was again a regular starter for Alcorcón, and scored a career-best seven goals as the team promoted to Segunda División for the first time ever. He also took part in the memorable Alcorconazo in the campaign's Copa del Rey round-of-32, in which the club secured the most famous victory in its history after defeating Real Madrid 4–0 at home and 4–1 on aggregate.
In the summer of 2010, López joined Granada CF in the second division, and achieved a second consecutive promotion, also the second in a row for the Andalusians, while contributing with four goals. He made his debut in La Liga on 1 October 2011 in a 0–1 away loss against Valencia CF, and netted four times during the season – two of those in narrow wins over Athletic Bilbao and Málaga CF – to help the side retain their league status.
On 19 June 2013, 30-year-old López moved abroad for the first time, signing a two-year contract with PAOK FC from the Superleague Greece. He returned to Spain on 23 January of the following year, after being loaned to RC Celta de Vigo for five months.
On 1 August 2014, López agreed to a one-year deal with Córdoba CF, freshly promoted to the top level. He played 21 matches as his team were immediately relegated back, and signed for SD Huesca in the second level on 14 July 2015.
López helped achieve promotion to the top tier in the 2017–18 campaign, but contributed with just four appearances to this feat. He subsequently terminated his contract, and signed a one-year deal with fellow league club Extremadura UD after having trained with them since August.
On 31 January 2019, free agent López moved to second division side Deportivo de La Coruña on a six-month deal.

Personal life

López's older brother, Jorge, was also a footballer.