Diego López — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

7

clubs played for

03/04

debut season

0

goals / match

Villarreal CF

top club · 230 apps

Position rank · 22/23

#243

goals rank

#372

assists rank

0

season goals

2

season assists

Among 3,425 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€16.00m

peak value · 2009

€7.00m

top transfer fee · 07/08

—

best season

2 / 0

int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Matías Vuoso

Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired

Andreas Eriksson

Attack - Right Winger · Retired

Kenneth Fabricius

Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired

Eduardo Delani

Midfield - Attacking Midfield · Retired

Shares 1981-11-03 · 5 players total

610Appearances

0Goals

2Assists

39Yellow cards

0Red cards

604Full matches (90′)

Full name	Diego López
Name in home country	Diego López Rodríguez
Date of birth	1981-11-03 (44 yrs)
Place of birth	Paradela, Spain
Citizenship	Spain
Position	Goalkeeper
Foot	right
Height	196.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2023-12-28
Contract expires	—
Agent	Manuel García Quilón

Dec 2023

Transfer: Without Club → Retired

23/24 · Transfer

Jul 2023

Transfer: Rayo Vallecano → Without Club

23/24 · Transfer

Jul 2022

Transfer: Espanyol → Rayo Vallecano

22/23 · Transfer

Jul 2022

22/23 — Rayo Vallecano

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2021

21/22 — RCD Espanyol Barcelona

38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2020

20/21 — RCD Espanyol Barcelona

40 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2019

19/20 — RCD Espanyol Barcelona

47 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2018

18/19 — RCD Espanyol Barcelona

38 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Mar 2018

Injury: unknown

8 games missed

Aug 2017

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Jul 2017

17/18 — RCD Espanyol Barcelona

15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2017

Transfer: AC Milan → Espanyol

17/18 · Transfer

Jun 2017

Transfer: Espanyol → AC Milan

16/17 · Return from loan

Dec 2016

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Aug 2016

Transfer: AC Milan → Espanyol

16/17 · Loan

Jul 2016

16/17 — RCD Espanyol Barcelona, AC Milan

35 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions

Nov 2015

Injury: unknown

21 games missed

Jul 2015

15/16 — AC Milan

9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

May 2015

Injury: unknown

1 games missed

Sep 2014

Injury: unknown

5 games missed

Aug 2014

Transfer: Real Madrid → AC Milan

14/15 · Transfer

Jul 2014

14/15 — AC Milan

28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

May 2014

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Jul 2013

13/14 — Real Madrid

37 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jan 2013

Transfer: Sevilla FC → Real Madrid

12/13 · Transfer · €3.50m

Jul 2012

12/13 — Real Madrid, Sevilla FC

36 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2012

Transfer: Villarreal → Sevilla FC

12/13 · Transfer · €3.50m

Jul 2011

11/12 — Villarreal CF

45 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2010

10/11 — Villarreal CF

55 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2009

09/10 — Villarreal CF

49 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2008

08/09 — Villarreal CF

47 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2007

07/08 — Villarreal CF

34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2007

Transfer: Real Madrid → Villarreal

07/08 · Transfer · €7.00m

Jul 2006

06/07 — Real Madrid

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2005

05/06 — Real Madrid

6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2005

Transfer: RM Castilla → Real Madrid

05/06 · Transfer

Jul 2004

04/05 — Real Madrid B, Real Madrid

35 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2003

03/04 — Real Madrid B, Real Madrid

6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2003

Transfer: Real Madrid C → Real Madrid B

03/04 · Transfer

Jun 2002

Transfer: AD Alcorcón → Real Madrid C

01/02 · Return from loan

Jul 2001

Transfer: Real Madrid C → AD Alcorcón

01/02 · Loan

Jul 2000

Transfer: Lugo U19 → Real Madrid C

00/01 · Transfer · €54k

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €16.00m

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2903 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90

0

Assists0 total · 0.00/90

0

G+A0 total · 0.00/90

0

Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90

66

Clean sheets1 total · 1.00/90

4

Minutes played by club

Rayo Vallecano 0.7%

RCD Espanyol Barcelona 35.1%

AC Milan 6.1%

Real Madrid 11.8%

Sevilla FC 1.7%

Villarreal CF 37.7%

Real Madrid B 6.8%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Assists	Minutes
Rayo Vallecano	1	22/23	22/23	5	0	395
RCD Espanyol Barcelona	6	16/17	21/22	213	2	19,048
AC Milan	3	14/15	16/17	37	0	3,324
Real Madrid	6	03/04	13/14	73	0	6,434
Sevilla FC	1	12/13	12/13	11	0	933
Villarreal CF	5	07/08	11/12	230	0	20,507
Real Madrid B	2	03/04	04/05	41	0	3,690

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Assists	YC	Minutes
22/23	Copa del Rey	Rayo Vallecano	3	0	0	300
22/23	LaLiga	Rayo Vallecano	2	0	0	95
21/22	Copa del Rey	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	2	0	0	210
21/22	LaLiga	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	36	0	3	3,178
20/21	2ª División	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	40	0	2	3,600
20/21	Copa del Rey	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	0	0	0	0
19/20	Copa del Rey	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	0	0	0	0
19/20	Europa League	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	5	0	0	450
19/20	Europa League Qualifying	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	6	0	0	540
19/20	LaLiga	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	36	0	3	3,233
18/19	Copa del Rey	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	0	0	0	0
18/19	LaLiga	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	38	1	2	3,420
17/18	Copa del Rey	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	5	0	0	450
17/18	LaLiga	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	10	0	1	854
16/17	Copa del Rey	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	0	0	0	0
16/17	LaLiga	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	35	1	4	3,113
16/17	Serie A	AC Milan	0	0	0	0
15/16	Italy Cup	AC Milan	1	0	0	90
15/16	Serie A	AC Milan	8	0	1	720
14/15	Italy Cup	AC Milan	0	0	0	0
14/15	Serie A	AC Milan	28	0	2	2,514
13/14	Champions League	Real Madrid	1	0	0	75
13/14	Copa del Rey	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0
13/14	LaLiga	Real Madrid	36	0	0	3,240
12/13	Champions League	Real Madrid	6	0	0	540
12/13	Copa del Rey	Real Madrid	3	0	0	300
12/13	Copa del Rey	Sevilla FC	3	0	0	270
12/13	LaLiga	Real Madrid	16	0	0	1,440
12/13	LaLiga	Sevilla FC	8	0	0	663
11/12	Champions League	Villarreal CF	6	0	1	540
11/12	Champions League Qu.	Villarreal CF	2	0	0	180
11/12	Copa del Rey	Villarreal CF	0	0	0	0
11/12	LaLiga	Villarreal CF	37	0	3	3,263
10/11	Copa del Rey	Villarreal CF	2	0	0	135
10/11	Europa League	Villarreal CF	14	0	2	1,260
10/11	Europa League Qualifying	Villarreal CF	1	0	0	90
10/11	LaLiga	Villarreal CF	38	0	3	3,420
09/10	Copa del Rey	Villarreal CF	2	0	0	180
09/10	Europa League	Villarreal CF	7	0	0	592
09/10	Europa League Qualifying	Villarreal CF	2	0	0	180
09/10	LaLiga	Villarreal CF	38	0	4	3,420
08/09	Champions League	Villarreal CF	9	0	1	810
08/09	Copa del Rey	Villarreal CF	0	0	0	0
08/09	LaLiga	Villarreal CF	38	0	3	3,420
07/08	Copa del Rey	Villarreal CF	6	0	0	570
07/08	LaLiga	Villarreal CF	20	0	2	1,727
07/08	UEFA Cup	Villarreal CF	8	0	1	720
06/07	Champions League	Real Madrid	1	0	0	90
06/07	Copa del Rey	Real Madrid	4	0	0	360
06/07	LaLiga	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0
05/06	Champions League	Real Madrid	1	0	0	90
05/06	Copa del Rey	Real Madrid	3	0	0	201
05/06	LaLiga	Real Madrid	2	0	0	98
04/05	2ª B - Grupo I	Real Madrid B	32	0	1	2,880
04/05	Ascenso a 2ª	Real Madrid B	3	0	0	270
04/05	Champions League	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0
04/05	Copa del Rey	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0
04/05	LaLiga	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0
03/04	2ª B - Grupo II	Real Madrid B	1	0	0	90
03/04	Ascenso a 2ª	Real Madrid B	5	0	0	450
03/04	Copa del Rey	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0
03/04	LaLiga	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
00/01	2000-07-01	Lugo U19	Real Madrid C	Transfer	0	€54k
01/02	2001-07-01	Real Madrid C	AD Alcorcón	Loan	0	—
01/02	2002-06-30	AD Alcorcón	Real Madrid C	Return from loan	0	—
03/04	2003-07-01	Real Madrid C	Real Madrid B	Transfer	0	—
05/06	2005-07-01	RM Castilla	Real Madrid	Transfer	0	—
07/08	2007-07-01	Real Madrid	Villarreal	Transfer	2750000	€7.00m
12/13	2012-07-01	Villarreal	Sevilla FC	Transfer	8000000	€3.50m
12/13	2013-01-25	Sevilla FC	Real Madrid	Transfer	3500000	€3.50m
14/15	2014-08-13	Real Madrid	AC Milan	Transfer	8000000	—
16/17	2016-08-31	AC Milan	Espanyol	Loan	1500000	—
16/17	2017-06-30	Espanyol	AC Milan	Return from loan	1000000	—
17/18	2017-07-01	AC Milan	Espanyol	Transfer	1000000	—
22/23	2022-07-02	Espanyol	Rayo Vallecano	Transfer	500000	—
23/24	2023-07-01	Rayo Vallecano	Without Club	Transfer	300000	—
23/24	2023-12-28	Without Club	Retired	Transfer	300000	—

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
13/14	Knee problems	2014-05-16	2014-05-26	11	2
14/15	Hamstring muscle injury	2014-09-14	2014-10-06	23	5
14/15	Knee problems	2015-05-27	2015-06-04	9	1
15/16	Patellar tendon problems	2015-11-02	2016-03-02	122	21
16/17	Knee injury	2016-12-19	2017-01-14	27	2
17/18	Knee problems	2017-08-14	2017-09-04	22	2
17/18	concussion	2018-03-05	2018-05-05	62	8

Current€300k

Peak€16.00m

Low—

Δ since start−€1.70m

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	€300k
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€800k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€6.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€10.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€6.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€8.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€10.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€5.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€6.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€8.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€12.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€12.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€16.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€14.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€16.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€12.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€16.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€5.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€8.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.80m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.75m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #20947	—	1	0	—	—	former national player
Team #3375	—	1	0	—	—	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals	Minutes
Sergi Darder	1	0	0
David López	1	0	0
Santi Cazorla	2	0	0
Óscar Melendo	1	0	0
Lei Wu	1	0	0
Marc Roca	1	0	0
Adrià Pedrosa	2	0	0
Leandro Cabrera	1	0	0
Raúl de Tomás	1	0	0
Adrián Embarba	1	0	0
Javi Puado	2	0	0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
16/17	2017-06-30	Espanyol	AC Milan	Return from loan	—	€1.00m
16/17	2016-08-31	AC Milan	Espanyol	Loan	—	€1.50m
01/02	2002-06-30	AD Alcorcón	Real Madrid C	Return from loan	—	—
01/02	2001-07-01	Real Madrid C	AD Alcorcón	Loan	—	—

Teams faced most often by Diego López's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
FC Barcelona	85	10	16	59	91	208	-117	12%
Atlético Madrid	75	21	23	31	79	102	-23	28%
Valencia CF	69	29	19	21	93	84	+9	42%
Athletic Club	68	27	18	23	91	75	+16	40%
Getafe CF	64	42	8	14	113	54	+59	66%
Levante UD	61	37	10	14	120	60	+60	61%
Espanyol Barcelona	58	33	14	11	115	65	+50	57%
Real Sociedad	56	30	10	16	109	77	+32	54%
RC Celta	56	33	8	15	114	67	+47	59%
Real Betis	53	26	13	14	100	60	+40	49%
Granada CF	52	35	8	9	108	42	+66	67%
Málaga CF	48	24	12	12	73	56	+17	50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
03/04	Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	2nd YC	Cards / 90′
21/22	38	3,388	3	0	0.08
20/21	40	3,600	2	0	0.05
19/20	47	4,223	3	1	0.09
18/19	38	3,420	2	0	0.05
17/18	15	1,304	1	0	0.07
16/17	35	3,113	4	0	0.12
15/16	9	810	1	0	0.11
14/15	28	2,514	2	0	0.07
11/12	45	3,983	4	0	0.09
10/11	55	4,905	5	0	0.09
09/10	49	4,372	4	0	0.08
08/09	47	4,230	4	0	0.09
07/08	34	3,017	3	0	0.09
04/05	35	3,150	1	0	0.03

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

Season	Matches	Mins	Clean sheets	CS %	Goals conceded	GC / 90′
22/23	5	395	1	20%	7	1.59
21/22	38	3,388	11	29%	52	1.38
20/21	40	3,600	20	50%	25	0.63
19/20	47	4,223	10	21%	65	1.39
18/19	38	3,420	10	26%	50	1.32
17/18	15	1,304	7	47%	15	1.04
16/17	35	3,113	11	31%	38	1.1
15/16	9	810	1	11%	14	1.56
14/15	28	2,514	5	18%	42	1.5
13/14	37	3,315	16	43%	37	1
12/13	36	3,213	8	22%	45	1.26
11/12	45	3,983	10	22%	66	1.49
10/11	55	4,905	17	31%	67	1.23
09/10	49	4,372	13	27%	71	1.46
08/09	47	4,230	11	23%	65	1.38
07/08	34	3,017	16	47%	23	0.69
06/07	5	450	1	20%	5	1
05/06	6	389	4	67%	4	0.93
04/05	35	3,150	19	54%	23	0.66
03/04	6	540	2	33%	6	1