Aaron López (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rogelio Aaron Lopez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 28, 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carpinteria High School[1] | |||
| Santa Barbara High School[1] | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | UCLA Bruins | 80 | (9) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Chivas USA[2] | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Aaron Lopez (born 28 February 1983) is a Mexican former professional footballer who last played for Chivas USA in 2005.
Career
[edit]College
[edit]Helped the UCLA Bruins to the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship title, their fourth-ever title in the competition, with a free-kick goal versus Stanford in the dying minutes of the game to make it 1–0.[3][4]
Chivas USA
[edit]Featuring in 4 league games and starting three, registering 238 minutes, Lopez' time at Chivas USA proved ephemeral as he was released from the club alongside Alfonso Loera in August 2005.[5]
Honors
[edit]All honors listed on his UCLA profile.[1]
High school
[edit]- CIF Div. III Defensive Player of the Year
- Channel League MVP
- Athletic Round Table Soccer Player of the Year
- Student Sports All-America selection
College
[edit]- UCLA's Rookie of the Year: 2001
- NCAA College Cup Offensive MVP: 2002
- Honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection: 2002
- UCLA's Team MVP: 2002
- Second-team All-Pac-10 selection: 2003
- First-team NSCAA All-Far West: 2004
- First-team All-Pac-10 selection: 2004
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Player Bio: Aaron Lopez - UCLA Official Athletic Site". Uclabruins.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Chivas USA vs. DC United - Football Match Summary - April 2, 2005 - ESPN". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Lopez goal with minute left gives UCLA fourth NCAA title 1-0 over Stanford". Soccertimes.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Lopez's late tally leads UCLA to College Cup". Deseretnews.com. 16 December 2002. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Chivas USA release defenders Alfonso Loera and Aaron Lopez". Mlssoccer.com. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2017.