Cristian López
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Cristian with Lens in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cristian López Santamaría | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Crevillent, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Lens | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Crevillente | ||
| 2002–2003 | Hércules | ||
| 2003–2007 | Crevillente | ||
| 2007–2009 | Alicante | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Alicante | 8 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Real Madrid B | 44 | (10) |
| 2011 | → Valencia B (loan) | 16 | (11) |
| 2011–2012 | Valencia B | 31 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | Atlético Baleares | 35 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Burgos | 36 | (13) |
| 2015–2016 | CFR Cluj | 44 | (16) |
| 2016– | Lens | 26 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2017. |
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Cristian López Santamaría (born 27 April 1989), known simply as Cristian, is a Spanish footballer who plays for French club RC Lens as a forward.
Born in Crevillent, Alicante, Valencian Community, Cristian played for several clubs as a youth, including local Crevillente Deportivo and Alicante CF. He made his debuts for the latter's first team during the 2007–08 season, as they returned to Segunda División after a 50-year absence.
In the following campaign, Cristian continued playing mostly with the reserves in Tercera División, with the main squad finally being relegated. He made his division two debut in a game against Hércules CF on 6 June 2009, scoring in a 1–2 local derby home loss.
López signed for Real Madrid Castilla in the 2009 summer, with Real Madrid's reserves in the third division. He finished his first year with ten goals – second-best in the squad – as the team finished eighth in the league.
In January 2011, Cristian signed for Valencia CF's B-team in the fourth level, in a season-long loan. He scored in double digits as the Che reserves returned to the third tier at the first attempt, and the move was made permanent in the summer. He added a further 11 goals the following campaign, including all of his team's goals on 13 May 2012 as they won 4–2 at UE Sant Andreu.
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