Lisandro López (born 2 March 1983), sometimes known as Lisandro, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Olympique Lyonnais in France.
Primarily a striker, he is also capable of playing on the wings. He is known for his movement, positional awareness and pace.[1]
After starting out at Racing Club in 2003, López spent most of his professional career with Porto in Portugal and Lyon in France
Porto
In April 2005 Lisandro signed for F.C. Porto for a transfer fee of €2.3 million, moving to Portugal alongside countryman Lucho González. His agents, Global Soccer Agencies (later renamed Rio Football Services),[2] retained 50% of the player's rights[3][4]- in the same transfer window, Luís Fabiano, whose rights were owned by GSA's sister company, "Global Soccer Investments" (75%), left the club. He scored seven top division goals in his first season, in 26 games, repeating the feat in the following campaign, appearing in one match less; he also found the net against Rangers in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League (1–1 home draw), adding two against Hamburger SV (also in the UEFA Champions League, but in the following season, 4–1 home win[5]).
In 2007–08, as Porto were crowned league champions for the third consecutive time, Lisandro was the competition's top scorer, scoring 24 goals in 27 games (adding three in the season's Champions League). On 20 April 2008, he netted twice – also being booked – in a 2–0 home win against S.L. Benfica; midway through the season Porto rejected an offer from FC Zenit St. Petersburg, and the northerners eventually bought the remaining economic rights of the player, for €4.4 million.[6]
López only scored ten goals in the 2008–09 season, but finished fourth in the scoring list in the Champions League with six, only trailing Lionel Messi, Steven Gerrard and Miroslav Klose.[7] Porto wrapped up the campaign with the Portuguese Cup conquest, and he netted the game's only goal in a win against F.C. Paços de Ferreira.
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