Michael López (Argentine footballer)

Michael Steven López (born 19 August 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Veikkausliiga club Lahti.[2]

Michael López
Personal information
Full name Michael Steven López
Date of birth (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Lomas de Zamora, Argentina[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
Lahti
Youth career
Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Banfield 12 (0)
2018–2019Defensores (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2020Fénix (loan) 18 (1)
2021 Minsk 24 (7)
2022 AC Oulu 27 (10)
2023 Sheriff Tiraspol 5 (0)
2023 Honka 8 (1)
2024– Lahti 25 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

Career

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López first appeared in the first-team of Argentine Primera División side Banfield in May 2017, as an unused substitute for a Copa Argentina match against Chaco For Ever.[2] On 14 October, López made his professional debut in the Primera División against Estudiantes, coming on as a late substitute for Darío Cvitanich.[2][3] After a second appearance versus Colón two weeks later, López made his first start in a league match with San Lorenzo on 4 November.[2][4] His first senior goal arrived on 18 July 2018 in a Copa Argentina round of sixty-four defeat against General Lamadrid of Primera C Metropolitana.[2]

Ahead of January 2019, López was loaned out to Primera B Nacional's Defensores de Belgrano.[5] Seven appearances followed in six months.[2] July 2019 saw López agree a loan move to Fénix.[6] He debuted in a defeat away to Almirante Brown on 3 August, which preceded his first goal coming in September against Flandria.[2] He returned to Banfield in June 2020, as he subsequently trained with their reserves.[7] On 6 March 2021, López headed to Belarus with Premier League side Minsk.[8] He debuted in a cup quarter-final first leg draw with Isloch later that day.[2]

On 13 December 2021, he signed with AC Oulu in Finland.[9] On 2 February 2023, he signed with Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol.[10] On 12 June 2023, Sheriff Tiraspol announced that Lopez had left the club by mutual agreement.[11]

Lopez returned to Finland, and after a short stint with FC Honka in 2023, Lopez signed a deal with FC Lahti for the 2024 season.[12]

Career statistics

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As of 27 October 2024.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Other Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Banfield 2017–18 Primera División 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2018–19 Primera División 5 0 1 1 0 0 2[a] 0 8 1
Total 12 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15 1
Defensores de Belgrano (loan) 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 7 0 0 0 7 0
Fénix (loan) 2019–20 Primera B Nacional 18 1 0 0 18 1
Minsk 2021 Belarusian Premier League 24 7 3 0 27 7
AC Oulu 2022 Veikkausliiga 27 10 2 1 3[b] 0 32 11
Sheriff Tiraspol 2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga 5 0 4 3 0 0 9 3
Honka 2023 Veikkausliiga 8 1 2 0 10 1
Lahti 2024 Veikkausliiga 25 9 1 0 4[b] 2 30 11
Career total 126 28 13 5 7 2 2 0 148 35
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ a b Includes Finnish League Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Michael López". World Football. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Michael López at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Estudiantes La Plata vs. Banfield". Banfield. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Michael López profile". BDFA. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Estampó la firma". Mundo Ascenso. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. ^ ""Fénix va a dar que hablar"". Solo Ascenso. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Banfield define qué jugadores seguirán en el plantel". InfoRegión. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Контракт с ФК "Минск" подписал аргентинец Майкл Лопес". Minsk. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Michael Lopez saapuu AC Oulun hyökkäykseen" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  10. ^ Work and new faces, fc-sheriff.com, 2 February 2023
  11. ^ "Первые изменения". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  12. ^ Michael López vahvistaa FC Lahden hyökkäystä, fclahti, 9 February 2024
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