Álvaro López (Chilean footballer)

Álvaro Fabián López Ojeda (born 24 September 1992) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward for General Velásquez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Ojeda.
Álvaro López
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Fabián López Ojeda
Date of birth (1992-09-24) September 24, 1992
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 General Velásquez
Number 16
Youth career
Cobreloa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Cobreloa 56 (7)
2015–2016 Barnechea 7 (1)
2016 Deportes Melipilla 8 (1)
2017 Magallanes 20 (0)
2018 Miami United – (–)
2019 FAS 9 (1)
2022– General Velásquez 4 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

Career

A product of the Cobreloa youth system, López moved to Calama in 2009 at the age of sixteen,[1] and made his professional debut in 2010 in a match against Unión San Felipe. In 2015, he switched to Barnechea.[2]

After stints with Deportes Melipilla and Magallanes, he moved abroad and played for Miami United in the 2018 NPSL, FAS in the 2019 Clausura of the Salvadoran Primera División[3] and the Paraguayan football in second half 2019.[1]

After a stint as a free agent (2020–21) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] he joined General Velásquez in 2022.[3]

Personal life

After leaving the Paraguayan football at the end of 2019, he started a jewelry shop in Santiago.[4]

References
  1. Ferreiro, Samuel (24 August 2021). "Álvaro López: "Sé que a los futbolistas les gustan las joyas"". La Cuarta (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: 22. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. "ÁLVARO LÓPEZ: "BARNECHEA QUIERE PELEAR EL CAMPEONATO"". ANFP (in Spanish). ANFP. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. @GralVelasquez (19 March 2022). "¡Bienvenido Álvaro!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. "Ex delantero de Cobreloa abrió su propio taller de Orfebrería: Quedó sin club desde la pandemia". meganoticias.cl (in Spanish). Meganoticias. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.



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