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 Honka.[2]

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

Career

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]

Career statistics
As of 8 October 2023.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Banfield 2016–17 Primera División 0000—000000
2017–18 7000—000070
2018–19 5011002[lower-alpha 1]00081
2019–20 000000—0000
2020–21 000000—0000
Total 12011002000151
Defensores de Belgrano (loan) 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 7000——0070
Fénix (loan) 2019–20 18100——00181
Minsk 2021 Belarusian Premier League 24730——00277
AC Oulu 2022 Veikkausliiga 27102130—003211
Sheriff Tiraspol 2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga 5043——0093
Honka 2023 Veikkausliiga 8120——00101
Career total 1011912530200011824
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

References
  1. "Michael López". World Football. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. 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.
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