Pablo López (footballer, born 1998)

Pablo César López Martínez (born 7 January 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2015".[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Pablo López
Personal information
Full name Pablo César López Martínez
Date of birth (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998
Place of birth Querétaro, Mexico[1]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tepatitlán
Number 10
Youth career
2012–2016 Pachuca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Pachuca 34 (3)
2020–2021 → Atlético San Luis (loan) 14 (0)
2022–2023 → Cancún (loan) 12 (0)
2023– Tepatitlán 4 (2)
International career‡
2014–2015 Mexico U17 7 (2)
2017 Mexico U20 7 (0)
2019 Mexico U22 9 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Men's football
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2020

Club career

López made his Liga MX debut against América on 19 November 2016, and made his Copa MX debut against Atlético San Luis on 17 February 2016.[3]

When midfielder Érick Gutiérrez joined Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven in 2018, López became his replacement.[4][5] He scored his first goal in the professional ranks in September against Guadalajara.[5] He started 20 games overall during the 2018–19 season.

International career

Youth

López was called up for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]

López was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-22 team at the 2019 Toulon Tournament,[7] where Mexico won third place.[8] He was called up by Lozano again for the 2019 Pan American Games,[9] with Mexico winning the third-place match.[10]

Honours

Mexico Youth

References
  1. Pablo López at Soccerway
  2. "Next Generation 2015: 50 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. "Pablo César López Martínez #288 OC". LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol.
  4. Garrido, José María (1 September 2018). "Pablo López es el heredero de 'Guti' con Pachuca" (in Spanish). ESPN. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. Guerrero Atilano, Rubén (16 October 2018). "Pablo López: la próxima gran joya de Pachuca" (in Spanish). Milenio. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. "Convocatoria de la SNM Sub-20 para la Copa del Mundo de la FIFA Corea 2017". miseleccion.mx. FMF. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  7. "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
  8. "Mexico clinch third place in 2019 Toulon Tournament after win on penalty kicks". Fmfstateofmind.com. 15 June 2019.
  9. "Football Men – Mexico Team Roster" (PDF). Lima 2019. 29 July 2019.
  10. "México rescató el Bronce en Panamericanos tras vencer a Uruguay con muchos apuros".


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