Vicky López

Victoria López Serrano Felix (born 26 July 2006), known as Vicky López, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger for Primera Federación club FC Barcelona B as well as appearing for Barcelona's first team. She has been capped for Spain at under-17, with whom she was runner-up in the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and won the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup; at this tournament she was awarded the Golden Ball.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López Serrano and the second or maternal family name is Felix.
Vicky López
Personal information
Full name Victoria López Serrano Felix[1]
Date of birth (2006-07-26) 26 July 2006
Place of birth Madrid, Spain[2]
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger[3]
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona B / Barcelona
Number 9 / 30
Youth career
Madrid CFF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Madrid CFF B 20 (14)
2021–2022 Madrid CFF 8 (0)
2022– Barcelona B 15 (1)
2022– Barcelona 7 (2)
International career‡
2021–2023 Spain U17 30 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022

Early life

López was born in Madrid to a Spanish father and a Nigerian mother.[4]

Club career

Madrid CFF

López scored 60 goals in 17 matches during the 2020–21 youth league season.[4] She made her senior debut for Madrid CFF on 5 September 2021 as a 73rd-minute substitution in a 0–2 Primera División home loss to Athletic Bilbao.[1]

Barcelona

On 25 January 2023 she made history by becoming the youngest goal scorer in Barcelona's senior team history when she scored in their 7–0 victory over Levante Las Planas in the league.[5] She scored her first goal for Barcelona B on 5 March 2023, the first goal in a 3–0 win against Athletic Club B.[6][7]

In October 2023, she was included in the 10-women list of finalists for the European Golden Girl award, assigned by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport to the best Under-21 footballer playing in Europe.[8][9]

International career

López has been called up to the Spain women's national under-17 football team.[4] She is also eligible to represent Nigeria and has shown interest.[4]

Honours

FC Barcelona

Spain under-17


Individual

References
  1. "Primera Iberdrola – Madrid CFF 0 - 2 Athletic Club". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. "Vicky". Bdfutbol. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. "Vicky Lopez". University Soccer. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. "Dad reveals Madrid CFF goal machine wants to play for Nigeria despite call-up to Spain U17s". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. "Nigeria-eligible Vicky Lopez creates unique Barça history". SportsRation. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. "Primera Federación de Fútbol Femenino Jornada 21 05/03/2023 12:00h Athletic Club "B" 0 - 3 F.C. Barcelona". Real Federación Española de Fútbol. (in Spanish). 5 March 2023.
  7. Vicky López at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  8. "European Golden Boy 2023: svelati i 25 finalisti in corsa per l'Absolute Best". Tuttosport (in Italian). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. "Salma Paralluelo, Vicky López y Linda Caicedo, candidatas al Golden Girl". Diario AS (in Spanish). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  10. Wrack, Suzanne (3 June 2023). "Rolfö caps Barcelona comeback against Wolfsburg to win thrilling WCL final". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  11. "López, Bender and Fuente scoop up Golden awards". FIFA.com. 30 October 2022.
  12. "Vicky López, best player of the U17 Women's European Championship". rfef.es. Retrieved 29 July 2023.


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