Manuel López (Argentine footballer)

Manuel López
	López with Deportes Copiapó in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Manuel López
Date of birth	30 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Ferro Carril Oeste; (on loan from Deportes Antofagasta)
Youth career
	Aristóbulo del Valle
	Colegiales
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2018	Colegiales
2018–2019	UAI Urquiza
2019	Flandria
2020–	Deportes Antofagasta
2020–2021	→ Rangers (loan)
2021	→ Lautaro de Buin (loan)
2021	→ Deportes Copiapó (loan)
2023	→ Deportes Copiapó (loan)
2024–	→ Ferro Carril Oeste (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024

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Manuel López (born 30 November 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ferro Carril Oeste on loan from Deportes Antofagasta.

Career

As a child, Lopéz was with the club Aristóbulo del Valle from Vicente López, Buenos Aires until he joined Colegiales, making his professional debut in 2013 at the age of 17 in the Primera División B. He stayed with Colegiales until 2018, with a brief test step in Turkey, playing after for UAI Urquiza and Flandria in the same division.^[1]

In 2020, he moved to Chile and signed with Deportes Antofagasta, being loaned to Rangers de Talca in the Primera B. On first half 2021, he was loaned to Lautaro de Buin,^[2] but the team couldn't play in any division due to regulation issues. On second half 2021, he joined Deportes Copiapó,^[3] becoming the top goalscorer of the 2021 Primera B.

In 2022, he returned to Deportes Antofagasta,^[4] taking part in the 2022 Copa Sudamericana and scoring the goal for the first win of his team against a foreign team in the match against Atlético Goianiense.^[1]

Honours

Individual

Primera B de Chile Top Goalscorer: 2021

References

^ ^a ^b Mundaca, Jonathan (29 April 2022). "Manuel López, delantero del CDA: "Pasé de jugar en la B a la Copa Sudamericana y hacer un gol. Una locura que solo en el fútbol puede ocurrir"". Timeline (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ "El argentino Manuel López seguirá jugando en la Primera B". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ "(Oficial) El argentino Manuel López ya tiene nuevo club en la Primera B". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ Ramírez, Daniel (29 January 2022). "Manuel López fue oficializado como el nuevo delantero de Antofagasta" (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

External links

Manuel López at Soccerway
Manuel López at PlaymakerStats.com

[timeline-1] Mundaca, Jonathan (29 April 2022). "Manuel López, delantero del CDA: "Pasé de jugar en la B a la Copa Sudamericana y hacer un gol. Una locura que solo en el fútbol puede ocurrir"". Timeline (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[2] "El argentino Manuel López seguirá jugando en la Primera B". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[3] "(Oficial) El argentino Manuel López ya tiene nuevo club en la Primera B". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[4] Ramírez, Daniel (29 January 2022). "Manuel López fue oficializado como el nuevo delantero de Antofagasta" (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

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