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Fer López
Personal information
Full name	Fernando López González
Date of birth	24 May 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Celta B
Number	22
Youth career
	Cristo de la Victoria
2013–2018	Celta
2018	Bacton United 89
2018–2022	Celta
2019–2020	→ Rápido de Bouzas (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–2023	Gran Peña
2022–	Celta B
2024–	Celta
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024

Fernando López González (born 24 May 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for RC Celta Fortuna.

Early life

López was born on 24 May 2004 in Madrid, Spain to a psychologist mother and a lawyer father. After he attended the University of Vigo, where he studied law and business administration.^[1]

Career

López began his career playing for Cristo de la Victoria, before joining Celta at under-10's level.^[2] In 2018, López had a three month stint living in England, playing for Suffolk-based club Bacton United 89 and attending Finborough School.^[3] Upon his return to Spain, López resumed playing at Celta, being loaned out to Rápido de Bouzas during the 2019–20 season.^[2]^[4]

In 2022, López began his senior career with the club's farm team, Gran Peña FC. The same year, he was promoted to their reserve team.^[5]

On 27 July 2024, López renewed his contract until 2028.^[6] He made his first team debut on 30 October, coming on as a half-time substitute for Carlos Domínguez in a 5–1 away win over UD San Pedro, for the season's Copa del Rey.^[7]

López scored his first goals with Celta on 3 December 2024, netting a brace in a 5–1 away routing of Salamanca CF UDS.^[8] He made his professional – and La Liga – debut three days later, starting in a 2–0 home win over RCD Mallorca but being replaced in the first half due to an injury.^[9]

Style of play

López plays as an attacking midfielder and is left-footed.^[10] Spanish sports website Relevo wrote that "many in Vigo compare him to [Spain international] Iago Aspas".^[11]

References

^ "Fer López: "Mis padres no me han dejado jugar al fútbol si no seguía estudiando"" [Fer López: "My parents didn't let me play football if I didn't continue studying"] (in Spanish). ElDesmarque. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "El canterano Fer López renueva en el Celta hasta 2028" (in Spanish). Atlántico. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
^ "El céltico Fer López, de Brickwall a Primera División" (in Spanish). Atlántico. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
^ "Fer López" (in Spanish). La Preferente. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
^ "La carrera de obstáculos de Fer López" [Fer López's path of obstacles] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "RC Celta reaffirms its commitment to the youth team: Fer López renews until 2028". RC Celta Vigo. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "Fer López: "Mi sueño era debutar con Celta. Ojalá sean muchos más"" [Fer López: "My dream was to debut with Celta. May there will be many more"] (in Spanish). Moi Celeste. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "El Celta fue un rodillo con Fer López coronándose" [Celta was a steamroller with Fer López being crowned] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "Una lesión trunca el día más feliz de Fer López" [An injury halts Fer López's happiest day] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
^ "Fer López: "Mi sueño era debutar con el Celta"" [Fer López: “My dream was to debut with Celta”] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
^ "Fer López pudo forjar en Bouzas y Salamanca la corona de heredero de Iago Aspas en el Celta... gracias a la estatura de sus padres" [Fer López was able to forge the crown of Iago Aspas' heir at Celta in Bouzas and Salamanca... thanks to the stature of his parents] (in Spanish). Relevo. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.