José Manuel López (footballer)

José Manuel López
López with Palmeiras in 2024
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Alberto López[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth San Lorenzo,[1] Argentina
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 18
Youth career
Club El Progreso
Boca Juniors
Independiente
2017–2019 Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Lanús 37 (18)
2022– Palmeiras 76 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024

José Manuel Alberto López (born 6 December 2000), commonly known as Flaco López, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Palmeiras.

Career

López started his career at the age of seven with Club El Progreso in Saladas.[2] Six months later, soon before a trial in front of their scouts, the player was signed by Boca Juniors.[2] At the age of nine, López joined Independiente; remaining until 2016, he notably trained with Ariel Holan's first-team squad at one point.[2] 2017 saw López head to Lanús, initially featuring at youth level before being called up mid-season ahead of the 2018–19 Primera División resumption.[2] However, in that period, López was loaned to Liga Tresarroyense side Colegiales de Tres Arroyos in 2019.[2][3][4] He finished his stint there as the club's top scorer.[2]

López was promoted into Luis Zubeldía's senior squad in late-2020, appearing on the substitute's bench for Copa de la Liga Profesional encounters with Aldosivi and Defensa y Justicia.[1][5] López, in the aforementioned competition, made his professional debut on 3 January 2021 during a draw on the road against Patronato, after he was substituted on in place of Gonzalo Torres with twenty-five minutes left.[1][6] On his second appearance, López scored his first goal during a win over Rosario Central on 9 January.[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 September 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lanús 2020–21 Argentine Primera División 2 1 – 1 0 – – 3 1
2021 32 13 – 0 0 5[c] 1 – 37 14
2022 13 4 – 1 3 5[c] 0 – 19 7
Total 37 18 – 2 3 10 1 – 49 22
Palmeiras 2022 Série A 12 2 – 0 0 2[d] 0 – 14 2
2023 22 5 6 1 5 1 7[d] 1 0 0 40 8
2024 23 8 15 10 2 0 8[d] 2 1[e] 0 49 20
Total 57 15 21 11 7 1 17 3 1 0 103 30
Career total 94 33 21 11 9 4 27 4 1 0 152 52
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Copa do Brasil
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

Honours

Palmeiras

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "J. López: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Conociéndote: José Manuel López". Fortaleza Granate. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "José López, de Colegiales: "Estamos muy motivados y confiados"". La Voz del Pueblo. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Colegiales presentó las nuevas incorporaciones". Lu24. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Por una mínima ventaja Lanús se lleva los tres puntos ante Aldosivi". Infobae. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Lista de viajeros a Paraná". Lanús. 2 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Vice, Santos domina a seleção do Campeonato Paulista; Abel, do Palmeiras, é o melhor técnico" [Runners-up, Santos dominate the Campeonato Paulista Best XI; Abel, from Palmeiras, is the best head coach] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.