| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Steven López | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomas de Zamora, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kecskeméti TE | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Banfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Banfield | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Defensores (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Fénix (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2021 | Minsk | 24 | (7) |
| 2022 | AC Oulu | 27 | (10) |
| 2023 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Honka | 8 | (1) |
| 2024 | Lahti | 25 | (9) |
| 2025– | Kecskeméti TE | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 | |||
Michael Steven López (born 19 August 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Hungarian club Kecskeméti TE.
Career
López first appeared in the first-team of Argentine Primera División side Banfield in May 2017, as an unused substitute for a Copa Argentina match against Chaco For Ever. On 14 October, López made his professional debut in the Primera División against Estudiantes, coming on as a late substitute for Darío Cvitanich. After a second appearance versus Colón two weeks later, López made his first start in a league match with San Lorenzo on 4 November. His first senior goal arrived on 18 July 2018 in a Copa Argentina round of sixty-four defeat against General Lamadrid of Primera C Metropolitana.
Ahead of January 2019, López was loaned out to Primera B Nacional's Defensores de Belgrano. Seven appearances followed in six months. July 2019 saw López agree a loan move to Fénix. He debuted in a defeat away to Almirante Brown on 3 August, which preceded his first goal coming in September against Flandria. He returned to Banfield in June 2020, as he subsequently trained with their reserves.
On 6 March 2021, López headed to Belarus with Premier League side Minsk. He debuted in a cup quarter-final first leg draw with Isloch later that day.
On 13 December 2021, he signed with AC Oulu in Finland. During the 2022 season, he scored 10 goals in 27 appearances in Veikkausliiga.
On 2 February 2023, he signed with Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol. On 12 June 2023, Sheriff Tiraspol announced that Lopez had left the club by mutual agreement.
Lopez returned to Finland, and after a short stint with FC Honka in 2023, Lopez signed a deal with FC Lahti for the 2024 season.
On 4 December 2024, he signed with Kecskeméti TE in Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
Career statistics
- As of 27 October 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Banfield | 2017–18 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Defensores de Belgrano (loan) | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Fénix (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Minsk | 2021 | Belarusian Premier League | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 7 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 11 | |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2022–23 | Moldovan Super Liga | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| Honka | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Lahti | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 30 | 11 | |
| Kecskeméti TE | 2024–25 | NB I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 126 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 35 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Belarusian Cup, Suomen Cup and Cupa Moldovei
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
References
- ^ "Michael López". World Football. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Michael López at Soccerway
- ^ "Estudiantes La Plata vs. Banfield". Banfield. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Michael López profile". BDFA. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Estampó la firma". Mundo Ascenso. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ ""Fénix va a dar que hablar"". Solo Ascenso. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Banfield define qué jugadores seguirán en el plantel". InfoRegión. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Контракт с ФК "Минск" подписал аргентинец Майкл Лопес". Minsk. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Michael Lopez saapuu AC Oulun hyökkäykseen" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Work and new faces, fc-sheriff.com, 2 February 2023
- ^ "Первые изменения". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Michael López vahvistaa FC Lahden hyökkäystä, fclahti, 9 February 2024
- ^ Michael López csatlakozik januártól, kecskemetite.hu, 4 December 2024
External links
- Michael López at Soccerway