José Manuel López (footballer)

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

José Manuel López
López with Palmeiras in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000
Place of birth San Lorenzo, Argentina
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 18
Youth career
0000 Club El Progreso
0000 Boca Juniors
0000 Independiente
2017–2019 Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Lanús 59 (22)
2022– Palmeiras 30 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 june 2023

Career
López with Palmeiras in 2022

López started his career at the age of seven with Club El Progreso in Saladas.[1] Six months later, soon before a trial in front of their scouts, the player was signed by Boca Juniors.[1] At the age of nine, López joined Independiente; remaining until 2016, he notably trained with Ariel Holan's first-team squad at one point.[1] 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.[1] However, in that period, López was loaned to Liga Tresarroyense side Colegiales de Tres Arroyos in 2019.[1][2][3] He finished his stint there as the club's top scorer.[1]

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.[4][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.[4][6] On his second appearance, López scored his first goal during a win over Rosario Central on 9 January.[4]

Career statistics
As of 10 January 2021.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lanús 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 210000000021
Career total 210000000021

    Honours

    Palmeiras

    Notes
    1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

    References
    1. "Conociéndote: José Manuel López". Fortaleza Granate. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
    2. "José López, de Colegiales: "Estamos muy motivados y confiados"". La Voz del Pueblo. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
    3. "Colegiales presentó las nuevas incorporaciones". Lu24. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
    4. "Argentina - J. López". Soccerway. 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. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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