José Manuel López (footballer)
Argentine footballer (born 2000)
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José Manuel Alberto López (born 6 December 2000), commonly known as Flaco López, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras and the Argentina national team.
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López with Palmeiras in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Alberto López[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Lorenzo,[2] Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club El Progreso | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| 2010–2017 | Independiente | ||
| 2017–2019 | Lanús | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Lanús | 37 | (18) |
| 2022– | Palmeiras | 163 | (56) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Argentina | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 July 2026 | |||
Club career
López started his career at the age of seven with Club El Progreso in Saladas.[3] Six months later, soon before a trial in front of their scouts, the player was signed by Boca Juniors.[3] At the age of nine, López joined Independiente; remaining until 2016, he notably trained with Ariel Holan's first-team squad at one point.[3] 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.[3] However, in that period, López was loaned to Liga Tresarroyense side Colegiales de Tres Arroyos in 2019.[3][4][5] He finished his stint there as the club's top scorer.[3]
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.[2][6] 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.[2][7] On his second appearance, López scored his first goal during a win over Rosario Central on 9 January.[2]
International career
On 27 May 2026, López was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 May 2026[2]
| 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 | — | 59 | 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 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8[d] | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 61 | 22 | ||
| 2025 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12[d] | 7 | 4[f] | 1 | 64 | 25 | ||
| 2026 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 2 | — | 35 | 14 | |||
| Total | 119 | 35 | 44 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 214 | 71 | ||
| Career total | 156 | 53 | 44 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 273 | 93 | ||
- Includes Campeonato Paulista
- Includes Copa Argentina, Copa do Brasil
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
- As of match played 11 July 2026[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
Palmeiras
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2022, 2023
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2023
- Campeonato Paulista: 2023, 2024, 2026
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 2025
Individual
- Campeonato Paulista Top scorer: 2024 (10 goals)
- Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2024[10], 2026
- Troféu Mesa Redonda Team of the Year: 2025[11]
- Copa Libertadores Team of the year: 2025
- Copa Libertadores Top Scorer: 2025 (7 goals)
- South America Team of the Year: 2025
- Campeonato Paulista Best Player: 2026