Julián López (footballer, born 2000)
Argentine footballer
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Julián Alejo López (born 8 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Defensa y Justicia.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julián Alejo López | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Avellaneda, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Defensa y Justicia | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Racing Club | 19 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Ferro (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 49 | (0) |
| 2024– | Defensa y Justicia | 35 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Tigre (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Argentina U20 | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:56, 10 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Club
López began his career in the system of Racing Club.[1][2] He first experienced first-team football in October 2018, with manager Eduardo Coudet selecting him as a substitute for an Argentine Primera División match against Boca Juniors.[1] Racing Club drew the match 2–2, with López coming on for the final minutes in place of Marcelo Díaz.[1] On 16 February 2022, López joined Primera Nacional club Ferro Carril Oeste on a one-year loan deal.[3] However, the spell at Ferro was cut short and on 29 June 2022, he was instead loaned out to Defensa y Justicia until the end of 2023 with a purchase option set at 700 thousand dollars for 50% of the pass.[4]
International
López has represented Argentina at U20 level, notably scoring against Ecuador in a friendly on 15 October 2018.[5][6] January 2019 saw López receive a call-up to the South American U-20 Championship in Chile, as an injury replacement for Agustín Almendra.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 28 December 2019.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Club | 2018–19 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana.