Pablo López (footballer, born 1998)
Mexican footballer
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Pablo César López Martínez (born 7 January 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2015".[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo César López Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Querétaro, Mexico[1] | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Pachuca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2023 | Pachuca | 34 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Atlético San Luis (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Cancún (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Tepatitlán | 19 | (4) |
| 2024 | Jaguares | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Mexico U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2017 | Mexico U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | Mexico U22 | 9 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 September 2020 | |||
Club career
López made his Liga MX debut against América on 19 November 2016, and made his Copa MX debut against Atlético San Luis on 17 February 2016.[3]
When midfielder Érick Gutiérrez joined Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven in 2018, López became his replacement.[4][5] He scored his first goal in the professional ranks in September against Guadalajara.[5] He started 20 games overall during the 2018–19 season.
International career
Youth
López was called up for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]
López was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-22 team at the 2019 Toulon Tournament,[7] where Mexico won third place.[8] He was called up by Lozano again for the 2019 Pan American Games,[9] with Mexico winning the third-place match.[10]
Honours
Mexico Youth
