| Michael López | |
| Fullname: | Michael Steven López |
| Birth Date: | 19 August 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Lomas de Zamora, Argentina[1] |
| Position: | Centre-forward |
| Currentclub: | Kecskeméti TE |
| Youthclubs1: | Banfield |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Banfield |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Defensores (loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Fénix (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | Minsk |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | AC Oulu |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2024 |
| Caps8: | 25 |
| Goals8: | 9 |
| Years9: | 2025– |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 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.
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.[2] After a second appearance versus Colón two weeks later, López made his first start in a league match with San Lorenzo on 4 November.[3] 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.[4] Seven appearances followed in six months. July 2019 saw López agree a loan move to Fénix.[5] 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.[6]
On 6 March 2021, López headed to Belarus with Premier League side Minsk.[7] 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.[8] During the 2022 season, he scored 10 goals in 27 appearances in Veikkausliiga.
On 2 February 2023, he signed with Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol.[9] On 12 June 2023, Sheriff Tiraspol announced that Lopez had left the club by mutual agreement.[10]
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.[11]
On 4 December 2024, he signed with Kecskeméti TE in Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[12]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | 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[13] | 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 | |||