Santiago López | |
Fullname: | Santiago López Garcia |
Birth Date: | 4 December 1997 |
Birth Place: | Argentina |
Height: | 1.80m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Quilmes (on loan from Gimnasia Mendoza) |
Youthclubs1: | Club Banco Mendoza |
Youthclubs2: | Chacras de Coria |
Youthclubs3: | Beitar Jerusalem |
Youthclubs4: | Hapoel Afula |
Years1: | 2018– |
Caps1: | 68 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2022– |
Clubs2: | → Quilmes (loan) |
Caps2: | 17 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 20:58, 25 July 2022 (UTC) |
Santiago López Garcia (born 4 December 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Quilmes, on loan from Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1]
At youth level, López played for Club Banco Mendoza and Chacras de Coria.[2] In January 2016, López moved to Israel to sign with Hapoel Afula's academy; having had a short stint with Beitar Jerusalem's.[2] He netted nine goals in fifteen appearances in the Youth League, including hat-tricks against Ihud Bnei Baqa and Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata.[3] López soon returned to his homeland, signing with Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1] Having been an unused substitute against Olimpo on 2 December 2018, he made his professional bow during a 2–2 draw with Los Andes on 1 February 2019.[1] In February 2022, López joined Quilmes on a loan deal for the rest of 2022.[4]
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