# Michael López (Argentine footballer)

Michael Steven López (born 19 August 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Hungarian club Kecskeméti TE.

## Career

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. After a second appearance versus Colón two weeks later, López made his first start in a league match with San Lorenzo on 4 November. 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. Seven appearances followed in six months. July 2019 saw López agree a loan move to Fénix. 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.
On 6 March 2021, López headed to Belarus with Premier League side Minsk. 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. During the 2022 season, he scored 10 goals in 27 appearances in Veikkausliiga.
On 2 February 2023, he signed with Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol. On 12 June 2023, Sheriff Tiraspol announced that Lopez had left the club by mutual agreement.
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.
On 4 December 2024, he signed with Kecskeméti TE in Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I.

## Career statistics

    As of 12 February 2025
Club statistics :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Banfield | 2017–18 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Banfield | 2018–19 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Banfield | Total | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 127 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 35 |
* ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Belarusian Cup, Suomen Cup and Cupa Moldovei
* ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores