José Manuel López (footballer)

José Manuel Alberto López (born 6 December 2000), commonly known as Flaco López, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Palmeiras.

José Manuel López

López with Palmeiras in 2024
Personal information
Full name	José Manuel Alberto López[1]
Date of birth	(2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	San Lorenzo,[1] Argentina
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward[2]
Team information
Current team	Palmeiras
Number	18
Youth career
0000	Club El Progreso
0000	Boca Juniors
0000	Independiente
2017–2019	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Lanús	37	(18)
2022–	Palmeiras	106	(34)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2025

Career

López started his career at the age of seven with Club El Progreso in Saladas.^[2] Six months later, soon before a trial in front of their scouts, the player was signed by Boca Juniors.^[2] At the age of nine, López joined Independiente; remaining until 2016, he notably trained with Ariel Holan's first-team squad at one point.^[2] 2017 saw López head to Lanús, initially featuring at youth level before being called up mid-season ahead of the 2018–19 Primera División resumption.^[2] However, in that period, López was loaned to Liga Tresarroyense side Colegiales de Tres Arroyos in 2019.^[2][3][4] He finished his stint there as the club's top scorer.^[2]

López was promoted into Luis Zubeldía's senior squad in late-2020, appearing on the substitute's bench for Copa de la Liga Profesional encounters with Aldosivi and Defensa y Justicia.^[1][5] López, in the aforementioned competition, made his professional debut on 3 January 2021 during a draw on the road against Patronato, after he was substituted on in place of Gonzalo Torres with twenty-five minutes left.^[1][6] On his second appearance, López scored his first goal during a win over Rosario Central on 9 January.^[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2025^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league[a]		National cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lanús	2020–21	Argentine Primera División	2	1	–		1	0	–		–		3	1
	2021		32	13	–		0	0	5[c]	1	–		37	14
	2022		13	4	–		1	3	5[c]	0	–		19	7
	Total		37	18	–		2	3	10	1	–		49	22
Palmeiras	2022	Série A	12	2	–		0	0	2[d]	0	–		14	2
	2023		22	5	6	1	5	1	7[d]	1	0	0	40	8
	2024		35	10	15	10	2	0	8[d]	2	1[e]	0	61	22
	2025		4	2	12	4	0	0	2[d]	0	0	0	18	6
	Total		73	19	33	15	7	1	19	3	1	0	133	38
Career total			110	37	33	15	9	4	29	4	1	0	182	60

1. Includes Campeonato Paulista
2. Includes Copa Argentina, Copa do Brasil
3. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
5. Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

Honours

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2022, 2023
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2023
• Campeonato Paulista: 2023, 2024

Individual

• Campeonato Paulista Top scorer: 2024 (10 goals)
• Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2024^[7]