Argentine football player

Maximiliano “Maxi” Gastón López ( born 3 April 1984 ) is an Argentine early professional football player who played as a forward. López holds both an Argentine and an italian recommendation. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He is known as El Rubio ( “ The Blonde ” ), and La Gallina de Oro ( “ The Golden Hen ” ). [ 4 ]

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Club career [edit ]

river plate [edit ]

López began his career in 1997 with River Plate. On 19 August 2001, at age 17, he made his elder debut, against Talleres de Córdoba. That same season, he was officially promoted to the aged team following five years with the young course of study. With River Plate, he was a standout striker and the clubhouse won the Torneo Clausura in 2002, 2003 and 2004. López remained with the cabaret until his transfer to spanish giants Barcelona in January 2005. With River Plate, he made 56 appearances, scoring 13 goals .

Barcelona [edit ]

In January 2005, Barcelona signed López for € 6.2 million following an injury to striker Henrik Larsson. On his UEFA Champions League debut on 23 February 2005, he came on as a second-half stand-in for Ludovic Giuly and within four minutes beat Chelsea defender William Gallas to score an equalizer with his beginning shoot for the club, an eventual 2–1 first-leg win. [ 5 ] His entirely other finish for the cabaret came in a Copa del Rey tie against Zamora on 11 January 2006. [ 6 ] López failed to break into the club ‘s first team ; in his first base season in La Liga, he made just 13 league appearances .

Mallorca, Moscow and Grêmio [edit ]

López transferred to Mallorca on loanword for the 2006–07 season, scoring 3 goals in 25 matches, and returned to Barcelona in the summer of 2007, only to be sold to FC Moscow on 16 August 2007 after a €2 million remove tip was agreed by the clubs. [ 7 ] With Moscow, López made 22 league appearances and scored 9 goals. On 13 February 2009, brazilian club Grêmio signed López on a season-long loanword. [ 8 ] He made his debut the following month in a game against Santa Cruz. His first gear goal for the club came against São José-PA on 18 March 2009. On 24 June 2009, López was accused of racism by Cruzeiro musician Elicarlos in the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores. López denied the tear and, so far, nothing has been proven. López scored four goals in the 2009 Copa Libertadores and the winner in the centennial Gre-Nal bowler hat match. He was scouted as a remove target by respective european clubs, including Catania, Chievo, Genoa and VfL Wolfsburg .

Catania [edit ]

López with Catania in 2011 On 20 January 2010, López transferred to Catania for a €3 million transfer fee, signing a contract lasting until 30 June 2013. [ 2 ] He made his Serie A introduction on 31 January, [ 24 ] playing 55 minutes in the equal against the Udinese. [ 9 ] In the following match, away to Lazio ( 0–1 ), he scored his first base goal and the match-winner for the Rossazzurri. [ 10 ] On 3 April, he scored his inaugural brace in the italian top flight during the sicilian bowler hat against Palermo. [ 11 ] He closed the season in double figures, scoring 11 goals in 17 appearances and contributed to the guard of the Etnei in Serie A. [ 12 ] The follow season, López scored his first base finish in a 2–0 home victory against Cesena on 22 September 2010. [ 13 ] At the end of the season, he had scored 8 goals in 35 appearances, finishing 12th in the Serie A table with Catania. In the 2011–12 season, López scored his first goal on 18 September 2011, converting a punishment against Cesena. [ 14 ] On 18 December 2011, in the meet won 2–0 by Catania against Palermo, he converted his second penalty of the season and was tearfully substituted by Gonzalo Bergessio for a potential farewell before the winter school term of the remove windowpane. [ 15 ] [ 16 ]

A.C. Milan ( loanword ) [edit ]

On 27 January 2012, López was formally transferred to A.C. Milan in a €1.5 million loan motivate, with a buying choice set at €8 million. [ 17 ] He signed a contract with Milan until 30 June 2015 to receive €700,000 until the end of the 2011–12 season and €1.5 million per year for the following three seasons. He chose the number 21 shirt. López scored his first goal as a Milan player on 11 February 2012 in an off game against Udinese, equalising for Milan before going on to assist Stephan El Shaarawy to score the game-winning goal. however, at the end of the season, he returned to Catania after Milan opted not to exercise their buy option .

Sampdoria ( lend ) [edit ]

On 11 July, López joined Sampdoria on a season-long loan hand from Catania. [ 18 ]

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López returned to Catania from a loan spell for the duration of the 2013–14 season and on 28 January 2014, he rejoined Sampdoria on lend for the remainder of the Serie A crusade. He scored a winning goal in his first match back for Sampdoria against Genoa on 3 February 2014. [ 19 ]

Chievo [edit ]

On 30 June 2014, López signed a annual deal with Chievo with an option to extend his contract for a further year after Catania relegation. [ 20 ] He made his debut on the first day of the 2014–15 Serie A season, 30 August, against Juventus, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 family loss. [ 21 ] In his second catch, on 14 September, he scored the alone goal as Chievo defeated Napoli. [ 22 ]

turin [edit ]

On 13 January 2015, López joined Torino, [ 23 ] signing a six-month contract with an option for another year. He debuted the adjacent day against Lazio in the second round of the Coppa Italia. On 18 January, he scored his inaugural finish for Torino, against Cesena in a 3–2 Torino victory. On 19 February, he scored a brace during the UEFA Europa League round of 32 against Athletic Bilbao, therefore managing to score in five different leagues ( Argentine, Spanish, Russian, brazilian and italian ) and in all external competitions ( Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Champions League and Europa League ). [ 24 ] He scored again in the triumphant return branch in Spain seven days late, [ 24 ] then the 28th turn of the league away at Parma. [ 25 ] On 17 May, he scored his first couple for Torino in Serie A in the 2–0 victory over his former baseball club Chievo. After renewing for another class, on 24 November 2015 López signed a fresh condense with Torino lasting until 2018. [ 26 ]

Vasco de Gama [edit ]

On 14 July 2018, López joined Vasco district attorney Gama, signing an eighteen-month contract with an option for another class. He debuted against São Paulo. On 27 August, he scored his inaugural goal for Vasco against Chapecoense in a 3–1 Vasco victory and besides had two assists, winning man of the peer honors. After 14 matches he had great displays, with 7 goals and 6 assists, being considered the best Vasco player in the second semester and becoming the supporters favorite .

Crotone [edit ]

On 23 August 2019, López return to Italy in Serie B golf club Crotone for spare. He signed a annual compress. [ 27 ]

Sambenedettese [edit ]

On 10 August 2020, he signed a annual contract with Serie C baseball club Sambenedettese. [ 28 ]

International career [edit ]

López represented his give birth state of Argentina at under-15, under-17 and under-20 levels, besides taking separate to the 2003 South american Youth Championship. He is presently eligible for both Argentina and Italy, as he holds both citizenships and has never represented any national team at senior level. In July 2010, he explicitly stated he might accept a call-up from the Azzurri. [ 29 ]

personal life [edit ]

López was married to Argentine model Wanda Nara from 2008 to 2013. The couple have three sons, Valentino Gastón ( born 25 January 2009 ), Constantino ( born 19 December 2010 ) and Benedicto ( born 20 February 2012 ). [ 4 ] Nara and López rent after her affair with López ‘s former Sampdoria teammate Mauro Icardi, now with Paris Saint-Germain, was exposed. López had previously been good friends with Icardi, inviting his countryman on vacations and opening his home to Icardi when he beginning moved to Italy. She and López began divorce proceedings in December 2013. Nara and Icardi subsequently married on 27 May 2014. [ 30 ] During the April 2014 Serie A meet between Sampdoria and Inter, López notably refused to shake Icardi ‘s hired hand, leading the urge to dub the game the “ Wanda bowler hat ”. [ 31 ] López is besides cheeseparing friends with ball-shaped ace Lionel Messi, as López was signed by Barcelona while Messi was establishing himself in the first gear team. Living thousands of miles away from home at a young age, Messi bonded with Maxi as companion Argentines, with López acting as a big brother to Messi during the latter ‘s rebel to stardom. It has long been rumored that this friendship has kept Icardi from playing international football despite his strong performances for Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain. López ‘s exchange of luck from being a slightly criticize forward at River Plate to being signed by Barcelona made him an internet meme in his native Argentina. satirical blogs were created lobbying for his inclusion in the argentinian team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. After the argentinian elimination from the World Cup, without López getting any caps at all, the nature of the meme changed to a series of reasons explaining his miss of time play on Barcelona with hyperbolic claims which closely resembled Chuck Norris Facts. In interviews, López has stated that he is “ all right ” with this unexpected follow. [ 32 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of 20 May 2018.

Club

Season

League

Cup

Continental

Other

Total

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

River Plate
2001–02

17
1

2
0

19
1

2002–03

6
1

1
0

7
1

2003–04

17
6

8
1

25
7

2004–05

16
5

3
2

19
7

Total

56
13

14
3

70
16

Barcelona
2004–05

8
0

2
1

10
1

2005–06

6
0
2
1
1
0

9
1

Total

14
0
2
1
3
1

19
2

Mallorca (loan)

2006–07

29
3
2
2


31
5

FC Moscow
2007

9
6



9
6

2008

13
3

1
0

14
3

Total

22
9

1
0

23
9

Grêmio (loan)

2009

25
12

9
4
7
1
41
17

Catania
2009–10

17
11



17
11

2010–11

35
8
2
2


37
10

2011–12

14
3
2
2


16
5

2013–14

12
1
1
0


13
1

Total

78
23
5
4


83
27

Milan (loan)

2011–12

8
1
2
1
1
0

11
2

Sampdoria (loan)

2012–13

17
4
1
1


18
5

2013–14

11
1



11
1

Total

28
5
1
1


29
6

Chievo
2014–15

13
1
1
0


14
1

Torino
2014–15

18
8
1
0
4
3

23
11

2015–16

26
4
3
2


29
6

2016–17

16
2
2
1


18
3

Total

60
14
6
3
4
3

70
20

Udinese
2017–18

28
2
1
4


29
6

Career total

361
83
20
16
32
11
7
1
420
111

Honours [edit ]

club [edit ]

River Plate
Barcelona

Vasco da Gama

individual [edit ]

References [edit ]