Maxi Lopez

Maxi Lopez is a former professional football player from Argentina. He has played for River Plate, FC Barcelona, Chievo, Torino, FC Moscow, and several other teams. Born in Argentina, he spent the majority of his career in Italy.

Player Profile, Personal Life, and Youth Career

Maximiliano Gastón López was born on April 3, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is an Italian and Argentinian citizen and is nicknamed El Rubio (The Blonde) and La Galina de Oro (The Golden Hen) in reference to his hair color.

He stands 185 cm tall and he is a second striker. He was married to model Wanda Narra from 2008 to 2013, they have three sons together.

Lopez spent his youth career playing for River Plate and was part of the team from 1997 to 2001.

Senior Career

In 2001, he was promoted to the River Plate Senior team. In 2005, he moved to play for FC Barcelona in Spain. In the time he spent with them, he was loaned to Mallorca. In 2007, he signed with FC Moscow and played with them through to 2009. They also loaned him out, this time to Gremio.

In 2010, he signed with Catania, and from 2012 to 2014, the team loaned him out to Milan and Sampdoria.

In 2014, he spent a season with Chievo before moving to and spending three years with Torino in 2015. In 2017, he signed with Udinese then in 2018, he was with Vasco de Gama. In 2019, he signed with Crotone, and in 2020, he signed with Sambenedettese.

Individual Honors

• 2017–18 - Coppa Italia top scorer