Frank_López_García
Frank López (footballer, born 1995)
Cuban footballer
Frank Manuel López García (born 25 February 1995) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays for Miami FC in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Manuel López García | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Cienfuegos, Cuba | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Miami FC | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015 | FC Cienfuegos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Miami Soccer Academy | ||
| 2018–2019 | LA Galaxy II | 42 | (19) |
| 2019 | → San Antonio FC (loan) | 14 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | OKC Energy | 20 | (4) |
| 2020 | → Sacramento Republic (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 60 | (12) |
| 2024– | Miami FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Cuba U17 | ||
| 2015 | Cuba U20 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 7, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 September 2020 | |||
López played with the academy side of hometown team Cienfuegos, before moving to Florida and playing with the Miami Soccer Academy of the United Premier Soccer League.[1] He had defected to the United States in October 2015 during the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, alongside teammates Emmanuel Labrada, Dairon Pérez and Yendry Torres.[2]
On 15 March 2018, López signed with United Soccer League side LA Galaxy II.[3]
On 15 July 2019, López joined USL side San Antonio FC on loan for the remainder of the season.[4]
Following a loan spell from OKC Energy FC, López signed a permanent contract with Rio Grande Valley FC on February 8, 2022.[5]
- . Miami Soccer Academy https://twitter.com/miamisocceracad/status/889123135311818752. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "LA Galaxy II sign forward Frank Lopez". lagalaxy.com. LA Galaxy. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "LA Galaxy II forward Frank Lopez to join San Antonio FC on loan for remainder of the season". lagalaxy.com. LA Galaxy. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "Toros Ink Cuban Forward Frank Lopez to Deal". USLChampionship.com. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- Cozzoli, Matteo. "Miami FC signs Frank López ahead of 2024 season". MiamiFC.com. Miami FC. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- Frank Lopez at USL Championship
- Frank López at Soccerway
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