Maxi López

Maxi López
López with Barcelona in 2006
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Gastón López
Date of birth (1984-04-03) 3 April 1984
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1997–2001 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 River Plate 70 (16)
2005–2007 Barcelona 14 (0)
2006–2007Mallorca (loan) 29 (3)
2007–2009 FC Moscow 22 (9)
2009Grêmio (loan) 25 (12)
2010–2014 Catania 78 (23)
2012Milan (loan) 8 (1)
2012–2013Sampdoria (loan) 17 (4)
2014Sampdoria (loan) 11 (1)
2014–2015 Chievo 13 (1)
2015–2017 Torino 60 (14)
2017–2018 Udinese 28 (2)
2018–2019 Vasco da Gama 32 (10)
2019–2020 Crotone 14 (1)
2020–2021 Sambenedettese 23 (3)
Total 430 (97)
International career
2001 Argentina U17 5 (3)
2001–2004 Argentina U20 29 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maximiliano Gastón López (born 3 April 1984) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He holds both an Argentine and an Italian passport. He is known as El Rubio ("The Blonde"), and La Gallina de Oro ("The Golden Hen").

Formed at River Plate, he spent most of his career in Italy, making 215 Serie A appearances and scoring 46 goals for Catania, AC Milan, Sampdoria, Chievo, Torino and Udinese. He also played in Spain for Barcelona and Mallorca, winning the La Liga and UEFA Champions League double with the former in 2006, and for Grêmio and Vasco da Gama in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.