Maxi López

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Maxi López

Full name	Maximiliano Gastón López
Date of birth	April 3, 1984 (1984-04-03) (age 24)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	FC Moscow
Number	18
Youth clubs
1997–2001	River Plate
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2005 2005–2007 2006–2007 2007–	River Plate FC Barcelona → Mallorca (loan) FC Moscow	39 (7) 18 (1) 25 (2) 19 (8)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 19, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Maximiliano Gastón López (born April 3, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), better known as Maxi López, is an Argentine football player, who currently plays for FC Moscow of the Russian Premier League. His most usual position is Forward.

Maxi López started his career in 1997 with River Plate. At the age of 17 he made his senior debut. With River Plate he was a standout striker and the club won the Torneo Clausura in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

In January 2005, after being strongly linked with S.L. Benfica, FC Barcelona signed him for €6.2 million following an injury to Henrik Larsson. Although he scored on his European debut, against Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League, he was not a regular in the team. He left Barcelona for Mallorca for the 2006-2007 season, on a loan, where he did not live up to the expectations, scoring only 2 goals in 25 matches.

On August 16, 2007, Maxi Lopez signed for FC Moscow after a transfer fee of €2million was agreed with FC Barcelona.^[1]

Maxi López has an Italian passport, which allows him to play in the European Union without taking a place for extra-communitarians.