Maxi López
Maxi López was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 3rd, 1984 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 40, Maxi López biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Maximiliano "Maxi" Gastón López, born 3 April 1984, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward.
He now plays for Crotone, Italy. López holds both an Argentina and an Italian passport.
El Rubio ("The Blonde") and La Gallina de Oro ("The Golden Hen") are two of his names.
Personal life
López was married to Argentine model Wanda Nara from 2008 to 2013. Valentino Gastón (born 25 January 2009), Constantino (born 19 December 2010) and Benedicto (born 20 February 2012). Nara and López resigned after her affair with López' former Sampdoria teammate, Mauro Icardi, who now works with Galatasaray, was revealed. When López first moved to Italy, he had been good friends with Icardi, inviting his countryman on vacations and opening his home to Icardi. In December 2013, she and López started divorce talks. Nara and Icardi were married on May 27, 2014. López in April 2014, during a match between Sampdoria and Inter, notably refused to shake Icardi's hand, prompting the press to debunk the game as "Wanda derby."
López is also a close friend of Lionel Messi, as López was signed by Barcelona when Messi was still establishing himself in the first squad. Messi and Maximo became close friends in Argentina at a young age, with López being a big brother to Messi during the latter's ascension to fame. Despite his good results for Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, it has long been believed that this friendship has prevented Icardi from playing international football.
López's change of fortune from being a little criticized forward at River Plate to being named by Barcelona made him an internet meme in his native Argentina. Satirical blogs had been established to campaign for his inclusion in the Argentina team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. With hyperbolic allegations that closely resembled Chuck Norris Facts, the Argentinaian knockout from the World Cup shifted to a series of reasons addressing his lack of time play on Barcelona. In interviews, López has said that he is "okay" in the midst of this unexpected sequel.
Club career
López began his career in 1997 with River Plate. Talleres de Córdoba defeated him on August 19, 2001, at the age of 17. He was welcomed to the senior squad that same season following five years with the youth program. He was a standout striker with River Plate, and the team captured the Torneo Clausura in 2002, 2003, and 2004. López played for the club until his move to Barcelona in January 2005. He made 56 appearances with River Plate, scoring 13 goals.
Barcelona bought López for €6.2 million in January 2005 after an accident to striker Henrik Larsson. He appeared on Ludovic Giuly's second-half replacement and beat Chelsea defender William Gallas in equalizer for the club's first game on his first match for the club on Friday, a UEFA Champions League win. In a Copa del Rey tie against Zamora on January 11, 2006, he scored his only other goal for the club. In his two seasons as La Liga's first team, López struggled to make it to the team's first team; he made only 14 league appearances in his two seasons.
López earned three goals in 25 games on loan and returned to Barcelona in the summer of 2007, but the clubs' fees were not paid until FC Moscow was sold on August 16, 2007. López, a footballer from Moscow, has made 22 league appearances and scored 9 goals. Grêmio, the Brazilian club, was signed on a season-long loan by the Portuguese club on February 13, 2009. In a game against Santa Cruz the following month, he made his debut the following month. On March 18, 2009, his team lost their first game against So José-PA. In the Copa Libertadores semi-finals, López was accused of bigotry by Cruzeiro player Elicarlos on June 24, 2009. López denied the charge, but no evidence has been established, as of now. In the centennial Gre-Nal derby match, López scored four goals and was crowned. Several European clubs, including Catania, Chievo, Genoa, and VfL Wolfsburg, all targeted him as a transfer target.
López was transferred to Catania for a €3 million transfer fee on January 20, 2010, extending to June 30, 2013. [24] He made his Serie A debut on January 31 [24] playing 55 minutes against the Udinese. He scored his first goal and match-winner for the Rossazzurri in the next match, away from Lazio (0–1). During the Sicilian derby against Palermo on April 3, he scored his first brace in the Italian top flight. He ended the season in double figures, scoring 11 goals in 17 appearances, and was a part of the Etnei's security.
In a 2–0 home win over Cesena on September 22, 2010, López scored his first goal in the following season. He had scored 8 goals in 35 appearances, finishing 12th in the Serie A table with Catania at the end of the season.
López scored his first goal in the 2011-12 season on September 18, 2011, converting a penalty against Cesena. He converted his second penalty of the season on December 18, 2011 against Palermo, and Gonzalo Bergessio was tearfully substituted by Gonzalo Bergessio for a potential farewell before the transfer window's winter session.
López was officially transferred to A.C. Milan in a €1.5 million loan move on January 27, 2012, with a purchase option set at €8 million. He signed a three-year contract with Milan until June 30, 2015, earning €700,000 per year for the following three years. He wore the number 21 shirt.
In an away game against Udinese on February 11, López scored his first goal as a Milan player, equalizing for Milan but then going on to assist Stephan El Shaarawy in scoring the game-winning goal. However, he returned to Catania at the end of the season after Milan chose not to use their purchase option.
López joined Sampdoria on a season-long loan contract from Catania on July 11th.
López came back to Catania after undergoing a loan spell from 2013-2014, and he rejoined Sampdoria on loan for the remainder of the Serie A campaign. In his first match back for Sampdoria against Genoa on February 3, 2014, he scored a winning goal.
After Catania's relegation, López signed a one-year contract with Chievo with the option to extend his contract for a year. On the first day of the 2014–15 Serie A season, he made his debut against Juventus on August 30th, defeating Juventus in the full 90 minutes. Chievo defeated Napoli 2-0 in his second match on September 14th. He scored the only goal in his second game.
López joined Torino on January 13th, 2015, with a promise for another year. In the second round of the Coppa Italia, he debuted against Lazio the next day. In a 3–2 Torino victory over Cesena on January 18, he scored his first goal for Torino against Cesena on January 18th. He scored a brace in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 against Athletic Bilbao on February 19th, thus achieving points in five national leagues (Argentine, Spanish, Russian, Brazilian, Brazilian, and Italian) as well as in all international competitions (Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Champions League, and Europa League). He scored again in Spain's triumphant return leg seven days later, and the 28th round of the league away at Parma. In a 2-0 win over Torino's former club Chievo on May 17, he scored his first brace for the Torino team in Serie A.
López, who had been renewing for another year, has signed a new deal with Torino that will run until 2018.
López joined Vasco da Gama on July 14th, 2018, with an option for another year. He made his debut against So Paulo. He scored his first goal for Vasco against Chapecoense in a 3–1 victory over the Granata on August 27th, earning him the top of the game award as well as two others. With 7 goals and 6 assists, he was one of the top Vasco players in the second semester and became the supporters' favorite after 14 games.
López returned to Italy in Serie B club Crotone for free on August 23, 2019. He has been with him for a one-year career.
He joined Sambenedettese, a Serie C club, on August 10, 2020.
International career
López, a Colombian boy from Argentina, competed at under-15, under-17, and under-20 levels, as well as at the 2003 South American Youth Championship. He was eligible for both Argentina and Italy because he holds both citizenship and has never captained any national team at the national level. He had already stated that he would not accept a call from the Azzurri in July 2010.