Maitane López

Maitane López Millán (born 13 March 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Atlético Madrid and the Spain women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Millán.
Maitane López
López with Atlético Madrid in 2021
Personal information
Full name Maitane López Millán
Date of birth (1995-03-13) 13 March 1995[1]
Place of birth Águilas, Spain[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Collerense 88 (23)
2015–2020 Levante 123 (9)
2020–2021 Real Sociedad 30 (1)
2021– Atlético Madrid 51 (6)
International career‡
2010–2012 Spain U17 9 (1)
2014 Spain U19 5 (0)
2021– Spain 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7:56, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

In June 2015, Levante announced the signing of López from Collerense.[3] She would spend five seasons at Levante, after which, she would sign for Real Sociedad.[4] In July 2021, after one year at Real Sociedad, López transferred to Atlético Madrid, where she signed a two-year professional contract.[5]

International career

After injuries to Virginia Torrecilla and Amanda Sampedro, López was called up to the Spain national team to face the Czech Republic in October 2019.[6] She did not play in the fixture.[7] Two years later, she made her debut for Spain in a friendly match against Morocco.[8]

Personal life

López is of Basque descent through her father.[9] Two of López's uncles, Aitor and Luis López Rekarte, were professional footballers. Encouraged by Aitor's performances for Real Sociedad, Maitane López signed up for her first football team at the age of five.[10] At that same age, she had moved to Mallorca from Águilas. Outside of football, she sings and plays guitar; she has posted videos on social media of various cover songs that she has performed.[11]

References
  1. Maitane López at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. "Maitane". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. "Maitane López Millán ficha por el Levante" (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. Martin, Alejandro (3 July 2021). "Maitane López, en Goal: "Creo que es un año en el que sí he encontrado la versión de mí que venía buscando"" (in Spanish). Goal.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. Menayo, David (5 July 2021). "El Atlético de Madrid hace oficial el fichaje de Maitane López". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. "España se enfrenta a la República checa con un plan B en la medular". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 8 October 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  7. "Czech Republic vs Spain". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  8. Fra, Amalia (22 October 2021). "Otra López Rekarte en La Roja". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. "Maitane López Millán, jugadora medio aguileña, ficha por la Real Sociedad". Murcia Plaza (in Spanish). 10 July 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. Griñán, Marta (28 January 2021). "Maitane, otra 'López Rekarte' que triunfa en la Real Sociedad". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  11. Romero, Judith (2 February 2021). "Maitane López, talento en el campo y con la guitarra". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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