Santiago López (footballer, born December 1997)
Santiago López Garcia is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gimnasia y Esgrima.At youth level, López played for Club Banco Mendoza and Chacras de Coria. In January 2016, López moved to Israel to sign with Hapoel Afula's academy; having had a short stint with Beitar Jerusalem's. He netted nine goals in fifteen appearances in the Youth League, including hat-tricks against Ihud Bnei Baqa and Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata. López soon returned to his homeland, signing with Gimnasia y Esgrima. Having been an unused substitute against Olimpo on 2 December 2018, he made his professional bow during a 2–2 draw with Los Andes on 1 February 2019.Career statistics
