Franco Sebastián López Taborda (born 20 October 1992) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean club

Unión La Calera Unión La Calera is a Chilean football club based in La Calera, Chile. The club competes in the Primera División de Chile. It was founded as Club de Deportes La Calera on 26 January 1954, after the merger of three teams from the city: ''Condor' ...

. He has played over 140 games in the

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for

El Tanque Sisley El Tanque Sisley is a football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan 3rd Division. The club were founded in 1955 with the name ''Club Atlético El Tanque'', on December 15, 1981 the club were amalgamated with '' ...

, Cerro and Progreso, in addition to over 50 in the

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for El Tanque Sisley, Racing Club and Progreso.

Club career

El Tanque Sisley

Born in

Paysandú Paysandú () is the capital and most populous city of the Paysandú Department in western Uruguay. Located on the banks of the Uruguay River, it is the country's List of cities in Uruguay, fourth-largest city and a vital cultural and economic hu ...

, López began his professional career at

. He made his debut in the

on 14 February 2015, playing the final three minutes of a 1–0 home win over

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as a substitute for

Facundo Barceló Facundo Barceló Viera (born 31 March 1993), known as Facundo Barceló, is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Goiás. He previously played domestically for Liverpool and El Tanque Sisley. Life and career Barceló was born in Flo ...

. He played seven games over the season, all from the bench, and scored once on 7 June in a 4–2 win at

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in the last game of the campaign; the result kept his team in the top flight at the expense of the opponents. In 2016, López contributed 8 goals in 12 games as they won promotion back as champions of the

, including two on 16 October in a 3–2 win at

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Cerro

In January 2017, López transferred to fellow top-flight club Cerro. On 14 May, his team won 3–2 at

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to end that team's unbeaten season in the 14th game; he was sent off in added time after coming on as a late substitute. López scored on his continental debut on 7 March 2018, opening a 2–0 win over Peru's

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in the

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first stage second leg. He scored six goals in the domestic season, including two on 13 May in a 2–2 home draw with

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Racing Club and Progreso

Following Cerro's relegation, López signed for

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ahead of the

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. The next season he transferred to Progreso in the same league, contributing 14 goals to their promotion as runners-up in 2023. This included a

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on 10 March in a 5–0 home win over Atenas in the second game of the season.

Deportes Tolima

After scoring 10 goals in 17 games for Progreso, making him the second highest scorer by that point in the Uruguayan Primera División, López transferred to

Deportes Tolima Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department, that competes in the Categoría Primera A. Founded in 1954, the club has won the C ...

in the Colombian

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in June 2024.

Unión La Calera

In January 2025, López moved to Chile and joined

Career statistics

Club

Honours

El Tanque Sisley *

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References

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