Julián Alejo López (born 8 January 2000) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for
Tigre, on loan from
Defensa y Justicia
Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935. .
Career
Club
López began his career in the system of
Racing Club.
He first experienced first-team football in October 2018, with manager
Eduardo Coudet selecting him as a substitute for an
Argentine Primera División
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match against
Boca Juniors
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.
Racing Club drew the match 2–2, with López coming on for the final minutes in place of
Marcelo Díaz.
On 16 February 2022, López joined
Primera Nacional
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club
Ferro Carril Oeste
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on a one-year loan deal. However, the spell at Ferro was cut short and on 29 June 2022, he was instead loaned out to
Defensa y Justicia
Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935. until the end of 2023 with a purchase option set at 700 thousand dollars for 50% of the pass.
La opción de compra que le pusieron a Julián López
racingdealma.com.ar, 29 June 2022
International
López has represented Argentina at U20 U20 or U-20 may refer to:
Naval vessels
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Other uses
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level, notably scoring against Ecuador
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in a friendly on 15 October 2018.South American U-20 Championship
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in Chile, as an injury replacement for Agustín Almendra.
Career statistics
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References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
Footballers from Avellaneda
Argentine men's footballers
Argentina men's youth international footballers
Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Primera Nacional players
Argentine Primera División players
Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
Ferro Carril Oeste footballers
Defensa y Justicia footballers
Club Atlético Tigre footballers
21st-century Argentine sportsmen