Diego Lopez (soccer, born 2002)

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Diego Lopez
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-06) January 6, 2002 (age 18)
Place of birth Chino, California, United States
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Orange County SC
Number 33
Youth career
2015–2018 FC Golden State
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Atlanta United 2 1 (0)
2019– Orange County SC 2 (0)
National team
2017–2018 United States U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of October 5, 2020

Diego Lopez (born January 6, 2002) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Orange County SC in the USL Championship.

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Career

Lopez played with FC Golden State in California, before moving to sign his first professional contract with United Soccer League side Atlanta United 2. [1] On September 20, 2019, Lopez and the club parted ways by mutual agreement. [2]

On September 24, 2019, Lopez joined USL Championship side Orange County SC. [3]

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References

  1. "Diego Lopez". Atlutd.com. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  2. "Atlanta United 2 mutually parts ways with Diego Lopez". Atlutd.com. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  3. "Orange County SC signs another U.S. U-17 international". orangecountysoccer.com. Orange County SC. September 24, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.