Nicolás López

Nicolás López

Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Federico López Alonso[1]
Date of birth	1 October 1993 (1993-10-01) (age 18)[2]
Place of birth	Montevideo[1], Uruguay
Playing position	Striker[1]
Club information
Current club	A.S. Roma
Number	15
Youth career
	Montevideo Wanderers
	Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
?-2011	Nacional	6	(3)
–	A.S. Roma
National team
	Uruguay U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:29, 27 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Nicolás Federico López Alonso (born 1 October 1993 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club A.S. Roma.

Playing career

Nicknamed "El Conejo", López started his football career as part of the Montevideo Wanderers, but was originally rejected after he was deemed not to be physically strong enough to play professionally. He successively joined the Nacional youth academy, where he turned into a very prolific striker and, more occasionally, left winger.^[2]

On 24 April 2011, after being promoted as part of the first team under head coach Juan Ramón Carrasco, López made his debut at the age of 17 in a league game against Central Español, promptly scoring also his first senior goal.^[2][3]

In August 2011, López was involved in a feud with Nacional, after his father revealed the player was in Italy in order to hold talks with a number of unspecified Serie A sides, leading his Uruguayan club and the national federation to consider potential actions to the FIFA against the player.^[4][5]

On November 16 2011, López finalized a move to Serie A club A.S. Roma, signing a 5 year deal until 2016. ==References==http://www.calciomercato.it/news/136798/VIDEO-CMIT-Storia-retroscena-e-presentazione-di-Nico-Lopez.html

1. ^ ^{a b c} "15 Nicolás López". Transfermarkt. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/nicolas-lopez/profil/spieler_185593.html. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Nicolás López ; 1993 - Uruguay" (in Italian). Generazione di Talenti. http://www.generazioneditalenti.com/2011/05/nicolas-lopez-1993-uruguay.html. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
3. ^ "Nacional cumplió y llega arriba al clásico" (in Spanish). Ovación Digital. http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/110424/futnac-562088/futbolnacional/nicolas-lopez-debuto-en-las-redes/. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
4. ^ "Nicolás López no volverá a Nacional" (in Spanish). Futbol.com.uy. 24 August 2011. http://www.futbol.com.uy/notdeportes_146765_1.html. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
5. ^ "Clubes analizarán situación del juvenil Nicolas Lopez" (in Spanish). Uruguay al Día. 24 August 2011. http://www.uruguayaldia.com/2011/08/clubes-analizaran-situacion-del-juvenil-nicolas-lopez/. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 

Persondata
Name	López, Nicolás
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	1 October 1993
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death
Place of death