title: Santiago López (footballer, born December 1997)
text: # Santiago López (footballer, born December 1997)
  
  Santiago López Garcia (born 4 December 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Quilmes, on loan from Gimnasia y Esgrima.
  
  ## Career
  
  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. In February 2022, López joined Quilmes on a loan deal for the rest of 2022.
  
  ## Career statistics
  
      As of 2 February 2019.
  
  Club statistics :
  
  | Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | Career total | Career total | Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  