Mikey Lopez
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Miguel Angel Lopez Jr. | ||||||||||
Date of birth | February 20, 1993 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Mission, Texas, United States | ||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Birmingham Legion | ||||||||||
Number | 5 | ||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2011–2012 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 46 | (5) | ||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2011 | Orange County Blue Star | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
2013–2015 | Sporting Kansas City | 14 | (0) | ||||||||
2014 |
→ Orlando City (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||
2014 |
→ Oklahoma City Energy (loan) | 5 | (2) | ||||||||
2015 |
→ Oklahoma City Energy (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||
2016–2017 | New York City FC | 27 | (0) | ||||||||
2018 | San Antonio FC | 31 | (3) | ||||||||
2019– | Birmingham Legion | 119 | (6) | ||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||
2012–2013 | United States U20 | 17 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 6, 2013 |
Miguel Angel "Mikey" Lopez Jr. (born February 20, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for USL Championship club Birmingham Legion.
Career
College and amateur
Born in
Lopez also made one appearance for
Sporting Kansas City
On January 17, 2013, Lopez was selected as the 14th overall draft pick by
Orlando City (loan)
On March 17, 2014, it was announced that Lopez would join Sporting
OKC Energy (loan)
In early June 2014, Sporting Kansas City transferred Lopez' loan contract to Oklahoma City Energy FC, where he earned immediate playing time.[7]
New York City FC
On January 26, 2016,
San Antonio
On January 26, 2018, Lopez signed with
Birmingham Legion
On November 13, 2018, it was announced that Lopez would join Birmingham Legion ahead of their debut USL Championship season.[12]
International
Lopez was born in Dallas to Mexican parents.[13] Lopez was first called into the United States U20 national team in February 2013[14] and was a member of the squad that finished second at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Playoffs[a] | Cup | Continental
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Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Orange County Blue Star | 2011 | PDL
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1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Sporting Kansas City | 2013 | MLS | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
2014 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||||
2015 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Orlando City (loan)
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2014 | USL
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9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
OKC Energy (loan) | 2014 | USL | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | |||
2015 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||||
Total | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
New York City FC | 2016 | MLS | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |
2017 | 12 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
San Antonio FC | 2018 | USL | 31 | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 34 | 4 | ||
Birmingham Legion | 2019 | USL Championship | 26 | 3 | – | – | – | 26 | 3 | |||
Career total | 121 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 9 |
- ^ Appearance in the MLS Cup Playoffs
References
- ^ a b Rasmussen, Peter. "Mission's Mikey Lopez headed to MLS". The Monitor. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c Palmer, Tod. "Sporting KC takes midfielder Mikey Lopez in first round of MLS draft". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ^ "2011 Orange County Blue Star stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "Mikey Lopez makes debut for Sporting KC". Sportingkc.com. May 29, 2013.
- ^ "ORLANDO RECEIVES SPORTING KANSAS CITY MIDFIELDER MIKEY LOPEZ ON LOAN". Orlando City Soccer Club. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ "Rochester Rhinos at Orlando City SC 1:3". USL Soccer. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ Brannick, Chris (June 10, 2014). "OKC Energy FC gets a boost from Mikey Lopez". Newsok.com. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ "Former Sporting KC midfielder Lopez joins NYCFC". Empire of Soccer. January 2023.
- ^ "Chicago Fire 4-3 loss to NYCFC". Chicago-Fire.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "New York City FC Announce Roster Options for 2018 | New York City FC". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS MIDFIELDER MIKEY LOPEZ". San Antonio FC. January 26, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Lopez Links Up with Legion FC". USL Championship. November 13, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "MLS SuperDraft: A day in the life of draft pick Mikey Lopez". January 23, 2013.
- ^ "Mikey Lopez called in for U-20 MNT camp | the Bexar Co. Foot". Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ Mikey Lopez at Major League Soccer
- ^ Mikey Lopez at Soccerway