french football player ( give birth 1997 )
Maxime Baila Lopez ( spanish : López, pronounced [ ˈlopeθ ] ; born 4 December 1997 ) is a french master football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A baseball club Sassuolo. Lopez is an academy graduate of Marseille, having made his professional introduction in August 2016 and appeared in 150 games for the english. He signed for Sassuolo in 2021 following a loanword deal at the golf club. He besides represented France internationally at youth level .

Club career [edit ]

Marseille [edit ]

early career

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Born in Marseille, Maxime Lopez is a product of Olympique de Marseille ‘s football academy, having joined in 2010 from F.C. Burel. During his time in the academy he represented the baseball club at U-19 charge in the UEFA Youth League. [ 2 ] He signed his first professional contract with Marseille on 12 July 2014, and was handed his non-competitive debut by interim director Franck Passi on the same date two years late in a friendly meet with Lausanne Sport. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

2016–17 temper [edit ]

Lopez made his senior introduction for Marseille on 21 August 2016, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Bouna Sarr in a 2–1 Ligue 1 away frustration to Guingamp and, merely 18-minutes after entering the field of play, assisted Florian Thauvin for Marseille ‘s only goal. [ 4 ] His home debut at the Stade Vélodrome came on 16 October in Marseille ‘s 1–0 Ligue 1 acquire over Metz. [ 5 ] Later that calendar month, on 30 October, he made his foremost begin for Marseille in a 0–0 Ligue 1 home draw with Bordeaux. [ 6 ] On 20 November, Lopez made 129 touches during Marseille ‘s 1-0 Ligue 1 base succeed against Caen, which was the most always by a Marseille player in a single pit in record history. [ 7 ] He then scored the first goal of his senior club career on 10 December, netting the opening goal in Marseille ‘s 2–1 Ligue 1 off victory over Dijon. [ 8 ] Lopez was later named Ligue 1 Player of the Month in recognition of his performances throughout the month of December. [ 9 ] On 30 April 2017, he scored doubly in a 5–1 Ligue 1 away win over Caen, thereby becoming the youngest Marseille player in 30 years to score a brace in Ligue 1. [ 10 ] He ultimately made 35 appearances across all competitions and scored three times in his debut temper with Marseille .

2017–18 season [edit ]

The follow season, Lopez temporarily retained his starting moor in Marseille ‘s midfield under coach Rudi Garcia, but lost his status following a dip in form during the political campaign ‘s open matches. [ 11 ] On 19 October 2017, he scored his foremost and only goal of the season, and his first base ever in european competitions, when he netted in a 2–1 Europa League group-stage win over Vitória de Guimarães. [ 12 ] He made his fiftieth league appearance for Marseille on 15 April 2018 in a 3–2 victory over Troyes. [ 13 ] He continued to feature regularly in the baseball club ‘s Europa League political campaign and helped the side reach the concluding of the competition, where he appeared as a stand-in in a 3–0 passing to spanish side, Atlético Madrid. [ 14 ]

2018–19 season [edit ]

Lopez scored his first goal of the following political campaign, and his first in the league since April 2017, in a 1–1 draw with Monaco on 15 January 2019. His performance earned him the man of the match award and saw him named as the highest acting musician in the league over the weekend. [ 15 ] The pursuit week, he made his hundredth appearance for the golf club in a 2–1 league passing to Saint-Étienne .

Sassuolo [edit ]

On 5 October 2020, Lopez joined Serie A golf club Sassuolo on a season -long loanword with choice to buy. [ 16 ] The consider was made permanent in April 2021 after he had played over 30 minutes in 20 Serie A games, triggering an obligation to buy from Marseille. Lopez ‘s condense at Sassuolo would now keep him at the club until June 2025. [ 17 ]

expressive style of bid [edit ]

due to his algerian lineage and exchangeable progression through Marseille ‘s academy, Lopez has much been likened to erstwhile Marseille midfielder Samir Nasri. [ 18 ] Though belittled in stature, Lopez has been described as a versatile playmaker capable of fluid movement and quick and intelligent pass. [ 19 ]

personal life [edit ]

Lopez was born in France to a french forefather of partially spanish origin, and an algerian mother. His older brother, Julien is besides a football player who plays in the Ligue 2 with Paris FC and was a youth international for Algeria. [ 20 ]

career statistics [edit ]

As of match played 27 October 2021[1][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marseille II 2013–14 CFA 2 2 0 2 0
2014–15 CFA 2 2 0 2 0
2015–16 CFA 23 2 23 2
2016–17 CFA 3 1 3 1
Total 30 3 30 3
Marseille 2016–17 Ligue 1 30 3 3 0 2[c] 0 35 3
2017–18 Ligue 1 24 0 4 0 17 1 0 0 45 1
2018–19 Ligue 1 32 1 1 0 5 0 1[c] 0 39 1
2019–20 Ligue 1 23 0 4 0 0 0 27 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 113 4 12 0 22 1 3 0 150 5
Sassuolo (loan) 2020–21[d] Serie A 22 1 1 0 23 1
Sassuolo 7 1 0 0 7 1
2021–22 10 1 0 0 10 1
Total 39 3 1 0 40 3
Career total 182 10 13 0 22 1 3 0 220 11

Honours [edit ]

Marseille

Individual

References [edit ]