Anderson López

Anderson López
López with Netherlands U18 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Anderson Mateo López[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999
Place of birth Renkum, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Scherpenzeel
Number 14
Youth career
RVW
2011–2013 Vitesse
2013–2017 AFC Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Monaco 0 (0)
2017–2019Cercle Brugge (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 Jong NEC 2 (0)
2023 GVVV 6 (0)
2023–2025 TEC 60 (7)
2025– Scherpenzeel 8 (2)
International career
2013–2014 Netherlands U15 4 (2)
2015 Netherlands U16 2 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U17 8 (4)
2017 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:20, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

Anderson Mateo López (born 25 January 1999) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Derde Divisie club Scherpenzeel.

Club career

A youth product of the Ajax academy, López signed for Monaco and was immediately loaned to Cercle Brugge while recovering from knee surgery.[2] He made his professional debut on 26 December 2018 in a 1–0 First Division A defeat to Eupen.[3]

In 2020, López joined NEC as a free agent and was assigned to the club's under-21 side.[4] After leaving NEC in 2021, he was without a club for almost two years before signing for GVVV of the Derde Divisie in March 2023.[5] He moved to TEC in September 2023,[6][7] and spent two seasons with the Tiel club before joining Scherpenzeel in April 2025 following their promotion to the same division.[8]

International career

López was born in the Netherlands and is of Dominican descent.[9] He is a youth international for the Netherlands at various youth levels.[10]

Personal life

Alongside his playing career, López has worked in healthcare.[11] He has spoken about progressing through the Ajax academy in the same age group as future Netherlands internationals Matthijs de Ligt, Donyell Malen, Noa Lang and Justin Kluivert, and about taking a different career path while playing in the Dutch fourth tier, the Derde Divisie.[11]

Honours

Monaco

References

  1. ^ Anderson López at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Droomtransfer voor Anderson Lopez" [Dream move for Anderson López]. Hoog en Laag (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Cercle Brugge v AS Eupen – 26 December 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Voetbalacademie N.E.C. – Anderson López". Voetbalacademie NEC (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. ^ "G.V.V.V. bindt Anderson López per direct aan de selectie" [GVVV add Anderson López to the squad with immediate effect]. GVVV (in Dutch). 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. ^ Steenbergen, Mark van (6 September 2023). "Ooit talent bij Ajax, nu speler van TEC en FC Bordeauxboys: Anderen hebben nu mooie carrières, ik heb héél veel pech gehad" [Once an Ajax talent, now at TEC and FC Bordeauxboys: Others have fine careers; I've had a lot of bad luck]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Nieuwe spelers moeten TEC versterken" [New players set to strengthen TEC]. Het Kontakt (in Dutch). 13 September 2023. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Scherpenzeel versterkt zich met Anderson Lopez" [Scherpenzeel sign Anderson López]. VV Scherpenzeel (in Dutch). 25 April 2025. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  9. ^ voetbalbelgie.be, redactie at. "Tielemans krijgt Ajacied als ploegmaat". www.voetbalbelgie.be. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Selectie Onder 16 voor UEFA Tournament". www.onsoranje.nl.
  11. ^ a b "Anderson Lopez speelde bij Ajax samen met De Ligt, Kluivert en Lang, maar werkt nu in de zorg: 'Ook mooi werk'" [Anderson López played with De Ligt, Kluivert and Lang at Ajax, but now works in healthcare: 'Also good work']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 24 September 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.