Samantha López
_021_(S._L%C3%B3pez).jpg) López with Guadalajara in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samantha López Archila | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guadalajara | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | California Baptist Lancers[2] | 11 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | UNAM | 16 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Mazatlán | 46 | (3) |
| 2025– | Guadalajara | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Mexico U-20 | ||
| 2024– | Guatemala | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 February 2024 | |||
Samantha López Archila (born 16 April 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX Femenil club Guadalajara. Born and raised in the United States and a former Mexico youth international, she represents Guatemala internationally.
Career
In 2022, she started her career in UNAM.[3] In 2023, she was transferred to Mazatlán.[4]
International career
López was part of the squad of Mexico U-20 women's national football team that finished as Runners-up at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[5] She was also part of the team that participated in the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica.[6][7]
López made her senior debut for Guatemala on 9 April 2024 in a 3–0 friendly loss against Colombia.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Samantha López Archila". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Samantha López Archila". California Baptist Lancers. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "La armada de Báez". Once. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "¡Altas y bajas! Mazatlán FC Femenil anuncia más novedades rumbo al Apertura 2023". Línea Directa. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "La SNM Femenil Sub-20 es subcampeona del Premundial". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Selección Mexicana Femenil Sub-20 lanza convocatoria de cara a la Copa Mundial de 2022". Proceso (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Femenil Sub-20 para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA, Costa Rica 2022" [Call for the U-20 Women's National Team of Mexico for the FIFA World Cup, Costa Rica 2022]. miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "La Cañonera Samantha López es convocada por la Selección de Guatemala". Noroeste. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Cañonera Samantha López vuelve a recibir llamado de Selección de Guatemala". Noroeste. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
External links
- Samantha López Archila at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
- Samantha López at Soccerway