Maitane López

Maitane López Millán (born 13 March 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for American National Women's Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC and the Spain women's national team.

Club career
In June 2015, Levante announced the signing of López from Collerense. She would spend five seasons at Levante, after which, she would sign for Real Sociedad. In July 2021, after one year at Real Sociedad, López transferred to Atlético Madrid, where she signed a two-year professional contract.

Before her Atlético expired during the 2023 summer transfer window, López was linked with interest from Women's Super League club Manchester United. However, on 6 July 2023 she signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year with American club NJ/NY Gotham FC.

International career
After injuries to Virginia Torrecilla and Amanda Sampedro, López was called up to the Spain national team to face the Czech Republic in October 2019. She did not play in the fixture. Two years later, she made her debut for Spain in a friendly match against Morocco.

Personal life
López is of Basque descent through her father. Two of López's uncles, Aitor and Luis López Rekarte, were professional footballers. Encouraged by Aitor's performances for Real Sociedad, Maitane López signed up for her first football team at the age of five. At that same age, she had moved to Mallorca from Águilas. Outside of football, she sings and plays guitar; she has posted videos on social media of various cover songs that she has performed.