Diego López Noguerol

Diego López Noguerol (born 13 May 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a right winger or a forward for La Liga club Valencia. Nicknamed El Guajín (The Kid in Asturian), López has become a fan favorite at the Spanish giant.

Club career Early career Born in Turón, Mieres, Asturias, López began playing football at the youth academy of FC Figueiredo where he scored more than 150 goals, and then Xeitosa CF where he scored 54 goals in his single season with them. His goalscoring earned him a move to the youth academy of Sporting de Gijón, followed by a short stint with Real Madrid, and finally moving to FC Barcelona in 2018.

Valencia On 7 July 2021, after finishing his formation, López joined Valencia CF and was initially assigned to moved to the reserves in Tercera División RFEF. He missed the opening matches of the season due to an injury, and made his senior debut on 8 October 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Fran Pérez and scoring a brace in a 5–0 home routing of UD Benigànim.

López helped the B-side in their promotion to Segunda Federación with nine goals, and made his professional – and La Liga – debut with Valencia on 29 August 2022, replacing Toni Lato late into a 1–0 loss to Atlético Madrid. He scored his first goal in the top tier on 21 May of the following year, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Real Madrid.

On 14 August 2023, López renewed his contract with the Che until 2026, being definitely promoted to the main squad.

Career statistics Club

Honours Barcelona Youth División de Honor: 2019–20, 2020–21

Valencia B Tercera División RFEF: 2021–22

Spain U23 Summer Olympics gold medal: 2024

Individual La Liga U23 Player of the Month: March 2025