Vicky López

Madrid CFF

Youth, 2015–21

Following a summer training camp, López planned to join Rayo Vallecano's youth section but changed her mind after meeting Madrid CFF's Mellado again, on a summer holiday in Benidorm. Mellado was accompanied by Madrid CFF's president, Alfredo Ulloa, and goalkeeper, Paola Ulloa, She scored 60 goals in 17 matches during the 2020–21 youth league season. On 5 September 2021, she became the youngest player to debut in Spain's first division at just 15 years old when she entered the match to replace Geyse in the 73rd minute against Athletic Bilbao.

Barcelona

2022–23 On 26 July 2022, on her 16th birthday López joined FC Barcelona on a five-year contract. She started at the club primarily as a B team player who also trained and sometimes played with the first team. Her first appearance for the first team came on 17 September 2022, when she was given a start in a 2–0 home win against UD Tenerife. She became the youngest debutante for Barcelona's first team in the professional era, at 16 years and 49 days old. In November, she became the youngest-ever player, male or female, to feature in a Clásico match when Barcelona won 4–0 over Real Madrid. A month later on 25 January 2023, she made history by becoming the youngest goalscorer in Barcelona's senior team history when she scored in their 7–0 victory over Levante Las Planas in the league.

López continued to compete with Barcelona B at the same time that she began to play more regularly with the first team. She scored her first goal for Barcelona B on 5 March 2023, the first goal in a 3–0 win against Athletic Club B. López won her first senior title with Barcelona on 1 May 2023, when the club won the 2022–23 Spanish league with a 3–0 win over Sporting Huelva. On the same day, she won her first title with Barcelona B, who were crowned champions of the 2022–23 Primera Federación, Spain's second-tier women's football league.

In October 2023, she was included in the 10-women list of finalists for Tuttosport 's European Golden Girl award alongside three of her Barcelona teammates. López made many appearances for the first team during the 2023–24 season in which they won a quadruple, consolidating the promise she had shown in her appearances the previous season and becoming reliable in the squad.

International career

Youth López competed in multiple youth tournaments with Spain's under-17 national team, including both the 2022 and 2023 U-17 Euro and the 2022 U-17 World Cup, the latter of which she won.

In the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, Spain finished as runners-up after losing the final on penalties to Germany. López had provided the assist for Spain's equaliser in the final, but missed the fifth penalty in the shoot-out. During the tournament she scored one goal, in a 4–0 win over Norway in the group stage.

The result qualified Spain U-17 for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup as one of the favourites, a tournament they won. López played in each of Spain's group stage matches, and assisted Spain's only goal in their final group stage match, a 1–0 win over China. Finishing second in their group behind Colombia, Spain had an unfavourable draw and played their quarterfinal against Japan; López scored both of Spain's late goals in a 2–1 comeback victory to progress, her only goals in the tournament. Spain defeated Germany in their semi-final and Colombia in the final, with López awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player. Spain finished first in their group and reached the semi-final against England, where she scored Spain's first goal in a 3–1 victory, helping advance them to their second consecutive U-17 Euro final. They met France in the final, and Les Bleues held a 3–0 lead over Spain by the 78th minute, with López conceding the penalty that led to France's third goal. She then immediately scored two goals within two minutes, but Spain were unable to overturn their 0–3 deficit and finished the match with a 2–3 loss. In total, she scored 5 goals and was the joint-top goalscorer of the tournament alongside French players Liana Joseph and Maeline Mendy. She earned the Player of the Tournament award for her performances. López made her senior Spain debut at the 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals, aged 17.

She received her call-up to the squad in February 2024, to play in the playoff stages of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A. becoming the youngest player to debut for the Spain women's team, at 17 years, 6 months, and 27 days. Spain's victory qualified them for the 2024 Olympics, the first Olympic qualification in their history. Spain went on to win the Nations League final against France, when López again replaced Hermoso late in the match. Spain's Nations League victory was Lopez's first senior title with the Spanish national team.

On 10 June 2025, López was called up to the Spain squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

Personal life As of 2023, López has a hidden passion for horse riding and is completing her Bachillerato científico.

International

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 29 November 2024 Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain 4–0 5–0 Friendly 2. 5–0 3. 27 June 2025 Butarque, Leganés, Spain 2–1 3–1 Friendly 4. 3 July 2025 Stadion Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland 2–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 5. 2 December 2025 Metropolitan Stadium, Madrid, Spain 2–0 3–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals 6. 7 March 2026 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey 3–0 3–1 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 7. 18 April 2026 Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba, Spain 5–0 5–0 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours FC Barcelona B

Primera Federación: 2022–23, 2023–24

FC Barcelona Liga F: 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 Copa de la Reina: 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 Supercopa de España: 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League: 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26

Spain UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League: 2023–24, 2025

Spain U17 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2022, 2023

Individual Kopa Trophy: 2025 Golden Girl: 2024 IFFHS Women's World's Best Youth Player: 2024, 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Golden Ball: 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023 IFFHS Women's Youth (U20) World Team: 2022, 2023, 2024 IFFHS Women's Youth (U20) UEFA Team: 2023, 2024 La Liga Promesas Femenina Best Player: 2019 La Liga Promesas Femenina Top Goalscorer: 2019