José Manuel López

José Manuel López, the striker known as Flaco, is a young talent I find genuinely exciting to watch. Born in 2000 in San Lorenzo, Argentina, and standing 190 cm, he has carved out a role at Brazilian powerhouse Palmeiras and earned a place with the Argentina national team. The nickname Flaco, meaning skinny, sits amusingly beside his commanding presence in the box. Coming out of Argentina's seemingly endless production line of forwards, he has the ceiling to become a major name. I am rooting for his bold, ambitious style to break through onto the biggest stages.

Name (English)

José Manuel López

Name (Japanese)

ホセ・マヌエル・ロペス

Reading

ほせ・まぬえる・ろぺす

Born

December 6, 2000 (age 25)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

Origin

San Lorenzo, Santa Fe Province, Argentina

Height

190 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/flacolopez_10/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Manuel%20L%C3%B3pez%20(footballer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%82%BB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8C%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9A%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104903216

Tags

• Santa Fe Province
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.