Barça secures the talent of Vicky López until 2028 before the classic

The paths of Vicky López and FC Barcelona will remain united This morning the offensive midfielder, only 18 years old, who had a contract until 2027 and with a reserve contract, has renewed until June 30, 2028, occupying a place with the first team. With her, Barça ensures the continuity of one of the young talents with the greatest projection. The act of updating their contract has been sealed with the presence of the club president, Joan Laporta, the women’s football director, Xavi Puig, and the section’s sports director, Marc Vives.

The footballer, who arrived at Barcelona in the summer of 2022, was the youngest player to debut with the Barça shirt at the age of 16 years, 1 month and 19 days. In his first year under the orders of Jonatan Giráldez he played a total of 13 games. Last year, 2023-24, was its consolidation. Despite having a record with the reserve team, he played a total of 37 games, including 23 in the League and 8 in the Champions League.

His love affair with the ball began when he was nine years old. Alba Mellado and Paola Ulloa, who at that time were in charge of Madrid CFF, saw her playing on a beach in Benidorm and bet on her. Vicky, as she likes to be called, quickly stood out. At 15 years and two months, she was the youngest footballer to debut in the F League wearing the Madrid CFF shirt. Until Barça arrived, which signed her for five seasons with the reserve team until 2027. Given her high performance, the Barça sports management has decided to update her situation.

At the international level, despite her precocity, she was also one of the mainstays of the Spanish under-17 team with which she won a World Cup in 2022. She made her senior debut with Spain in the 2023-24 Nations League. He received what was his first call in February 2024, while studying for a History exam. At 17 years, 6 months and 27 days, the FC Barcelona player became the youngest footballer to debut with the senior Spanish team and she did so against the Netherlands in the semifinals of the aforementioned competition. Despite her youth, the midfielder’s pulse did not tremble, and she showed her usual self-confidence with the ball, even daring to shoot over Van Domselaar’s goal.

Last summer Tomé also called her up to compete in the Olympic Games. And he had to leave the Olympic concentration for a few hours to take the selectivity exam. He passed. “On a personal level, I didn’t see myself able to combine Pharmacy with football. So, as a second option I had ADE and it’s something that I also like, so I’ll go for it,” he confessed.

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Thanks to the title of high-performance athlete, Vicky López is enough to pass to access any career and university regardless of the corresponding cut-off grade. This summer, on July 26, he came of age in Paris with the senior Olympic team.

I hope I can celebrate my renewal with 3 points and a win in the classic.”

Vicky Lopez

In Barcelona, ​​Vicky López lives in La Masia. On the field of play, the lioness, as she was nicknamed for her curls that have now given way to a hairstyle with braids, leaves no one indifferent with her dribbling, her charisma and a very versatile profile. He can act as an attacking midfielder or as a winger, as happened in the last Champions League game against St Pölten. “For me it is a dream to be able to spend four more years on the best team in the world, surrounded by the best players in the world, to be able to continue learning from them. It is an incredible day for me and my family,” Vicky López highlighted after the signing and a few hours after traveling to Madrid to play the classic against Real Madrid.

“Hopefully I can celebrate my renewal with 3 points and a win in the classic,” he noted. This Saturday will not be the first. She already knows what it’s like to play a classic and score. In fact, she became the youngest player to score a goal in a Real Madrid-Barcelona match at 17 years and 116 days, surpassing Ansu Fati. He did it at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys last year, scoring the fifth in Barcelona’s rout (5-0).

Currently, the FC Barcelona player is among the 10 nominees for the Golden Girl award that will be presented on December 4. This award will be given to the considered best player in the world under 21 years of age.