Hernán López Muñoz (born 7 September 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for San Jose Earthquakes.
[3] López played for Dublin United Soccer League (DUSL), Juventud de Devoto, Agronomía, Cultural de Tapiales and Argentinos Juniors at youth level in his hometown Dublin, California, where he lived in Positano Parkway, before joining the academy ranks of Primera División side River Plate in 2014; where he'd notably win the Generation Adidas Cup in back-to-back years from 2016.
[1][4][5][6] His breakthrough into senior football came on the final day of the 2018–19 campaign, with Marcelo Gallardo selecting the midfielder off the bench in a Primera División fixture versus Tigre on 7 April 2019.
[3] On 25 April 2024, López signed with Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes.
[1][9][10][11] His paternal great-grandfather Diego Maradona "Chitoro" (1927–2015), who worked at a chemicals factory, was of Guaraní (Indigenous) and Spanish (Galician) descent, and his paternal great-grandmother Dalma Salvadora Franco, "Doña Tota" (1930–2011), was of Italian descent.