Laia Aleixandri López (born 25 August 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as defender for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Spain national team.

[6] In the 2015/16 season Laia joined FC Barcelona B, making her debut in the Second Division at the age of 14 on the U17 team.

[10] Laia signed for Atlético Madrid and made her debut on 2 September 2017 in the First Division in an away match against Fundación Albacete, earning a 3-1 victory.

[11][12] On 25 April 2018 she suffered a fracture of the ulna and radius of her right arm while playing with the U20 national team.

[18] In the Copa de la Reina she had a prominent role in the semi-finals and played in the final where Atlético were runners-up to Real Sociedad.

[27] A regular starter in the team, in January 2022 the commemorative plaque was installed on the club's legends walk, which certifies having played more than 100 games for Atlético Madrid.

[28] After another year being a key pillar at Atlético Madrid, on 9 June 2022, both Laia and Manchester City announced she would join the club at the beginning of the 2022–23 season.

Laia scored in the 74th minute in the 1-0 win over Arsenal in the fifth round of the 2023–24 FA Cup, advancing Manchester City to the quarterfinals.

[29] With the U-16 national team Laia was called up to play in the UEFA Development Tournament on 9 February 2015.

In 2016 she played again in the U-17 European Championship where Spain lost the final on penalties against Germany, and Laia was again chosen in the ideal team of the tournament.

[33] She started as a substitute but an injury to Ona Batlle in the first match allowed her to play the rest of the games as a starter.

[37] She debuted with the senior national team on 17 May 2019 in a friendly against Cameroon in preparation for the World Cup in France, in which she scored a goal.