Laia López de la Morena (born 27 January 2007) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga F club Real Madrid.

Club career

At the age of seven, Laia López began playing football with Atlético Chopera in Alcobendas, near Madrid.[2] At eleven, she joined Madrid CFF, where she progressed through several youth categories before making her debut with the club's B team in April 2022 in a Primera Federación match against Córdoba CF.[3]

In 2022, at the age of fifteen, López signed for Real Madrid, initially joining the club's youth academy.[2] In September 2023, she made her debut with Real Madrid Femenino B, which competed in the Segunda Federación at the time. She made sixteen appearances during the 2023–24 season and helped the team earn promotion to the Primera Federación. In 2024, she also won the Copa Juvenil with the club's youth team.[4]

On 11 May 2025, López made her first-team debut for Real Madrid in the Liga F in a match against Tenerife.[5][6]

On 17 June 2026, López was promoted to the first team, signing a contract until 2030.[7]

International career

López made her debut for the Spain under-17 national team on 25 September 2022 during the qualification campaign for the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. At the final tournament, Spain reached the final but were defeated 3–2 by France.[8] López featured once, appearing in the last match of the group stage.

The following year, she was again included in Spain's squad for the 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, where Spain won the title after defeating England 4–0 in the final.[9] This time López served as the team's first-choice goalkeeper, playing in all matches except the third group-stage fixture. A few months later, she was part of the national team in the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup,[1] where Spain finished as runners-up after losing 4–3 on penalties to North Korea in the final. López started in five of Spain's six matches in the tournament.

She made her debut for the Spain under-19 team on 27 November 2024 during the qualifiers for the 2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In June 2025, Spain won the European title with a 4–0 victory over France in the final. López played four matches during the tournament, including the final, and kept a clean sheet in all of them.