Carlos López Huesca

Early years

Carlitos was born in Alicante, Valencian Community. He played youth football for a number of clubs, and made his debut as a senior in the Tercera División with Torrellano Illice. Carlitos spent the 2011–12 season with neighbouring Ontinyent, in the Segunda División B. In the summer of 2012 he moved abroad, going on to make his first appearances as a professional with Petrotrest Saint Petersburg in the National League of Russia. In January 2015, as he was top scorer with fourth-tier side Novelda, Carlitos joined Aris Limassol in the Cypriot Second Division. In the summer, after helping to promotion, he returned to his country and signed for Eldense.

Wisła Kraków

On 22 June 2017, Carlitos left Villarreal B and moved to Polish club Wisła Kraków. In his first season in the Ekstraklasa, he won the Player of the Season as well as the Striker of the Season awards after finishing top scorer with 24 goals in 36 matches. This tally included a brace in a 2–1 home win in the local derby against KS Cracovia on 12 August, a hat-trick on 9 March 2018 against Śląsk Wrocław and a penalty nine days later in a 2–0 victory at Legia Warsaw; this was his team's first in the city in eight years.

Legia Warsaw

In the summer of 2018, Carlitos was linked with a move away from cash-strapped Wisła to Lech Poznań, before joining Legia on 5 July. He made his debut nine days later in the Super Cup, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute for Miroslav Radović in a 3–2…

As of match played 24 May 2026

Carlitos' younger brother, Rubén, was also a footballer. He too played in Kraków, but for Wisła's rivals Cracovia.

Legia Warsaw

Ekstraklasa: 2019–20 Polish Cup: 2022–23 Panathinaikos

Greek Cup: 2021–22 Individual

Ekstraklasa top scorer: 2017–18 (24 goals) Ekstraklasa Player of the Season: 2017–18 Ekstraklasa Forward of the Season: 2017–18 Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: October 2017