Mario López (footballer)
 López with Santiago Wanderers in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Ernesto López Quintana | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guaraní | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Cerro Corá | ||
| 2007 | Valois Rivarola | ||
| 2008–2011 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| 2012–2014 | Gimnasia LP | ||
| 2014 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Santiago Wanderers | 116 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Aldosivi | 52 | (1) |
| 2023 | Quilmes | 24 | (0) |
| 2024– | Guaraní | 57 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2025 | |||
Mario Ernesto López Quintana (born 6 July 1995) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Guaraní.
Club career
[edit]After starting playing for hometown teams (Cerro Corá and Valois Rivarola) he joined Cerro Porteño football academy in 2008.[1] After spending three years at Asunción-based side, López moved to Argentina for play at Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata youth set-up.[1]
In the winter of 2014, López joined Primera División de Chile side Santiago Wanderers and made his professional debut against San Marcos de Arica[2] coming on as a substitute after replacing Jorge Luna.[3] His first competitive goal came on 21 March 2015 in a 3–3 away draw with the same San Marcos de Arica, now at the Estadio Carlos Dittborn.[4]
On 10 January 2020, López signed with Argentine club Aldosivi.[5]
Personal life
[edit]López naturalized Chilean by residence.[6][7]
Honours
[edit]Santiago Wanderers[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mario López, el joven central paraguayo que busca su oportunidad en Wanderers". Eseaene.cl. 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Los citados para el duelo ante San Marcos". Santiago Wanderers Official Web Site. 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Wanderers sigue en la lucha por el título tras vencer a San Marcos". ANFP. 25 October 2015.
- ^ "San Marcos y Wanderers empataron en Arica". Goal.com. 21 March 2013.
- ^ Agrup. SANGRE VERDE (@AgSANGREVERDE) | Twitter, twitter.com, 10 January 2020
- ^ @futchile_oficial; (4 July 2024). "Mario López es un defensor central de 28 años, mide 1.84 y ya tiene su nacionalidad chilena" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ Mario Lopez on Instagram
- ^ "Mario LÓPEZ". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Mario López at Soccerway
- Mario Lopez at BDFA (in Spanish)
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