Mario López (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Quintana.
Mario López
Personal information
Full name Mario Ernesto López Quintana
Date of birth (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Guaraní
Number 13
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 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2024

Mario Ernesto López Quintana (born 6 July 1995) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Guaraní.

Club career

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mario López, el joven central paraguayo que busca su oportunidad en Wanderers". Eseaene.cl. 24 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Los citados para el duelo ante San Marcos". Santiago Wanderers Official Web Site. 25 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Wanderers sigue en la lucha por el título tras vencer a San Marcos". ANFP. 25 October 2015.
  4. ^ "San Marcos y Wanderers empataron en Arica". Goal.com. 21 March 2013.
  5. ^ Agrup. SANGRE VERDE (@AgSANGREVERDE) | Twitter, twitter.com, 10 January 2020


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