Mario López (footballer)

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

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

Club career

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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

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  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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