Mario López (footballer)

Mario López
López with Santiago Wanderers in 2014
Personal information
Full name Mario Ernesto López Quintana
Date of birth (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995
Place of birth Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Iquique
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)
2024–2025 Guaraní 65 (0)
2026 Sportivo San Lorenzo 13 (0)
2026– Deportes Iquique 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 July 2025

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

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]

In January 2026, López signed with Sportivo San Lorenzo.[6] He returned to Chile and joined Deportes Iquique for the second half of the year.[7]

Personal life

López naturalized Chilean by residence.[8][9]

Honours

Santiago Wanderers[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "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
  6. ↑ "Orteman: el fútbol es de resultados". La Nación (in Spanish). 29 January 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Bienvenido Mario López, nueva incorporación del Dragón". Club Deportes Iquique (in Spanish). 3 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  8. ↑ @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.
  9. ↑ Mario Lopez on Instagram
  10. ↑ "Mario LÓPEZ". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2025.



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