Mario Ernesto López Quintana (born 6 July 1995) is a

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that currently plays for Argentine club Aldosivi.

Club career

After starting playing for hometown teams ( Cerro Corá and Valois Rivarola) he joined

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...

football academy in 2008. After spending three years at

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-based side, López moved to

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for play at

Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

youth set-up. In the winter of 2014, López joined

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side

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and made his professional debut against

San Marcos de Arica Club Deportivo San Marcos de Arica, also known as San Marcos, is a Chilean professional football club based in Arica, that is a current member of the Segunda División. The club was founded on February 14, 1978. Between 1978 and 2005, the club wa ...

coming on as a substitute after replacing Jorge Luna. 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

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. On 10 January 2020, López signed with Argentine club Aldosivi.Agrup. SANGRE VERDE (@AgSANGREVERDE) , Twitter
twitter.com, 10 January 2020

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* * 1995 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Chilean Primera División players Santiago Wanderers footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Men's association football defenders Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Chile People from Mariano Roque Alonso Sportspeople from Central Department {{Paraguay-footy-defender-stub