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

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who plays for

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Club career

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

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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 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

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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.

Personal life

López naturalized Chilean by residence.

Honours

Santiago Wanderers *

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