Minor Ignacio López Campollo (born 1 February 1987) is a retired Guatemalan

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. He was also a member of the Guatemala national team, playing in the

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World Cup qualifying campaigns.

Club career

A tall forward, López was born in

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, and began his professional career in 2007 at local club

Xelajú MC Quetzaltenango (, also known by its Maya name Xelajú or Xela ) is a municipality and namesake department in western Guatemala. The city is located in a mountain valley at an elevation of above sea level at its lowest part. It may reach above ...

, where he scored 14 goals in three seasons. In January 2011 he was acquired by

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for that year's season. He made his debut in Chile on 12 March 2011, scoring to give the team a 1-1 draw against

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. As the club attempted to earn promotion to the top division, López contributed with 12 goals scored during the 2011 season, including one during the promotion/relegation playoff which Naval lost to

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. In January 2012, he was signed by Deportes La Serena of the Chilean 1st division. In 2014, López was signed to

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International career

In 2006, López was a member of the Guatemala U-20 national team that won the UNCAF U-20 Championship and consequently participated at the U-20 World Cup qualifying tournament the following year. Months later, he played with the U-23 team in the 2008 Olympic Games qualifying campaign, where on 14 March 2008 he scored his team's second goal in a come-from-behind 2-1 win against

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which allowed Guatemala to advance to the next round on top of its group and fight for a berth in the final Olympic Tournament against

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, whom it lost to on

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. His senior international debut occurred on 19 November 2008 under coach "Mincho" Monterroso, playing the last 15 minutes of a 0-2 loss against the

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during 2010 World Cup qualifying.FIFA Match Report
In 2009, he played at the

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, where he scored his first senior international goal against

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. He has since played regularly with the national team, being rotated in attack with the more experienced strikers Carlos Ruiz and

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during 2014 World Cup qualification, and scoring two goals in the second round.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.''

Honours

* Xelajú 2007 (Clausura Championship)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Minor 1987 births Living people Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemalan expatriate men's footballers Guatemala men's international footballers C.S.D. Xelajú MC players Naval de Talcahuano footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Deportivo Marquense players Comunicaciones F.C. players Atlético Clube de Portugal players Atlético Venezuela C.F. players Ñublense footballers Primera B de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Liga Portugal 2 players Venezuelan Primera División players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Guatemalan expatriate sportspeople in Chile