Antonio López (footballer, born 1997)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Amenábar.

Antonio López
López with Xelajú in 2025
Personal information
Full name Antonio de Jesús López Amenábar[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Xelajú
Number 10
Youth career
2012–2018 América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 América 46 (0)
2022 → Necaxa (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2023 Municipal 37 (3)
2023–2025 Comunicaciones 73 (12)
2025– Xelajú 11 (1)
International career‡
2020– Guatemala 27 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:00, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

Antonio de Jesús López Amenábar (born 10 April 1997), commonly known as Chucho, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Guate club Xelajú. Born in Mexico, he plays for the Guatemala national team.

Early life

López was born on 10 April 1997 in the Cuauhtémoc district of Mexico City.[2]

López began his career in the U-15 category of Club América in 2012.[3]

Club career

América

2018–19: Debut season, first league title, and Copa MX title

For the Liga MX Apertura 2018 tournament, América's head coach Miguel Herrera decided to register him in the first team roster. On 22 July 2018, he made his Liga MX debut coming in as a substitute for Henry Martín on the 83rd minute of the match against Necaxa.[4]

2021–22: Loan to Necaxa and departure

On 17 January 2022, Necaxa officially confirmed they acquired López on loan.[5]

Municipal

After his contract with América expired, on 24 June, Municipal of the Liga Nacional announced the signing of López as a free agent, at the request of manager Juan Antonio Torres.[6]

Comunicaciones

On 15 June 2023, after one season with Municipal, López signed for their biggest rivals, Comunicaciones.[7]

On 15 May 2025, Comunicaciones confirmed that López would not continue with the club.[8]

Xelajú

On 16 May 2025, López had officially signed for Xelajú.[9]

International career

Mexico

López had the dream of being with the Mexico U23 squad and helping them qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics, but after not being considered by manager Jaime Lozano, he made the decision to defend his maternal grandfather's homeland.[10]

Guatemala

His Guatemalan ancestry allowed López to be summoned by the Guatemala national team since his maternal grandfather is from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.[11][12] On 23 September 2020, he received his first call-up for Guatemala by manager Amarini Villatoro for a friendly match against Mexico.[13][14]

On 21 June 2023, López was called up to the Guatemala squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[15][16]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 10 October 2025[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
Guatemala 2020 3 0
2021 1 0
2022 13 0
2023 7 0
2024 1 0
2025 1 0
Total 27 0

Honours

América

Comunicaciones

References

  1. ^ "Antonio de Jesús López Amenábar - Página Oficial de la Liga MX". LigaMX.net (in Spanish). Liga MX. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Jesús López, el mexicano del América que defendrá a Guatemala contra el Tri". Milenio. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Antonio de Jesús López Amenábar". LigaBancomer.mx (in Spanish). Liga Bancomer. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Necaxa 2 - 1 Club América". LigaMX.net (in Spanish). Liga MX. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Oficial: Jesús 'Chucho' López deja el América y llega a préstamo con Necaxa". ESPN. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Chucho López: Es fichado por el Municipal de Guatemala". Récord. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ^ "De un grande a otro grande: Chucho López se viste de blanco". Guatefutbol.com. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Antonio López queda fuera de las filas de Comunicaciones y podría llegar a Xelajú MC". PrensaLibre. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Xelajú oficializa la llegada de "Chucho" López". LaRed1061. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  10. ^ ""Creí que era broma jugar para Guatemala"". ESPN Deportes. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Jesús López, el jugador del América que podría ser convocado a la selección nacional" (in Spanish). guatemala.com. 10 July 2020.
  12. ^ Rudy Martínez (23 September 2020). "'Chucho' López, del América, encabeza nómina de Guatemala para enfrentar a México". espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). ESPN.
  13. ^ National Football Federation of Guatemala [@fedefut_oficial] (23 September 2020). "#SeleMayor NÓMINA OFICIAL" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "NOMINA OFICIAL SELECCIÓN DE GUATEMALA ANTE MÉXICO". fedefutguate.gt (in Spanish). National Football Federation of Guatemala. 23 September 2020.
  15. ^ National Football Federation of Guatemala [@FenafuthOrg] (19 June 2023). "¡GUATEMALA EN COPA ORO!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Nómina oficial de jugadores de Guatemala para la Copa Oro 2023". Guatemala.com. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  17. ^ Antonio López at National-Football-Teams.com
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