Antonio López (footballer, born 1997)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Antonio López

| image = File:Antonio Lopez 2.png

| caption = López with Guatemala in 2022

| fullname = Antonio de Jesús López Amenábar

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|4|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico

| height = 1.72 m

| currentclub = Comunicaciones

| clubnumber = 20

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2012–2018

| youthclubs1 = América

| years1 = 2018–2023

| clubs1 = América

| caps1 = 46

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022

| clubs2 = → Necaxa (loan)

| caps2 = 10

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–2023

| clubs3 = → Municipal (loan)

| caps3 = 37

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2023–

| clubs4 = Comunicaciones

| caps4 = 68

| goals4 = 11

| nationalyears1 = 2020–

| nationalteam1 = Guatemala

| nationalcaps1 = 25

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 20:00, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 20:00, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

}}

Antonio de Jesús López Amenábar (born 10 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones. Born in Mexico, he represents the Guatemala national team.{{cite web|title=Antonio de Jesús López Amenábar - Página Oficial de la Liga MX|url=https://ligamx.net/cancha/jugador/91160 |website=LigaMX.net |publisher=Liga MX |language=Spanish |accessdate=22 January 2020}}

Club career

=América=

File:Antonio López.png in 2018]]

López began his career in the U-15 category of Club América in 2012.{{cite web|title=Antonio de Jesús López Amenábar|url=http://www.ligabancomer.mx/cancha/jugador/91160/eyJpZENsdWIiOiAxfQ==/antonio-de-jesus-lopez-amenabar|website=LigaBancomer.mx|publisher=Liga Bancomer|language=Spanish|accessdate=24 August 2018|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005044321/http://www.ligabancomer.mx/cancha/jugador/91160/eyJpZENsdWIiOiAxfQ==/antonio-de-jesus-lopez-amenabar|url-status=dead}} 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 Club Necaxa.{{cite web|title=Necaxa 2 - 1 Club América|url=http://administrador.ligamx.net/php/cmpt/CMPT_InfrArbt.php?pnIDPartido=91640 |website=LigaMX.net |publisher=Liga MX |language=Spanish |accessdate=22 July 2018}}

International career

Despite being born in Mexico, his Guatemalan ancestry allowed López to be summoned by the Guatemala national team since his maternal grandfather is from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.{{cite web|url=https://www.guatemala.com/deportes/futbol-guatemalteco/jesus-lopez-jugador-america-podria-convocado-seleccion-nacional.html|title=Jesús López, el jugador del América que podría ser convocado a la selección nacional|publisher=guatemala.com|date=10 July 2020|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/guatemala/nota/_/id/7474880/chucho-lopez-encabeza-nomina-guatemala-enfrentar-mexico|title='Chucho' López, del América, encabeza nómina de Guatemala para enfrentar a México|website=espndeportes.espn.com|publisher=ESPN|author=Rudy Martínez|date=23 September 2020|language=es}} On 23 September 2020, he received his first call-up for Guatemala by manager Amarini Villatoro for a friendly match against Mexico.{{cite tweet|author=National Football Federation of Guatemala|user=fedefut_oficial|number=1308847604835463169|date=23 September 2020|title=#SeleMayor NÓMINA OFICIAL|language=Spanish|access-date=25 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://fedefutguate.gt/2020/09/23/nomina-oficial-seleccion-de-guatemala-ante-mexico/|title=NOMINA OFICIAL SELECCIÓN DE GUATEMALA ANTE MÉXICO|publisher=National Football Federation of Guatemala|website=fedefutguate.gt|date=23 September 2020|language=es}}