 López withGuatemala in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio de Jesús López Amenábar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-04-10)10 April 1997 (age 28) | ||
| 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 asChucho, is a professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forLiga Guate clubXelajú. Born in Mexico, he plays for theGuatemala national team.
López was born on 10 April 1997 in theCuauhtémoc district of Mexico City.[2]
López began his career in the U-15 category ofClub América in 2012.[3]
For theLiga MX Apertura 2018 tournament,América's head coachMiguel Herrera decided to register him in the first team roster. On 22 July 2018, he made hisLiga MX debut coming in as a substitute forHenry Martín on the 83rd minute of the match againstNecaxa.[4]
On 17 January 2022, Necaxa officially confirmed they acquired López on loan.[5]
After his contract with América expired, on 24 June,Municipal of theLiga Nacional announced the signing of López as a free agent, at the request of managerJuan Antonio Torres.[6]
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]
On 16 May 2025, López had officially signed forXelajú.[9]
López had the dream of being with theMexico U23 squad and helping them qualify for the2020 Summer Olympics, but after not being considered by managerJaime Lozano, he made the decision to defend his maternal grandfather's homeland.[10]
His Guatemalan ancestry allowed López to be summoned by theGuatemala national team since his maternal grandfather is fromQuetzaltenango,Guatemala.[11][12] On 23 September 2020, he received his first call-up for Guatemala by managerAmarini Villatoro for a friendly match againstMexico.[13][14]
| 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 | |
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