Minor Ignacio López Campollo (born 1 February 1987) is a Guatemalan footballer who currently plays for Comunicaciones B in the Primera División de Ascenso. He was also a member of the Guatemala national team, playing in the 2010 and 2014 World Cup qualifying campaigns.

Minor López
Personal information
Full name Minor Ignacio López Campollo
Date of birth (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Comunicaciones B
Number 18
Youth career
Xelajú MC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Xelajú MC 103 (17)
2011 Naval 30 (12)
2012 La Serena 19 (4)
2012–2013 Marquense 20 (8)
2013–2014 Comunicaciones 41 (10)
2014–2016 Atlético CP 60 (10)
2016 Atlético Venezuela 8 (2)
2017 Ñublense 10 (2)
2018 Marquense 15 (2)
2018–2021 Deportivo Mixco 18 (5)
2021- Comunicaciones B 0 (0)
International career
2006–2007 Guatemala U20 5 (2)
2008 Guatemala Olympic 3 (1)
2010–2015 Guatemala 44 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:50, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Club career edit

A tall forward, López was born in Quetzaltenango, and began his professional career in 2007 at local club Xelajú MC, where he scored 14 goals in three seasons. In January 2011 he was acquired by Deportes Naval 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 Puerto Montt.[2] 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 Santiago Wanderers.

In January 2012, he was signed by Deportes La Serena of the Chilean 1st division.[3]

In 2014, López was signed to Atlético Clube de Portugal.

International career edit

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 Mexico 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 Honduras, whom it lost to on penalty kicks.

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 United States during 2010 World Cup qualifying.[4] In 2009, he played at the UNCAF Nations Cup, where he scored his first senior international goal against Costa Rica. He has since played regularly with the national team, being rotated in attack with the more experienced strikers Carlos Ruiz and Dwight Pezzarossi during 2014 World Cup qualification, and scoring two goals in the second round.

Career statistics edit

Club Season League Domestic Cup International Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Naval 2011 30 12 4 1 34 13
Total 30 12 4 1 34 13
La Serena 2012 19 4 2 21 4
Total 19 4 2 21 4
Marquense 2012—13 20 8 20 8
Total 20 8 20 8
Comunicaciones 2013—14 40 10 4 1 44 11
2014—15 1 1
Total 41 10 4 1 45 11
Atlético CP 2014—15 25 6 2 27 6
2015—16 35 4 1 36 4
Total 60 10 3 63 10
Career total 170 44 9 1 4 1 183 46

International goals edit

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 January 2009 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa   Costa Rica 1–1 1–3 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup
2. 6 September 2011 FFB Field, Belmopan   Belize 2–0 2–1 2014 World Cup qualification
3. 11 October 2011 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala, Guatemala   Belize 2–1 3–1 2014 World Cup qualification
4. 1 March 2012 Providence Stadium, Providence   Guyana 1–0 2–0 Friendly
5. 15 November 2012 Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque   Paraguay 1–2 1–3 Friendly
6. 25 January 2013 Estadio Nacional, San José   Panama 1–3 1–3 2013 Copa Centroamericana
7. 17 November 2015 Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours edit

  • Xelajú 2007 (Clausura Championship)

References edit

  1. ^ FIFA.com
  2. ^ "Minor López debuta con gol en el futbol chileno". Archived from the original on 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  3. ^ "Minor López ya se incorporó al trabajo de Deportes la Serena".
  4. ^ FIFA Match Report Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit