Antonio de Jesús López

Antonio de Jesús López Amenábar (born 10 April 1997), commonly known as Chucho, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Bantrab 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.

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

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.

2021–22: Loan to Necaxa and departure On 17 January 2022, Necaxa officially confirmed they acquired López on loan. 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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Career statistics International

National team Year Apps GoalsGuatemala 2020 3 0 2021 1 0 2022 13 0 2023 7 0 2024 1 0 2025 1 0 Total 27 0

Honours América Liga MX: Apertura 2018 Copa MX: Clausura 2019 Campeón de Campeones: 2019

Comunicaciones Liga Guate: Apertura 2023