Henry López (footballer, born 1992)

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Henry López
Personal information
Full name Henry David López Guerra
Date of birth (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Coban Imperial
Number 9
Youth career
2002–2009 Municipal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Noroeste 1 (0)
2013–2014 New York Cosmos 5 (2)
2015–2016 Municipal 30 (8)
2016 Caracas 4 (0)
2016– Coban Imperial 51 (2)
International career
Guatemala U17[1]
2011 Guatemala U20[2] 7 (1)
2011– Guatemala 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry David López (born 8 August 1992) is a Guatemalan football forward who plays for Caracas of the Venezuelan Primera División.

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

López began his career in the youth ranks of Municipal, where he played from 2002 to 2009. During the 2010 season he was on the books of Real Maryland F.C. After a brief stay in the United States, López signed with Brazilian club EC Noroeste. However, visa problems affected his stay in Brazil.

On February 21, 2013, López signed on to play for New York Cosmos in the team's inaugural year in the NASL.[3]

For the 2015-16 season, López decided to return to Guatemala and signed with Municipal. He scored 6 goals in his first 13 matches, finishing the season with a stat line of 8 goals in 30 matches, playing 54 minutes per game.

López signed with Caracas for the Torneo Clausura of the 2016 Season.

International[edit]

His game-winning goal in 2011 Under-20 World Cup Qualification against the United States qualified Guatemala to the 2011 U20 World Cup, in Colombia, Guatemala's debut World Cup appearance at any level.[4]

He appeared for two matches on the Guatemala national football team for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CONCACAF 2009 U-17 Championship Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ "CONCACAF 2011 U-20 Championship Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Home | New York Cosmos".
  4. ^ "U.S. U-20 MNT Falls to Guatemala - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  5. ^ "CONCACAF Gold Cup Stats Center". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-03-13.

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