Marcus Lopez
Marcus Phillip Joseph Lopez (born 9 February 1992 in Barrigada, Guam) is a Guamanian international footballer who plays for the Guam national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Phillip Joseph Lopez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barrigada, Guam[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder/Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | St. John's Knights | ||
| 2007–2009 | Harvest Christian Eagles | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Lasell Lasers | ||
| 2011–2012 | UC Irvine Anteaters | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Guam Shipyard | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Pachanga Diliman | 9 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Guam Shipyard | 18 | (24) |
| 2014–2015 | Payless Strykers | 7 | (10) |
| 2016 | Minerva Punjab FC | 4 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Guam | 36 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2021 | |||
Career
Lopez attended high school at St. John's School[2] and later transferred to Harvest Christian Academy in Barrigada, Guam.[3] He played from 2010 to 2011 for the Lasell College Lasers men's soccer team.[4] In September 2011 he joined the Guam Men's Soccer League club Guam Shipyard.
In March 2013, Lopez joined Pachanga Diliman of the Filipino United Football League.[5] In 2016, he joined the I-League side Minerva Punjab FC, where he scored 2 goals in 4 games.
International
He made his first appearance for the Guam national football team in 2012.[6]
International goals
- Scores and results list the Guam's goal tally first.[6]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 July 2012 | Leo Palace Resort, Yona | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 29 September 2012 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2012 Philippine Peace Cup | |
| 3. | 25 July 2014 | Guam Football Association National Training Center, Dededo | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup qualification | |
| 4. | 2 September 2018 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification | |
| 5. | 4–0 | |||||
| 6. | 10 September 2019 | Guam Football Association National Training Center, Dededo | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
References
- "Guam - M. Lopez - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- Marcus Lopez – Soccer – beRecruited
- Defending champion Eagles fly high above Sharks, 6–0 Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Marcus Lopez – Lasell
- Espiritu, Jill (14 March 2013). "Lopez to Play Pro Soccer in Philippines". PacificNewsCenter.com. Pacific News Center. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- Marcus Lopez at National-Football-Teams.com
http://guamfa.com/forms/2014-15%20BSL%20D1%20Statistics-%20WEEK%2016.pdf
