ICYMI: #Guam Matao forward Marcus Lopez signed to play professionally in India! Story on: https://t.co/VY9Zuhwej3 pic.twitter.com/1lN9sU2Qyz— Guam Football Association (@GuamFootball) October 31, 2016 Marcus Lopez Transfermarkt profile: http://www.transfermarkt.com/marcus-lopez/profil/spieler/256548 Wikipedia profile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Lopez College profile: http://laserpride.lasell.edu/sports/msoc/2010-11/bios/lopez_marcus?view=bio Previously played for Pachanga Diliman in the Philippines top division (9 games and 5 goals). http://www.guamfa.com/national-team...s-lopez-signs-to-play-professionally-in-india Notable performances by Marcus Lopez during Guam’s campaign in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Joint Preliminary Qualification Round 2 helped propel the Matao forward to a professional playing contract in India. Particularly after Guam’s second match against India in Bangalore, a prominent Indian agency contacted Lopez for a two-month trial beginning in July with Minerva Academy FC. At the end of two-month trial, the club officially offered Lopez a full contract for the club’s 2017 season, which begins in January. Minerva Academy FC, based out of Chandigarh in the Punjab region of India, recently submitted a bid for entry into the Hero I-League, India’s top division, after a stellar 2015-2016 season in India’s Second Division League and success in recent tournaments. The Hero I-League consists of India’s top clubs, including Bengaluru FC, the first Indian football club to play in an AFC Cup final. Bengaluru FC is captained by Sunil Chhetri, who also is India’s national team captain. Lopez impressed Minerva Academy FC coaches during his two-month trial, recording two goals and two assists in four matches for the club in the Durand Cup, a prestigious tournament in India. Lopez’s first foray into the professional realm came in 2013. At just 21 years old, Lopez signed a contract to play for Pachanga Diliman FC for one season in the Philippines’ United Football League (UFL) where he played alongside Matao teammates Cunliffe and Ian Mariano. Lopez most recently played for the Bank of Guam Strykers FC in the Premier Division of the Budweiser Soccer League season before signing with Minerva Academy FC.