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Chilean footballer

Favian Loyola
Personal information
Full name Favian Antonio Loyola
Date of birth (2005-05-18) May 18, 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team Orlando City
Number 95
Youth career
2021–2022 Orlando City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Orlando City B 41 (9)
2023– Orlando City 1 (0)
International career
2022 United States U17 1 (0)
2022–2024 United States U19 8 (0)
2024– Chile U20 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 12, 2024

Favian Antonio Loyola (born May 18, 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City. Born in the United States, he represented the United States internationally up to under-19 level before switching to represent Chile at under-20 level.

Club career

Youth

Born at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Loyola's family moved to Florida where he joined the Orlando City SC academy. In 2021, he was part of the under-17 academy team coached by Javi Carrillo that won the MLS Next U17 National Championship title. He continued with the academy to begin the 2022 season before being elevated to the professional Orlando City B side for the inaugural 2022 MLS Next Pro season. He made his professional debut on June 19, 2022, as a 69th-minute substitute in a 6–1 defeat to Columbus Crew 2. He scored his first goals on July 17, a brace in a 4–3 victory over Chicago Fire FC II. In total, Loyola scored six goals in 11 appearances during the 2022 season. He was also named MVP at the 2022 MLS Next All-Star Game.

Orlando City

On December 2, 2022, Loyola signed a three-year MLS homegrown contract with the Orlando City first team ahead of the 2023 season. On July 1, 2023, he debuted for the senior side when he came on as a substitution for Facundo Torres in a 3–1 victory over Chicago Fire.

International career

In April 2022, Loyola was named to a United States under-19 training camp by Marko Mitrović for the first time. In June 2022, he was part of the under-19 squad that traveled to Spain for friendlies against England and Norway. He was recalled to the squad in September 2022 for the Slovenia Nations Cup to face Malta, Croatia and Scotland. Loyola started in the squad that won the tournament following a 2–1 victory over Croatia.

In June 2024, Loyola switched to represent Chile under-20s. He was called up for friendlies against Australia, scoring on his debut in a 2–2 draw on June 8.

Personal life

Born to a Chilean father and an Italian mother, he has an older brother, Donovan, who is also a soccer player who most recently played for Chilean side Universidad Católica.

Career statistics

As of match played October 20, 2024
Club Season League National cup Playoffs Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Orlando City B 2022 MLS Next Pro 11 6 — — — — 11 6
2023 20 2 — 0 0 — — 20 2
2024 24 3 — 1 0 — — 25 3
Total 55 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 11
Orlando City 2023 Major League Soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 56 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 57 11

References

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  9. ^ "East Defeats West, 2-1, in the Inaugural MLS NEXT All-Star Game Presented by Allstate". MLSSoccer.com.
  10. Citro, Michael (December 2, 2022). "Orlando City Signs Favian Loyola to Homegrown Contract". The Mane Land.
  11. "Orlando City SC 3-1 Chicago Fire FC (Jul 1, 2023) Commentary". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  12. "Thirty-Three Players Set For New U-19 Mynt Head Coach Marko Mitrovic's First Training Camp". www.ussoccer.com.
  13. "U19 MNT Roster Named for Spain Trip". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  14. "U-19 MYNT Set For Slovenia Nations Cup Against Malta, Croatia And Scotland". www.ussoccer.com.
  15. "¿Aló, Gareca? Favian Loyola anota en sufrido triunfo de la Roja Sub 20 ante Australia". TNT Sports (in Spanish).
  16. González Lucay, Carlos (October 17, 2021). "La historia de Donovan y Favian Loyola, los hermanos nacidos en Estados Unidos que sigue la Roja" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  17. "Donovan Loyola deja la UC, pero seguirá en el fútbol chileno". OneFootball (in Spanish). January 25, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

External links

Orlando City SC – current squad
  • Head coach: Pareja
  • Assistant coach: Bazán
  • Assistant coach: D. Torres
  • Goalkeeper coach: Baena
  • Executive VP: Muzzi
Orlando City B – current squad
  • Head coach: Goldberg
  • Goalkeeping coach: Machado
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