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Colombian footballer (born 1994)

Raúl Loaiza
Personal information
Full name Raúl Alberto Loaiza Morelos
Date of birth (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Cartagena, Colombia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team Lanús
Number 15
Youth career
Academia Crespo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Patriotas 105 (2)
2017–2019 Atlético Nacional 21 (0)
2019 → San Lorenzo (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2022 Defensa y Justicia 60 (2)
2022– Lanús 62 (2)
International career
Colombia U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Raúl Alberto Loaiza Morelos (born 8 June 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lanús.

Club career

Having spent part of his youth career with Academia Crespo, Loaiza began his senior career with Patriotas of Categoría Primera A. His professional debut came on 2 February 2013 during a 1–1 draw with Boyacá Chicó, which was the first of thirteen appearances in all competitions during the 2013 Categoría Primera A season. He scored two goals in the subsequent campaign, notably netting his first in a win against Atlético Huila in February 2014; the other came two months later in a 2–2 versus Envigado. He remained with Patriotas for the next three campaigns, taking his total appearance tally for them to one hundred and twenty-nine.

2017 saw Atlético Nacional complete the signing of Loaiza. Thirty-one appearances followed across 2017 and 2018. In December 2018, Loaiza agreed a loan move to San Lorenzo of the Argentine Primera División; effective from January 2019. He played seventeen times for them. On 25 July, Loaiza penned a permanent contract with fellow Argentine top-flight team Defensa y Justicia; signing for three years. Loaiza left Defense at the end of June 2022, to join fellow league club Lanús on a deal until the end of 2025.

International career

Loaiza represented the Colombia U23s at international level under manager Carlos Restrepo. He was part of the squad that won a 2015 international friendly tournament in China. In May 2019, Loaiza received his first call-up to the senior team from Carlos Queiroz ahead of the Copa América in Brazil.

Career statistics

As of 26 July 2019.
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Patriotas 2013 Categoría Primera A 10 0 3 0 — — 0 0 13 0
2014 25 2 9 0 — — 0 0 34 2
2015 27 0 5 0 — — 0 0 32 0
2016 26 0 2 0 — — 2 0 30 0
2017 17 0 1 0 — 2 0 0 0 20 0
Total 105 2 20 0 — 2 0 2 0 129 2
Atlético Nacional 2017 Categoría Primera A 8 0 2 0 — 0 0 1 0 11 0
2018 13 0 2 0 — 3 0 2 0 20 0
2019 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 21 0 4 0 — 3 0 3 0 31 0
San Lorenzo (loan) 2018–19 Primera División 8 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 17 0
Defensa y Justicia 2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 134 2 25 0 4 0 9 0 5 0 177 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera A play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  4. Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera A play-offs and Superliga Colombiana

Honours

Atlético Nacional

References

  1. ^ "Colombia - R. Loaiza". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. "Raúl Loaiza". World Football. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Raúl Loaiza es nuevo jugador de Atlético Nacional". Vavel. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. "Ficha Estadistica de RAUL LOAIZA". BDFA. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. "Raúl Loaiza pasa de Patriotas a Atlético Nacional". Publimetro. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. "Raúl Loaiza firma con San Lorenzo y se transforma en el segundo refuerzo". Marca. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. "San Lorenzo sumó su segundo refuerzo: firmó Raúl Loaiza". Diario Democracia. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  8. "Bienvenido Raúl Loaiza a Defensa y Justicia". Defensa y Justicia. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  9. Raúl Loaiza se suma al Club Lanús, clublanus.com, 21 June 2022
  10. "Jugador de Patriotas, campeón en China con la Sub-23". Boyacá Extra. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  11. "Cardona, principal novedad en la lista de Colombia". Telemundo 52. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

External links

Club Atlético Lanús – current squad
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