Loren Zúñiga
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lorenzo Zúñiga Owono | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 18 January 2003||
Place of birth | Fuerteventura, Spain[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Málaga | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
Portada Alta | |||
2012–2021 | Málaga | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Málaga B | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Málaga | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2021 |
Lorenzo "Loren" Zúñiga Owono (born 18 January 2003) is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean[2] footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF.
Early life[]
Zúñiga was born in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands to an Equatoguinean mother while his father, Lorenzo Zúñiga Ocaña, a footballer from Málaga, was then playing for CD Corralejo.[3] He was raised in Málaga, after his father's retirement from playing.
Club career[]
Zúñiga joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2012, aged nine, from Atlético Portada Alta.[4] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 18 October 2020, starting in a 1–0 Tercera División home win against Juventud de Torremolinos CF.[5]
On 23 February 2021, Zúñiga renewed his contract until 2024.[6] He made his first team debut on 14 March, coming on as a second-half substitute for Caye Quintana in a 1–0 away win over UD Logroñés in the Segunda División.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Loren Zúñiga". Málaga CF. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Loren Zúñiga at BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Lorenzo Zúñiga Ocaña at BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Con el 45, Loren Zúñiga" [With the 45, Loren Zúñiga] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Reserve team wins in Torremolinos in league opener (1–0)". Málaga CF. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "La renovación de Loren ya es un hecho: blindado hasta 2024" [The renewal of Loren is already a done deal: tied up until 2024] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Loren salta al ruedo con 18 años" [Loren jumps into the ring at 18 years old] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
External links[]
- Loren Zúñiga at BDFutbol
- Loren Zúñiga at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Loren Zúñiga at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Fuerteventura
- People of Andalusian descent
- Equatoguinean people of Spanish descent
- Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Citizens of Equatorial Guinea through descent
- Footballers from the Canary Islands
- Spanish footballers
- Equatoguinean footballers
- Association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Tercera División players
- Atlético Malagueño players
- Málaga CF players
- Spain youth international footballers