Raúl Loaiza

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Raúl Loaiza
Personal information
Full name Raúl Alberto Loaiza Morelos
Date of birth (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Cartagena, Colombia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Defensa y Justicia
Number 30
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– Defensa y Justicia 14 (0)
National team
Colombia U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:57, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

Raúl Alberto Loaiza Morelos (born 8 June 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Defensa y Justicia.[1]

Club career[]

Having spent part of his youth career with Academia Crespo, Loaiza began his senior career with Patriotas of Categoría Primera A.[3] 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.[1][4] 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.[1] He remained with Patriotas for the next three campaigns, taking his total appearance tally for them to one hundred and twenty-nine.[1]

2017 saw Atlético Nacional complete the signing of Loaiza.[1][5] Thirty-one appearances followed across 2017 and 2018.[1] In December 2018, Loaiza agreed a loan move to San Lorenzo of the Argentine Primera División; effective from January 2019.[6][7] He played seventeen times for them.[1] On 25 July, Loaiza penned a permanent contract with fellow Argentine top-flight team Defensa y Justicia; signing for three years.[8]

International career[]

Loaiza represented the Colombia U23s at international level under manager Carlos Restrepo.[3] He was part of the squad that won a 2015 international friendly tournament in China.[9] In May 2019, Loaiza received his first call-up to the senior team from Carlos Queiroz ahead of the Copa América in Brazil.[10]

Career statistics[]

As of 26 July 2019.[1]
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[a] 0 30 0
2017 17 0 1 0 — 2[b] 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[a] 0 11 0
2018 13 0 2 0 — 3[c] 0 2[d] 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[c] 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. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera A play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera A play-offs and Superliga Colombiana

Honours[]

Atlético Nacional[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Colombia - R. Loaiza". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Raúl Loaiza". World Football. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ "Jugador de Patriotas, campeón en China con la Sub-23". Boyacá Extra. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Cardona, principal novedad en la lista de Colombia". Telemundo 52. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

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