Raúl Loaiza

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

Raúl Loaiza
Personal information
Full name Raúl Alberto Loaiza Morelos
Date of birth (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994
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)

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Patriotas 2013 Categoría Primera A 10030——00130
2014 25290——00342
2015 27050——00320
2016 26020——2[lower-alpha 1]0300
2017 17010—2[lower-alpha 2]000200
Total 1052200—20201292
Atlético Nacional 2017 Categoría Primera A 8020—001[lower-alpha 1]0110
2018 13020—3[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 4]0200
2019 0000—000000
Total 21040—3030310
San Lorenzo (loan) 2018–19 Primera División 8010404[lower-alpha 3]000170
Defensa y Justicia 2019–20 000000000000
Career total 13422504090501772
  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[1]

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. "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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