Favian Loyola

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Favian Loyola
Personal information
Full name Favian Antonio Loyola [1]
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Orlando City B 39 (8)
2023– Orlando City 1 (0)
International career
2022– United States U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 15, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 27, 2022

Favian Antonio Loyola (born May 18, 2005) is an Chilean American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Club career

Youth

Born at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Loyola's family moved to Florida where he joined the Orlando City SC academy. [6] In 2021, he was part of the under-17 academy team coached by Javi Carrillo that won the MLS Next U17 National Championship title. [7] 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. [8] He was also named MVP at the 2022 MLS Next All-Star Game. [9]

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. [10] 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. [11]

International career

In April 2022, Loyola was named to a United States under-19 training camp by Marko Mitrović for the first time. [12] In June 2022, he was part of the under-19 squad that traveled to Spain for friendlies against England and Norway. [13] He was recalled to the squad in September 2022 for the Slovenia Nations Cup to face Malta, Croatia and Scotland. [14] Loyola would start in the squad that would win the tournament following a 2–1 victory over Croatia. [9]

Personal life

Born to a Chilean father and an Italian mother, he has an older brother, Donovan, who is also a player [15] currently signed with Chilean side Universidad Católica until 2023. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played May 15, 2024 [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupPlayoffsContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando City B 2022 MLS Next Pro 116116
2023 202202
2024 8080
Total398398
Orlando City 2023 Major League Soccer 100010
2024 00000000
Total100010
Career total4080000408

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