External links
- Favian Loyola at Soccerway.com
- Favian Loyola at FBref.com
- Favian Loyola at kicker (in German)
- Favian Loyola at Major League Soccer
- Favian Loyola at Orlando City Official Website
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Favian Antonio Loyola [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Audax Italiano | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Orlando City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Orlando City B | 11 | (6) |
| 2022–2025 | Orlando City | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | → Orlando City B (loan) | 64 | (5) |
| 2026– | Audax Italiano | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | United States U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | United States U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Chile U20 | 6 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 January 2026 | |||
Favian Antonio Loyola (born 18 May 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga de Primera club Audax Italiano. Born in the United States, he represented the United States internationally up to under-19 level before switching to represent Chile at under-20 level.
Born at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Loyola's family moved to Florida where he joined the Orlando City SC academy. [2] In 2021, he was part of the under-17 academy team coached by Javi Carrillo that won the MLS Next U17 National Championship title. [3] 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 19 June 2022, as a 69th-minute substitute in a 6–1 defeat to Columbus Crew 2. He scored his first goals on 17 July, 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. [4] He was also named MVP at the 2022 MLS Next All-Star Game. [5]
On 2 December 2022, Loyola signed a three-year MLS homegrown contract with the Orlando City first team ahead of the 2023 season. [6] On 1 July 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. [7] On 17 November 2025, the team announced that they would allow Loyola's contract to expire and were not interested in pursuing a new contract. [8] [9]
On 15 January 2026, Loyola moved to Chile and signed with Audax Italiano in the Liga de Primera. [10]
In April 2022, Loyola was named to a United States under-19 training camp by Marko Mitrović for the first time. [11] In June 2022, he was part of the under-19 squad that traveled to Spain for friendlies against England and Norway. [12] He was recalled to the squad in September 2022 for the Slovenia Nations Cup to face Malta, Croatia and Scotland. [13] Loyola started in the squad that won the tournament following a 2–1 victory over Croatia. [5]
In June 2024, Loyola switched to represent Chile under-20s. He was called up for friendlies against Australia, scoring on his debut in a 2–2 draw on June 8. [14]
Born to a Chilean father and an Italian mother, he has an older brother, Donovan, who is also a soccer player [15] [16] [17] [18] who most recently played for Chilean side Universidad Católica. [19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Playoffs | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orlando City B | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | ||||
| Orlando City B (loan) | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 20 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 24 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
| 2025 | MLS Next Pro | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 75 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 11 | ||
| Orlando City | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Audax Italiano | 2026 | Liga de Primera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 11 | ||
