Cristhian Loor
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristhian Joel Loor Santamaría[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | La Concordia, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2023–2025 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| 2024 | → Independiente Juniors (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Independiente del Valle | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Botafogo | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Ecuador U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ecuador U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Ecuador U23 | 0 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 August 2025 | |||
Cristhian Joel Loor Santamaría (born 9 March 2006) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brazilian Série A club Botafogo.
Independiente del Valle
Loor was promoted to the first team of Independiente del Valle after participating in the 2025 South American U-20 Championship with Ecuador. Though he did not make any senior appearances, he was registered in professional competitions and was part of the squad that won the 2023 Recopa Sudamericana.[2][1]
Botafogo
On 7 June 2025, Loor was officially announced as a new signing by Botafogo, joining on a contract valid until the end of 2028.[2][3]
International career
Youth
Loor was Ecuador's starting goalkeeper at the 2023 South American U-17 Championship, where the team finished runners-up.[4]
He was later included in the squads for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup[5] and the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament for the U23 team.[6]
On 5 January 2025, he was called up again for the 2025 South American U-20 Championship in Venezuela.[7][8]