Loren Morón (footballer, born 1993)

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Lorenzo Jesús Morón García (born 30 December 1993), known as Loren, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League Greece club Aris.

Full name Lorenzo Jesús Morón García[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Marbella, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
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Loren
Loren with Betis in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lorenzo Jesús Morón García[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Marbella, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Aris
Number 80
Youth career
2007–2011 Peña Los Compadres
2011 UD Marbella
2011–2012 Vázquez Cultural
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Estepona 15 (2)
2013 UD Marbella 10 (3)
2013–2015 Marbella FC 21 (7)
2014–2015 → Vélez (loan) 21 (14)
2015–2018 Betis B 92 (43)
2018–2023 Betis 113 (24)
2021–2022 → Espanyol (loan) 21 (1)
2023 → Las Palmas (loan) 11 (1)
2023– Aris 88 (42)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 April 2026
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Club career

Early career

Loren was born in Marbella, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, and represented CD Peña Los Compadres, UD Marbella and CD Vázquez Cultural as a youth. In 2012, he signed for Tercera División club Unión Estepona CF, making his senior debut on 1 September of that year in a 1–0 home loss against CD El Palo.

Loren scored his first goal on 30 September 2012, his team's third in a 4–1 home victory over Vélez CF.[2] He returned to Marbella (also in the fourth division) the following January.[3]

On 8 July 2014, after achieving promotion, Loren was loaned to fourth-tier side Vélez for a year.[4]

Betis

On 29 January 2015, Loren signed for Real Betis and was immediately assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B.[5] In June 2016, having scored 13 goals but failed to avoid relegation, he renewed his contract until 2018.[6]

Loren scored a hat-trick in a 7–1 away rout of CA Espeleño on 14 May 2017.[7] The following 30 January, he extended his link until 2021 and was definitely promoted to the first team in La Liga.[8] He made his professional debut on 3 February, starting and scoring a brace in a 2–1 home defeat of Villarreal CF;[9] in the next five matches, he netted a further four times.[10]

On 30 June 2018, Loren renewed his contract until June 2022.[11] He made an impressive start to the 2019–20 season, leading him to being linked to FC Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, SSC Napoli and AC Milan; however, he agreed to a further extension at the Estadio Benito Villamarín until 2024, with his buyout clause being set at €50 million.[12][13]

Loren joined RCD Espanyol on 25 August 2021, on loan for the top-flight campaign.[14] He scored his first goals on 1 December in the opening round of the Copa del Rey, a hat-trick in a 3–2 win at sixth-tier side SD Solares-Medio Cudeyo.[15]

In 2022–23, Loren was rarely played by Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini;[16][17] on 12 January 2023, however, shortly after having come on as a 91st-minute substitute for Nabil Fekir in the semi-finals of the Supercopa de España held in Riyadh, his backheel equalised 2–2 against Barcelona and he later converted his attempt in the shootout (4–2 loss).[18] Nineteen days later, he was loaned to UD Las Palmas of the Segunda División until June.[19]

Aris

On 19 July 2023, after helping Las Palmas in their promotion to the top division, Loren terminated his contract with Betis.[20] Two days later, Aris Thessaloniki F.C. announced his acquisition on a two-year deal.[21] He scored his first goal in a 3–2 away defeat against OFI Crete FC,[22] adding a brace on 24 September to help the hosts to beat Panetolikos F.C. 3–0;[23] he finished his first season as top scorer at 20 goals to help his team to reach the Super League Greece championship play-offs, where he netted six times in ten games.[24]

Personal life

Loren's father, also named Lorenzo, was also a footballer. A central defender, he represented mainly UD Salamanca and Recreativo de Huelva.[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 April 2026[26][27]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estepona 2012–13 Tercera División 152———152
UD Marbella 2012–13 103———103
Marbella FC 2013–14 217——1[b]0227
Vélez 2014–15 2114———2114
Betis B 2014–15 Segunda División B 100———100
2015–16 3013———3013
2016–17 Tercera División 2914——2[b]13115
2017–18 Segunda División B 2316———2316
Total 9243——219444
Betis 2017–18 La Liga 15700——157
2018–19 336626[c]0—458
2019–20 361032——3912
2020–21 26110——271
2021–22 1000——10
2022–23 2010—1[d]141
Total 11324114601113129
Espanyol (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 21143——254
Las Palmas (loan) 2022–23 Segunda División 11100——111
Aris 2023–24 Super League Greece 3520614[e]0—4521
2024–25 301821——3219
2025–26 234632[f]1—318
Total 884214561—10848
Career total 392137291212142468160
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  1. [a]
    Includes Copa del Rey, Greek Football Cup
  2. [b]
    Appearances in Tercera División promotion playoffs
  3. [c]
    Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. [d]
    Appearance in Supercopa de España
  5. [e]
    Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. [f]
    Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

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Individual

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