Marvin Loría
Costa Rican football player (born 1997)
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Marvin Antonio Loría Leitón (born 24 April 1997) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.
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Loría with Saprissa in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marvin Antonio Loría Leitón | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saprissa | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Saprissa | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Benfica B (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2019–2024 | Portland Timbers | 109 | (6) |
| 2019–2022 | Portland Timbers 2 | 10 | (3) |
| 2025– | Saprissa | 16 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Costa Rica U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Costa Rica U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Costa Rica | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2021 | |||
Club career
Loría came through the academy at Deportivo Saprissa, making his professional debut for the club on 24 November 2013 in a 1–1 draw with Cartaginés. He spent time on loan with Benfica B, before moving abroad again on 9 March 2018 to the United States with USL side Portland Timbers 2.[2]
Loría signed a first-team contract with Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer in December 2018.[3] In his debut match, Loria scored his first MLS goal with his very first shot on 22 June 2019.[4]
Portland declined Loría's contract option following their 2024 season.[5]
International
On 2 February 2019, he made his debut for the Costa Rica national team as a starter in a friendly against the United States.[6]
