Raúl Loaiza
Colombian footballer (born 1994)
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Raúl Alberto Loaiza Morelos (born 8 June 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lanús.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Alberto Loaiza Morelos | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lanús | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Academia Crespo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Patriotas | 105 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Atlético Nacional | 21 | (0) |
| 2019 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Defensa y Justicia | 60 | (2) |
| 2022– | Lanús | 73 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| Colombia U23 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:55, 13 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Having spent part of his youth career with Academia Crespo, Loaiza began his senior career with Patriotas of Categoría Primera A.[3] His professional debut came on 2 February 2013 during a 1–1 draw with Boyacá Chicó, which was the first of thirteen appearances in all competitions during the 2013 Categoría Primera A season.[1][4] He scored two goals in the subsequent campaign, notably netting his first in a win against Atlético Huila in February 2014; the other came two months later in a 2–2 versus Envigado.[1] He remained with Patriotas for the next three campaigns, taking his total appearance tally for them to one hundred and twenty-nine.[1]
2017 saw Atlético Nacional complete the signing of Loaiza.[1][5] Thirty-one appearances followed across 2017 and 2018.[1] In December 2018, Loaiza agreed a loan move to San Lorenzo of the Argentine Primera División; effective from January 2019.[6][7] He played seventeen times for them.[1] On 25 July, Loaiza penned a permanent contract with fellow Argentine top-flight team Defensa y Justicia; signing for three years.[8] Loaiza left Defense at the end of June 2022, to join fellow league club Lanús on a deal until the end of 2025.[9]
International career
Loaiza represented the Colombia U23s at international level under manager Carlos Restrepo.[3] He was part of the squad that won a 2015 international friendly tournament in China.[10] In May 2019, Loaiza received his first call-up to the senior team from Carlos Queiroz ahead of the Copa América in Brazil.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 26 July 2019.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Patriotas | 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2015 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 105 | 2 | 20 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 2 | |||
| Atlético Nacional | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| San Lorenzo (loan) | 2018–19 | Primera División | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 134 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 177 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera A play-offs
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera A play-offs and Superliga Colombiana