Anthony Lozano
Lozano with Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón
Date of birth (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Yoro, Honduras
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Almería
(on loan from Getafe)
Number 15
Youth career
Platense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Olimpia 18 (5)
2011–2013 Valencia B 31 (1)
2011–2012 → Alcoyano (loan) 23 (2)
2013–2017 Olimpia 64 (36)
2015–2017 → Tenerife (loan) 62 (19)
2017–2018 Barcelona B 20 (4)
2018–2020 Girona 35 (1)
2019–2020 → Cádiz (loan) 33 (10)
2020–2023 Cádiz 88 (11)
2023– Getafe 6 (0)
2024– → Almería (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2009 Honduras U17 8 (11)
2011 Honduras U20 8 (3)
2012–2016 Honduras U23 5 (4)
2011– Honduras 48 (12)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Honduras
CONCACAF Nations League
Third place 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:03, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:03, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón (born 25 April 1993), nicknamed Choco, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Almería, on loan from Getafe, and captains the Honduras national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Yoro, Lozano made his debut in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras at the age of only 15,[2] appearing for C.D. Olimpia against Club Deportivo y Social Vida on 11 January 2009.[3] On 21 February 2010 he scored his first goals, netting a hat-trick in the Clausura tournament 6–0 win over C.D. Victoria.

In August 2010, Lozano spent time training with Tottenham Hotspur's reserve team, impressing manager Harry Redknapp.[4][5] He was expected to stay with the North London side, but the deal never went through because he was underage and, therefore, could not sign a contract with a professional club.

Valencia B

On 11 August 2011, Lozano moved to Spain and signed with Valencia CF on a one-year loan,[6] but was immediately loaned to CD Alcoyano in the same community, in Segunda División.[7] He made his official debut against UD Las Palmas on 3 September, as a second-half substitute (1–0 away loss).[8]

Lozano spent the 2012–13 season with Valencia's reserves, in Segunda División B.[9] After being released, he returned to his first club Olimpia.

Return to Olimpia

Lozano was Olimpia's top scorer in the 2014–15 campaign, contributing 26 goals in 38 matches.[10] On 6 August 2015, he returned to Spain and its second division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with CD Tenerife,[11] which was extended on 9 July of the following year;[12] he was awarded the Player of the Month award for May, after helping his team reach the play-offs.[13]

Barcelona B

On 7 July 2017, an agreement between FC Barcelona and Olimpia for Lozano was confirmed by the latter club's vice president Osman Madrid,[14] which saw the player become the first Honduran to represent the Catalans.[15] He was assigned to their reserves in division two, and in the first game of the season, he scored once and provided an assist against Real Valladolid (2–1, away).[16]

Girona

On 30 January 2018, Lozano joined La Liga side Girona FC for a fee of €1.7 million.[17][18] He made his debut in the competition 12 days later, featuring 21 minutes in the 1–0 away loss to Sevilla FC,[19] and scored his first goal on 3 March – also from the bench – to help the visitors to defeat Villarreal CF 2–0.[20]

Lozano was given a direct red card late into the 2–1 home win over Rayo Vallecano on 27 October 2018, after tackling Santi Comesaña from behind.[21] He scored the equaliser against Atlético Madrid the following 9 January, cancelling out Antoine Griezmann's earlier goal in a 1–1 draw in the first leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16 tie at the Estadi Montilivi;[22] it was his second competitive goal for the club, after failing to the find the net for almost a year.[23] He once again scored in the cup when Girona faced Real Madrid in the quarter-finals,[24] in the process becoming the fourth player from his country to achieve the feat against that opposition.[25]

Cádiz

On 1 September 2019, Lozano was loaned to Cádiz CF of the Spanish second tier for one year.[26] He scored his first goal for the team later that month, in a 2–1 away win against UD Almería.[27] He added a further nine until the end of the campaign – second-best in the squad behind Álex Fernández's 13 – as his team returned to the top flight after 14 years.[28][29]

Cádiz exercised their option to buy on 22 July 2020, and Lozano signed a permanent three-year contract.[30] On 17 October, he scored the only goal in a victory over Real Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, the first ever away against that adversary.[31]

Lozano scored his first hat-trick in the Spanish first division on 26 October 2021, in a 3–3 draw at Villarreal.[32]

Getafe

On 1 July 2023, Lozano joined Getafe CF on a three-year deal, as a free agent.[33] The following February, having totalled just 88 minutes in the league,[34] he was loaned to fellow top-tier Almería for the remainder of the season.[35]

International career

Lozano scored 11 goals for the Honduras under-17s, including four in the 2009 CONCACAF Championship which qualified the national team to that year's FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he netted in the 3–1 loss against Germany.[36] He made his senior debut in August 2011, coming on as a substitute for Carlo Costly (who scored both goals in the 2–0 win) in a friendly win over Venezuela.[37]

Lozano also represented the country at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He scored twice in the latter tournament, helping the nation to the semi-finals in Brazil.[38][39]

Personal life

Lozano's half-brother, Luis Ramos, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he played several years in Slovakia and Hungary. His style was compared to compatriot Costly.[40]

Lozano married Alessa Gámez, with the couple later welcoming a daughter.[41]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 2 January 2024[42]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olimpia 2009–10 Liga Nacional 7 4 — — — 7 4
2010–11 Liga Nacional 11 1 — 3[a] 1 — 14 2
Total 18 5 — 3 1 — 21 6
Valencia B 2012–13 Segunda División B 31 1 — — — 31 1
Alcoyano (loan) 2011–12 Segunda División 23 2 1 0 — — 24 2
Total 54 3 1 0 — — 55 3
Olimpia 2013–14 Liga Nacional 33 15 — 3[a] 1 8[b] 1 44 17
2014–15 Liga Nacional 31 21 — 6[a] 4 7[b] 5 44 30
Total 64 36 — 9 5 15 6 88 47
Tenerife (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 32 10 1 0 — — 33 10
2016–17 Segunda División 30 9 1 0 — 4[c] 1 35 10
Total 62 19 2 0 — 4 1 68 20
Barcelona B 2017–18 Segunda División 20 4 — — — 20 4
Girona 2017–18 La Liga 14 1 — — — 14 1
2018–19 La Liga 20 0 6 2 — — 26 2
2019–20 Segunda División 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 55 5 6 2 — — 61 7
Cádiz (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 33 10 1 0 — — 34 10
Cádiz 2020–21 La Liga 29 3 2 0 — — 31 3
2021–22 La Liga 31 7 — — — 31 7
2022–23 La Liga 28 1 — — — 28 1
Total 121 21 3 0 — — 124 21
Getafe 2023–24 La Liga 6 0 1 1 — — 7 1
Career total 380 89 13 3 12 6 19 7 424 105
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Liga Nacional Postseason
  3. ^ Appearances in Promotion Playoffs

International

As of match played 21 November 2023[43]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Honduras 2011 1 0
2012 3 0
2013 0 0
2014 4 1
2015 10[a] 4
2016 4 1
2017 5 1
2018 3 1
2019 3 1
2020 0 0
2021 5 0
2022 2 0
2023 8 3
Total 48 12
  1. ^ Including two non-FIFA matches and one goal
As of match played 17 November 2023[43]
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lozano goal.
List of international goals scored by Anthony Lozano
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 September 2014 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Nicaragua 1–0 1–0 2014 Copa Centroamericana
2 4 February 2015 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Venezuela 1–3 2–3 Friendly
3 11 February 2015 Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas, Venezuela  Venezuela 1–0 1–2 Friendly
4 29 March 2015 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  French Guiana 3–0 3–0 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
5 31 May 2015 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States  El Salvador 2–0 2–0 Friendly
6 25 March 2016 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 2–1 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 28 March 2017 Estadio General Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Costa Rica 1–0 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 16 November 2018 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Panama 1–0 1–0 Friendly
9 17 June 2019 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Jamaica 1–2 2–3 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
10 13 September 2023 Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Grenada 2–0 4–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
11 16 October 2023  Cuba 2–0 4–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
12 17 November 2023  Mexico 1–0 2–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A

References

  1. ^ a b "Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón" (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ Experiencia más juventud (Experience plus youth) Archived 18 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine; El Heraldo, 9 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Vida terminó con su maldición ante Olimpia (Vida ended curse against Olimpia) Archived 19 April 2013 at archive.today; Diez, 12 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Spurs take Central American starlet on trial Archived 27 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Give Me Football, 13 August 2010
  5. ^ Anthony Lozano thrilled with Tottenham deal; Tribal Football, 13 August 2010
  6. ^ Valencia sign Anthony ‘Choco’ Lozano Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine; VCF Central, 11 August 2011
  7. ^ Lozano cedido al Alcoyano por el Valencia (Lozano loaned to Alcoyano by Valencia) Archived 28 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Diez, 11 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Meritorio triunfo de Las Palmas que se quedó con diez muy pronto (Deserved win for Las Palmas who was reduced to ten early on) Archived 5 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 3 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Anthony Lozano anota golazo en triunfo del Valencia (Anthony Lozano scores wondergoal in Valencia win) Archived 23 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Diez, 21 March 2013 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Castañeda, Gian Carlos (7 October 2019). "El resurgir de Antony [sic] 'Choco' Lozano con el Cádiz en la segunda división de España" [The resurrection of Anthony 'Choco' Lozano with Cádiz in the Spanish second division] (in Spanish). Diez. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  11. ^ Anthony Lozano, tercer refuerzo del CD Tenerife (Anthony Lozano, third signing of CD Tenerife) Archived 20 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine; CD Tenerife, 6 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Antony Lozano jugará de nuevo en el CD Tenerife (Antony Lozano will play again at CD Tenerife) Archived 17 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine; CD Tenerife, 9 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ 'Choco' Lozano named LaLiga 1|2|3 Player of the Month for May Archived 17 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine; La Liga, 9 June 2017
  14. ^ Olimpia confirma acuerdo con el Barcelona por "Choco" Lozano (Olimpia confirm agreement with Barcelona for "Choco" Lozano) Archived 8 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine; La Prensa, 7 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Anthony 'Choco' Lozano, primer hondureño del Barcelona (Anthony 'Choco' Lozano, first Honduran of Barcelona) Archived 21 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Goal, 17 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Lozano lidera el brillante estreno del Barça 'B' en Pucela (1–2) (Lozano leads Barça 'B' brilliant debut in Pucela (1–2)) Archived 5 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Sport, 19 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  17. ^ Agreement with Girona FC for transfer of Choco Lozano Archived 31 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine; FC Barcelona, 30 January 2018
  18. ^ Los millones que recibirá Olimpia por traspaso de "Choco" Lozano al Girona (The millions Olimpia will earn from transfer of "Choco" Lozano to Girona) Archived 9 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Diez, 30 January 2018 (in Spanish)
  19. ^ 1–0. Sergio Rico le da la victoria al Sevilla (1–0. Sergio Rico gives win to Sevilla) Archived 17 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine; EFE, 11 February 2018 (in Spanish)
  20. ^ El Girona sorprende al Villarreal y se acerca a Europa (Girona upset Villarreal and near Europe) Archived 3 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine; RTVE, 3 March 2018 (in Spanish)
  21. ^ Lozano expulsado en triunfo del Girona (Lozano sent off in Girona's win) Archived 30 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine; La Tribuna, 29 October 2018 (in Spanish)
  22. ^ Un golazo de Choco Lozano salva al Girona en Copa del Rey ante el Atlético de Madrid (A wonder goal from Choco Lozano saves Girona in the Copa del Rey against Atlético de Madrid) Archived 24 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Diez, 9 January 2019 (in Spanish)
  23. ^ Choco Lozano le anota al Atlético de Madrid y desata los comentarios en redes (Choco Lozano puts one past Atlético de Madrid and unleashes web comments) Archived 24 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Diez, 9 January 2019 (in Spanish)
  24. ^ Real Madrid grab lead against Girona in Copa del Rey quarterfinal first leg Archived 21 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN, 24 January 2019
  25. ^ Choco Lozano, el cuarto hondureño en anotar un gol ante Real Madrid (Choco Lozano, the fourth Honduran to score a goal against Real Madrid) Archived 17 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Goal, 24 January 2019 (in Spanish)
  26. ^ "El Girona y el Cadiz CF llegan un acuerdo para la cesión de Lozano" [Girona and Cadiz CF reach an agreement for the loan of Lozano] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  27. ^ Choco Lozano se estrena en el Cádiz marcándole un golazo al Almería en la segunda división de España (Choco Lozano gets first in Cádiz scoring wonder goal against Almería in the Spanish second division) Archived 10 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine; Diez, 29 September 2019 (in Spanish)
  28. ^ Corrigan, Dermot (13 July 2020). "Cadiz, the club and city where the rules are different, finally return to La Liga". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  29. ^ "Stuani, del Girona, 'Pichichi' con 29 goles" [Stuani, from Girona, 'Pichichi' with 29 goals] (in Spanish). Sport. 21 July 2020. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  30. ^ "Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo Y Álvaro continuarán de amarillo" [Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo and Álvaro will continue in yellow] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 22 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  31. ^ Train, Rob (17 October 2020). "Real Madrid caught napping as Lozano seals historic win for Cádiz". As. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  32. ^ "Villarreal draw with Cádiz 3–3 at the Estadio de la Ceramica". Infobae. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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  34. ^ "El Getafe aligera su plantilla: Enes Ünal, Mitrovic y Lozano, salidas confirmadas" [Getafe lighten their squad: Enes Ünal, Mitrovic and Lozano, confirmed departures] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  35. ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Choco Lozano" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Choco Lozano] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  36. ^ Anthony Lozano espera una oportunidad en el Olimpia (Anthony Lozano awaits chance at Olimpia) Archived 14 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Diez, 3 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  37. ^ 7 momentos en la carrera de Anthony 'Choco' Lozano (7 moments in Anthony 'Choco' Lozano's career) Archived 20 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine; As, 25 April 2019 (in Spanish)
  38. ^ Honduras edges Algeria 3–2 in the opening match of Group D Archived 7 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine; NBC, 4 August 2016
  39. ^ Argentina pay penalty as Honduras progress; FIFA, 10 August 2016
  40. ^ Me comparan con Costly: Choco Lozano (I am compared to Costly: Choco Lozano) Archived 21 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Diez, 3 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  41. ^ Ella es Alessa, la mujer que acompañará a Choco Lozano en Barcelona (She is Alessa, the woman who will accompany Choco Lozano in Barcelona) Archived 4 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Diez, 7 May 2017 (in Spanish)
  42. ^ Anthony Lozano at Soccerway
  43. ^ a b "A. Lozano – Matches". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

External links

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