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Honduran footballer (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón (born 25 April 1993), nicknamed Choco, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Santos Laguna and captains the Honduras national team.
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Full name | Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 April 1993||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yoro, Honduras | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Santos Laguna | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Getafe | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024 | → Almería (loan) | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Santos Laguna | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | Honduras U17 | 8 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Honduras U20 | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Honduras U23 | 5 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2011– | Honduras | 51 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:14, 29 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 |
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.
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
On 12 July 2024, Lozano left Spain after nine years and moved to Liga MX side Santos Laguna.[36]
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.[37] 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.[38]
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.[39][40]
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.[41]
Lozano married Alessa Gámez, with the couple later welcoming a daughter.[42] In 2023, he began a relationship with Joselinn Silver, a Honduran model, beauty queen and entrepreneur.[43]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
Olimpia | 2013–14 | Liga Nacional | 33 | 15 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 44 | 17 | |
2014–15 | Liga Nacional | 31 | 21 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 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 | 88 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 90 | 11 | ||||
Getafe | 2023–24 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
Career total | 380 | 89 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 424 | 105 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Honduras | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 3 | 0 | |
2013 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | 4 | 1 | |
2015 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | |
2024 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 51 | 13 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 | Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Cuba | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
12 | 17 November 2023 | Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Mexico | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
13 | 6 June 2024 | Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Cuba | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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