Loren Morón (footballer, born 1993)

For the Spanish footballer born in 1970, see Loren Morón (footballer, born 1970). For the Spanish footballer born in 1966, see Lorenzo Juarros García.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morón and the second or maternal family name is García.
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 30)[1]
Place of birth Marbella, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) 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 49 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

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.

Club 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 senior 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] On 29 January 2015, he signed for Real Betis and was immediately assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B.[5]

On 20 June 2016, after scoring 13 goals but failing to avoid relegation, Loren renewed his contract until 2018.[6] On 14 May 2017, he scored a hat-trick in a 7–1 away rout of CA Espeleño.[7]

On 30 January 2018, Loren 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 following 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 19 May 2024[26][27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Estepona 2012–13 Tercera División 15 2 — — — 15 2
UD Marbella 2012–13 Tercera División 10 3 — — — 10 3
Marbella FC 2013–14 Tercera División 21 7 — — 1[b] 0 22 7
Vélez 2014–15 Tercera División 21 14 — — — 21 14
Betis B 2014–15 Segunda División B 10 0 — — — 10 0
2015–16 Segunda División B 30 13 — — — 30 13
2016–17 Tercera División 29 14 — — 2[b] 1 31 15
2017–18 Segunda División B 23 16 — — — 23 16
Total 92 43 — — 2 1 94 44
Betis 2017–18 La Liga 15 7 0 0 — — 15 7
2018–19 La Liga 33 6 6 2 6[c] 0 — 45 8
2019–20 La Liga 36 10 3 2 — — 39 12
2020–21 La Liga 26 1 1 0 — — 27 1
2021–22 La Liga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2022–23 La Liga 2 0 1 0 — 1[d] 1 4 1
Total 113 24 11 4 6 0 1 1 131 29
Espanyol (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 21 1 4 3 — — 25 4
Las Palmas (loan) 2022–23 Segunda División 11 1 0 0 — — 11 1
Aris 2023–24 Super League Greece 35 20 5 1 4[e] 0 — 44 21
Career total 339 115 20 8 10 0 4 2 373 125
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Greek Football Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Tercera División promotion playoffs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "Loren Morón". Diario AS. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Loren: "Dedico mi primer gol en Tercera División a mi familia"" [Loren: "I dedicate my first goal in Tercera División to my family"] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Adam, Montaño, Loren, Pibe y Víctor Rueda, cinco fichajes confirmados" [Adam, Montaño, Loren, Pibe and Víctor Rueda, five signings confirmed] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ "El marbellí Loren ya es jugador del Vélez, cedido por el Marbella FC" [Marbella's own Loren is already a Vélez player, on loan from Marbella FC] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Loren, refuerzo para la delantera del Betis B" [Loren, addition for the forward lines of Betis B] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ^ "El canterano Loren renueva hasta junio de 2018" [Academy player Loren renews until June 2018]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 June 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Espeleño 1–7 Betis B: Goleada de campeón" [Espeleño 1–7 Betis B: Champions rout]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Academy player Loren will be part of the first team". Real Betis. 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. ^ Pérez, José Ignacio (3 February 2018). "Loren tiene duende" [Loren has magic]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Loren mantiene firme la apuesta del Betis por Europa" [Loren keeps Betis European bet alive] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Loren and Real Betis extend the existing contract between them until 2022". Real Betis. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. ^ Millar, Colin (4 June 2020). "New Betis contract for Tottenham-target Loren Moron". Football España. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Moron signs Real Betis contract extension". beIN Sports. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  14. ^ "El Real Betis y el RCD Espanyol llegan a un acuerdo para la cesión de Loren" [Real Betis and RCD Espanyol reach agreement for the loan of Loren] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  15. ^ Muñoz Hernández, Raúl (1 December 2021). "L'Espanyol supera el Solares amb patiment a la Copa del Rei amb un hat-trick de Loren" [Espanyol suffer to overcome Solares in the King's Cup with a hat-trick from Loren] (in Catalan). Betevé. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  16. ^ Rodriguez, Robert (28 November 2022). "Más cerca que nunca de salir del Betis porque no soporta a Pellegrini" [Closer to leaving Betis than ever because he cannot stand Pellegrini]. El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  17. ^ Medina, Antonio José (12 February 2023). "Loren Morón manda un aviso a Pellegrini" [Loren Morón sends warning to Pellegrini]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  18. ^ Ordóñez, Florencio (12 January 2023). "2–2 Sólo en los penaltis pudieron tumbar al Betis" [2–2 They could only down Betis on penalties] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Real Betis and UD Las Palmas reach an agreement for the loan of Loren". Real Betis. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Loren deja de pertenecer al Real Betis" [Loren no longer a member of Betis] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  21. ^ Holidis, Kostas (21 July 2023). "Άρης μεταγραφές: Ανακοίνωσε τον Μορόν" [Aris transfers: Loren announced] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  22. ^ Avgoustakis, Kostas (20 August 2023). "ΟΦΗ – Άρης 3–2: Ήρωας ο Νέιρα στο 90+1' έδωσε σπουδαίο τρίποντο στους Κρητικούς" [OFI – Aris 3–2: Hero Neira gave three great points to men from Crete at 90+1'] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  23. ^ Papamakarios, Petros (24 September 2023). "Άρης – Παναιτωλικός 3–0: Τριάρα με διπλό Μορόν και... ιστορικό Λάζαρο Χριστοδουλόπουλο" [Aris – Panetolikos 3–0: Three goals with incredible brace and ... historic Lazaros Christodoulopoulos] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  24. ^ a b Lucena, Pablo (22 May 2024). "Loren Morón se corona 'pichichi' en Grecia" [Loren Morón crowned top gunner in Greece]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  25. ^ Ubric, Ricardo (4 September 2017). "El hijo de Loren explota en el Betis B, mejor ataque y peor defensa de la categoría" [The son of Loren sets off in Betis B, best attack and worst defence of the category] (in Spanish). Huelva 24. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  26. ^ Loren Morón at Soccerway
  27. ^ Loren Morón at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  28. ^ Mitsaras, Dimitris (9 December 2024). "Αυτή είναι η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της περσινής σεζόν" [PSAPP Awards 2024: This is last season's all-star team] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  29. ^ "Loren Morón, elegido mejor jugador del mes de marzo en la Superliga Griega" [Loren Morón, voted best player for the month of March in Superleague Greece] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  30. ^ "Stoiximan Player of the Club του Άρη o Λορέν Μορόν" [Stoiximan Player of the Club from Aris Loren Morón] (in Greek). Super League Greece. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.