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Loren Zúñiga
Personal information
Full name	Lorenzo Zúñiga Owono
Date of birth	18 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Puerto del Rosario, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Real Madrid B
Number	19
Youth career
	Portada Alta
2012–2021	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2023	Málaga B
2021–2023	Málaga
2024	Real Madrid C
2024–	Real Madrid B
International career‡
2021–2022	Spain U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:45, 28 November 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Lorenzo "Loren" Zúñiga Owono (born 18 January 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Tercera Federación club Real Madrid C. He also holds Equatorial Guinean citizenship.^[2]

Early life

Zúñiga was born in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands to Peninsular Spanish parents. At the time of his birth, his father, former footballer Lorenzo Zúñiga Ocaña, originally from Málaga, was signed to Fuerteventura club CD Corralejo.^[3] He was raised in Málaga, after his father's retirement from playing. He is of Equatorial Guinean descent through his maternal grandfather.

Club career

Zúñiga joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2012, aged nine, from Atlético Portada Alta.^[4] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 18 October 2020, starting in a 1–0 Tercera División home win against Juventud de Torremolinos CF.^[5]

On 23 February 2021, Zúñiga renewed his contract until 2024.^[6] He made his first team debut on 14 March, coming on as a second-half substitute for Caye Quintana in a 1–0 away win over UD Logroñés in the Segunda División.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 November 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Málaga B	2020–21	Tercera División	1	0	–		0	0	1	0
	2021–22	Tercera División RFEF	21	13	–		1^[a]	0	22	13
	2022–23	Tercera Federación	2	2	–		0	0	2	2
	Total		24	15	0	0	1	0	25	15
Málaga	2020–21	Segunda División	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
	2021–22	Segunda División	4	0	0	0	–		4	0
	2022–23	Segunda División	23	0	1	0	–		24	0
	2023–24	Primera Federación	14	0	2	0	–		16	0
	Total		44	0	3	0	0	0	47	0
Real Madrid C	2023–24	Tercera Federación	16	8	–		–		16	8
Real Madrid Castilla	2024–25	Primera Federación	14	1	–		0	0	14	1
Career total			98	24	3	0	1	0	102	24

^ Appearance in 2022 Tercera División RFEF play-offs

References

^ ^a ^b "Loren Zúñiga". Málaga CF. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Loren Zúñiga at BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^ "Lorenzo Zúñiga Ocaña". BDFutbol.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ "Con el 45, Loren Zúñiga" [With the 45, Loren Zúñiga] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ "Reserve team wins in Torremolinos in league opener (1–0)". Málaga CF. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ "La renovación de Loren ya es un hecho: blindado hasta 2024" [The renewal of Loren is already a done deal: tied up until 2024] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ "Loren salta al ruedo con 18 años" [Loren jumps into the ring at 18 years old] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^ Loren Zúñiga at Soccerway