| Raúl Loaiza | |
| Fullname: | Raúl Alberto Loaiza Morelos |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Cartagena, Colombia |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder[1] |
| Currentclub: | Lanús |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthclubs1: | Academia Crespo |
| Years1: | 2013–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Patriotas |
| Caps1: | 105 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Atlético Nacional |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → San Lorenzo (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Defensa y Justicia |
| Caps4: | 60 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | Lanús |
| Caps5: | 62 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 14:16, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
Raúl Alberto Loaiza Morelos (born 8 June 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lanús.[2]
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.[2] [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.[2] He remained with Patriotas for the next three campaigns, taking his total appearance tally for them to one hundred and twenty-nine.[2]
2017 saw Atlético Nacional complete the signing of Loaiza.[2] [5] Thirty-one appearances followed across 2017 and 2018.[2] 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.[2] 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]
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]
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| 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[12] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[13] | 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 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[14] | 0 | 2[15] | 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 | 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 | |||