| David Loera | |
| Fullname: | David Loera |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Zaragoza, Spain[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Lexington SC |
| Clubnumber: | 98 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Orlando City |
| Collegeyears1: | 2017–2019 |
| College1: | NC State Wolfpack |
| Collegecaps1: | 57 |
| Collegegoals1: | 9 |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Orlando City B |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | SIMA Águilas |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | North Carolina U23 |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Orlando City |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Phoenix Rising (loan) |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | San Antonio FC |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Lexington SC |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | January 26, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | February 4, 2016 |
David Loera (born September 10, 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL League One side Lexington SC. Born in Spain, he has represented the United States at youth level.
As a youth, Loera played with the Orlando City Development Academy team.[2] In July 2016, Loera made his Orlando City B debut in USL, coming on as a 54th-minute substitute against Louisville City, the first player to appear for Orlando's USL affiliate while still in the academy.[3] He made seven appearances for the team between 2016 and 2017.
In February 2017, Loera signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at North Carolina State University.[4] In three seasons at NC State, Loera started in all 57 of his appearances for the Wolfpack, scoring nine goals and adding 15 assists.[5] Ahead of his final season, he was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and reached No. 13 on Top Drawer Soccer's Men's National Top-100 list, the highest ranked player in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[6]
Ahead of the 2020 season, Loera returned to Orlando City, signing a multi-year Homegrown contract with the club.[6] He made his professional debut on 3 October 2020 as a stoppage time substitute in a 3–1 win over New York Red Bulls.[7]
On September 9, 2021, Loera joined Phoenix Rising of the USL Championship on loan for the rest of the season.[8] Loera had his contract option declined by Orlando City at the end of the 2021 season.[9]
On January 11, 2022, Loera signed with USL Championship club San Antonio FC.[10]
Loera joined USL League One club Lexington SC on January 26, 2024.[11]
In 2016, Loera was called up to the United States U19 squad by head coach Brad Friedel for the Copa de Atlantico tournament.[12] He played in all three games as the United States lost 1–0 to Spain U19, 5–0 to France U19, and 1–0 to the Canary Islands.[13] [14] [15]
As of November 8, 2021[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Playoffs | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Orlando City B | 2016 | USL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Orlando City | 2020 | MLS | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Phoenix Rising (loan) | 2021 | USL Championship | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||