| Loren | |
| Full Name: | Lorenzo Jesús Morón García[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Marbella, Spain |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Aris |
| Clubnumber: | 80 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Peña Los Compadres |
| Youthyears2: | 2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | UD Marbella |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Vázquez Cultural |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2013–2015 |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | → Vélez (loan) |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 14 |
| Years5: | 2015–2018 |
| Caps5: | 92 |
| Goals5: | 43 |
| Years6: | 2018–2023 |
| Caps6: | 113 |
| Goals6: | 24 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Espanyol (loan) |
| Caps7: | 21 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2023 |
| Clubs8: | → Las Palmas (loan) |
| Caps8: | 11 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Caps9: | 35 |
| Goals9: | 20 |
| Club-Update: | 21:53, 22 May 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.
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]
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]
Loren's father, also named Lorenzo, was also a footballer. A central defender, he represented mainly UD Salamanca and Recreativo de Huelva.[25]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 0 | — | 44 | 21 | ||
| Career total | 339 | 115 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 373 | 125 | |||
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