Anthony Lozano

Anthony Lozano
Personal information
Full name Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón
Date of birth (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993
Place of birth Yoro, Honduras
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Tenerife
(on loan from Olimpia)
Number 9
Youth career
Platense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Olimpia 18 (5)
2011–2013 Valencia B 31 (1)
2011–2012 → Alcoyano (loan) 23 (2)
2013– Olimpia 79 (42)
2015– → Tenerife (loan) 32 (10)
National team‡
2009 Honduras U17 8 (11)
2011 Honduras U20 8 (3)
2011 Honduras Olympic 5 (4)
2011– Honduras 22 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2016
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Lozano and the second or maternal family name is Colón.

Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón (born 25 April 1993), sometimes known as Choco Lozano, is a Honduran footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Tenerife on loan from C.D. Olimpia as a forward.

Club career

Born in Yoro, Lozano made his debut in the Honduran top division at the age of only 15,[1] appearing for C.D. Olimpia against Club Deportivo y Social Vida on 11 January 2009.[2] On 21 February 2010 he scored his first goals, netting a hat-trick in the Clausura tournament 6–0 win against C.D. Victoria.

In August 2010, Lozano spent time training with Tottenham Hotspur's reserve team, impressing manager Harry Redknapp.[3][4] He was expected to stay with the North London side, but the deal never went through because he was underage and, therefore, could not sign a contract with a professional club.

On 11 August 2011, Lozano moved to Spain and signed with Valencia CF on a one-year loan,[5] but was immediately loaned to neighbouring side CD Alcoyano, in Segunda División.[6] He made his official debut against UD Las Palmas on 3 September, as a second-half substitute (0–1 away loss).[7]

Lozano spent the 2012–13 season with Valencia's B-team, in Segunda División B.[8] In the 2013 summer, after being released, he returned to his first club Olimpia.

Lozano was Olimpia's topscorer in the 2014–15 campaign, contributing with 26 goals in 38 games. On 6 August 2015 he returned to Spain and its second tier, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with CD Tenerife,[9] which was extended on 9 July of the following year.[10]

International career

Lozano scored 11 goals for the Honduras under-17s, including four in the 2009 CONCACAF Championship which qualified the national team to that year's FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he netted in the 1–3 loss against Germany.[11] He made his senior debut in August 2011, coming on as a substitute for Carlo Costly (who scored both goals in the 2–0 win) in a friendly win over Venezuela.

Lozano also represented the country at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He scored twice in the latter tournament, helping the nation to the semi-finals in Brazil.[12][13]

International goals

Scores and results list the Honduras's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 September 2014 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Nicaragua
1–0
1–0
2014 Copa Centroamericana
2. 4 February 2015 Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Venezuela
1–3
2–3
Friendly
3. 11 February 2015 Agustín Tovar, Barinas, Venezuela
1–0
1–2
4. 29 March 2015 Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  French Guiana
3–0
3–0
2015 Gold Cup qualification
5. 31 May 2015 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States  El Salvador 2−0 2−0 Friendly
6. 25 March 2016 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 2–1 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Lozano's older brother, Luis Ramos, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he played several years in Slovakia and Hungary. His style was compared to countryman Costly.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Experiencia más juventud (Experience plus youth); El Heraldo, 9 January 2009 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Vida terminó con su maldición ante Olimpia (Vida ended curse against Olimpia); Diez, 12 January 2009 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Spurs take Central American starlet on trial; Give Me Football, 13 August 2010
  4. ↑ Anthony Lozano thrilled with Tottenham deal; Tribal Football, 13 August 2010
  5. ↑ Valencia sign Anthony ‘Choco’ Lozano Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine.; VCF Central, 11 August 2011
  6. ↑ Lozano cedido al Alcoyano por el Valencia (Lozano loaned to Alcoyano by Valencia); Diez, 11 August 2011 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Meritorio triunfo de Las Palmas que se quedó con diez muy pronto (Deserved win for Las Palmas who was reduced to ten early on); Marca, 3 September 2011 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Anthony Lozano anota golazo en triunfo del Valencia (Anthony Lozano scores wondergoal in Valencia win); Diez, 21 March 2013 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Anthony Lozano, tercer refuerzo del CD Tenerife (Anthony Lozano, third signing of CD Tenerife); CD Tenerife, 6 August 2015 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ Antony Lozano jugará de nuevo en el CD Tenerife (Antony Lozano will play again at CD Tenerife); CD Tenerife, 9 July 2016 (Spanish)
  11. ↑ Anthony Lozano espera una oportunidad en el Olimpia (Anthony Lozano awaits chance at Olimpia); Diez, 3 January 2010 (Spanish)
  12. ↑ Honduras edges Algeria 3–2 in the opening match of Group D; NBC, 4 August 2016
  13. ↑ Argentina pay penalty as Honduras progress; FIFA.com, 10 August 2016
  14. ↑ Me comparan con Costly: Choco Lozano (I am compared to Costly: Choco Lozano); Diez, 3 January 2009 (Spanish)

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