Loren Morón

Lorenzo Jesús Morón García (born 30 December 1993), commonly known as Loren, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis as a striker.

For the Spanish footballer born in 1970, see Lorenzo Morón. For the Spanish footballer born in 1966, see Lorenzo Juarros García.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morón and the second or maternal family name is García.
Loren
Loren with Betis in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lorenzo Jesús Morón García
Date of birth (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993
Place of birth Marbella, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Betis
Number 16
Youth career
2007–2011 Peña Los Compadres
2011 UD Marbella
2011–2012 Vázquez Cultural
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Estepona 15 (2)
2013 UD Marbella 10 (3)
2013–2015 Marbella FC 21 (7)
2014–2015 → Vélez (loan) 21 (14)
2015–2018 Betis B 92 (43)
2018– Betis 88 (23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2020

Club career

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 0–1 home loss against CD El Palo.

Loren scored his first senior goal on 30 September 2012, netting his team's third in a 4–1 home victory over Vélez CF.[1] The following January he returned to Marbella, now being assigned to the first team also in the fourth division.

On 8 July 2014, after achieving promotion, Loren was loaned to fourth level side Vélez for a year.[2] On 29 January of the following year, he signed for Real Betis and was immediately assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[3]

On 20 June 2016, after scoring 13 goals but failing to avoid relegation, Loren renewed his contract until 2018.[4] On 14 May 2017, he scored a hat-trick in a 7–1 away rout of CA Espeleño.[5]

On 30 January 2018, Loren extended his link until 2021 and was definitely promoted to the first team in La Liga.[6] He made his professional debut on 3 February, starting and scoring a brace in a 2–1 home defeat of Villarreal CF.[7] In the following five matches, he netted a further four times.[8]

On 30 June 2018, Loren renewed his contract until June 2022.[9] He made an impressive start to the 2019–20 season, leading him to being linked to FC Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, S.S.C. Napoli and A.C. Milan; however, he agreed to a further extension at the Estadio Benito Villamarín until 2024, with his buyout clause being set at €50 million.[10][11]

Personal life

Loren's father, also named Lorenzo, was also a footballer. A central defender, he represented mainly UD Salamanca and Recreativo de Huelva.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 December 2020[13][14]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estepona 2012–13 Tercera División 152———152
UD Marbella 2012–13 Tercera División 103———103
Marbella FC 2013–14 Tercera División 217——10227
Vélez 2014–15 Tercera División 2114———2114
Betis B 2014–15 Segunda División B 100—100
2015–16 3013—3013
2016–17 Tercera División 2914—213115
2017–18 Segunda División B 2316—2316
Total 9243—219444
Betis 2017–18 La Liga 15700——157
2018–19 3366260—458
2019–20 361032——3912
2020–21 8100——81
Total 92249460—10728
Career totals 2519394602126998

    References
    1. "Loren: "Dedico mi primer gol en Tercera División a mi familia"" [Loren: "I dedicate my first goal in Tercera División to my family"] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
    2. "El marbellí Loren ya es jugador del Vélez, cedido por el Marbella FC" [Marbella's own Loren is already a Vélez player, on loan from Marbella FC] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
    3. "Loren, refuerzo para la delantera del Betis B" [Loren, addition for the forward lines of Betis B] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
    4. "El canterano Loren renueva hasta junio de 2018" [Academy player Loren renews until June 2018]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 June 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
    5. "Espeleño 1–7 Betis B: Goleada de campeón" [Espeleño 1–7 Betis B: Champions rout]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
    6. "Academy player Loren will be part of the first team". Real Betis. 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
    7. Pérez, José Ignacio (3 February 2018). "Loren tiene duende" [Loren has magic]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
    8. "Loren mantiene firme la apuesta del Betis por Europa" [Loren keeps Betis European bet alive] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
    9. "Loren and Real Betis extend the existing contract between them until 2022". Real Betis. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
    10. Millar, Colin (4 June 2020). "New Betis contract for Tottenham-target Loren Moron". Football España. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
    11. "Moron signs Real Betis contract extension". beIN Sports. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
    12. Ubric, Ricardo (4 September 2017). "El hijo de Loren explota en el Betis B, mejor ataque y peor defensa de la categoría" [The son of Loren sets off in Betis B, best attack and worst defence of the category] (in Spanish). Huelva 24. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
    13. Loren Morón at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
    14. Loren Morón at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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