Anthony Lozano

Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón (born 25 April 1993), also known as Choco Lozano, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Cádiz CF and the Honduras national team as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lozano and the second or maternal family name is Colón.

Anthony Lozano
Personal information
Full name Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón
Date of birth (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993[1]
Place of birth Yoro, Honduras
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cádiz
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)
2013–2017 Olimpia 79 (42)
2015–2017 → Tenerife (loan) 62 (19)
2017–2018 Barcelona B 20 (4)
2018–2020 Girona 35 (1)
2019–2020 → Cádiz (loan) 33 (10)
2020– Cádiz 18 (3)
National team‡
2009 Honduras U17 8 (11)
2011 Honduras U20 8 (3)
2012–2016 Honduras U23 5 (4)
2011– Honduras 33 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2019

Club career

Born in Yoro, Lozano made his debut in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras at the age of only 15,[2] appearing for Club Deportivo Olimpia against Club Deportivo y Social Vida on 11 January 2009.[3] On 21 February 2010 he scored his first goals, netting a hat-trick in the Clausura tournament 6–0 win over C.D. Victoria.

In August 2010, Lozano spent time training with Tottenham Hotspur's reserve team, impressing manager Harry Redknapp.[4][5] 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,[6] but was immediately loaned to CD Alcoyano in the same community, in Segunda División.[7] He made his official debut against UD Las Palmas on 3 September, as a second-half substitute (0–1 away loss).[8]

Lozano spent the 2012–13 season with Valencia's reserves, in Segunda División B.[9] After being released, he returned to his first club Olimpia.

Lozano was Olimpia's top scorer in the 2014–15 campaign, contributing with 26 goals in 38 matches.[10] On 6 August 2015, he returned to Spain and its second level after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with CD Tenerife,[11] which was extended on 9 July of the following year;[12] he was awarded the Player of the Month award for May, after helping his team reach the play-offs.[13]

On 7 July 2017, an agreement between FC Barcelona and Olimpia for Lozano was confirmed by the latter club's vice president Osman Madrid,[14] which saw the player become the first Honduran to represent the Catalans.[15] He was assigned to their reserves in division two, and in the first game of the season, he scored once and provided an assist against Real Valladolid (2–1, away).[16]

On 30 January 2018, Lozano joined La Liga side Girona FC for a fee of €1.7 million.[17][18] He made his debut in the competition 12 days later, featuring 21 minutes in the 0–1 away loss to Sevilla FC,[19] and scored his first goal on 3 March – also from the bench – to help the visitors defeat Villarreal CF 2–0.[20]

Lozano was given a direct red card late into the 2–1 home win over Rayo Vallecano on 27 October 2018, after tackling Santi Comesaña from behind.[21] He scored the equaliser against Atlético Madrid the following 9 January, cancelling out Antoine Griezmann's earlier goal in a 1–1 draw in the first leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16 tie at the Estadi Montilivi;[22] it was his second competitive goal for the club, after failing to the find the net for almost a year.[23] He once again scored in the cup when Girona faced Real Madrid in the quarter-finals,[24] in the process becoming the fourth player from his country to achieve the feat against that opposition.[25]

On 1 September 2019, Lozano was loaned to Cádiz CF of the Spanish second tier for one year.[26] He scored his first goal for the team late in the same month, in a 2–1 away win against UD Almería.[27] He added a further nine until the end of the campaign – second-best in the squad behind Álex Fernández's 13 – as his team returned to the top flight after 14 years.[28][29]

Cádiz exercised their option to buy on 22 July 2020, and Lozano signed a permanent three-year contract.[30] On 17 October, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Real Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, the first ever away against that adversary.[31]

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.[32] 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.[33]

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.[34][35]

International goals
As of 18 June 2019 (Honduras score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lozano goal)[36]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 September 2014Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Nicaragua
1–0
1–0
2014 Copa Centroamericana
2.4 February 2015Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Venezuela
1–3
2–3
Friendly
3.11 February 2015Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas, Venezuela
1–0
1–2
4.29 March 2015Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras French Guiana
3–0
3–0
2015 Gold Cup qualification
5.31 May 2015Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States El Salvador2–0
2–0
Friendly
6.25 March 2016Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador2–12–22018 World Cup qualification
7.28 March 2017Estadio General Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Costa Rica1–01–1
8.16 November 2018Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Panama1–01–0Friendly
9.17 June 2019Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica1–22–32019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Personal life

Lozano's half-brother, Luis Ramos, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he played several years in Slovakia and Hungary. His style was compared to compatriot Costly.[37]

Lozano married Alessa Gámez, with the couple later welcoming a daughter.[38]

References
  1. "Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón" (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. Experiencia más juventud (Experience plus youth) Archived 18 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine; El Heraldo, 9 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. Vida terminó con su maldición ante Olimpia (Vida ended curse against Olimpia) Archived 19 April 2013 at Archive.today; Diez, 12 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. Spurs take Central American starlet on trial; Give Me Football, 13 August 2010
  5. Anthony Lozano thrilled with Tottenham deal; Tribal Football, 13 August 2010
  6. Valencia sign Anthony ‘Choco’ Lozano Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine; VCF Central, 11 August 2011
  7. Lozano cedido al Alcoyano por el Valencia (Lozano loaned to Alcoyano by Valencia); Diez, 11 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. 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 (in Spanish)
  9. Anthony Lozano anota golazo en triunfo del Valencia (Anthony Lozano scores wondergoal in Valencia win); Diez, 21 March 2013 (in Spanish)
  10. Castañeda, Gian Carlos (7 October 2019). "El resurgir de Antony [sic] 'Choco' Lozano con el Cádiz en la segunda división de España" [The resurrection of Anthony 'Choco' Lozano with Cádiz in the Spanish second division] (in Spanish). Diez. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  11. Anthony Lozano, tercer refuerzo del CD Tenerife (Anthony Lozano, third signing of CD Tenerife); CD Tenerife, 6 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. Antony Lozano jugará de nuevo en el CD Tenerife (Antony Lozano will play again at CD Tenerife); CD Tenerife, 9 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  13. 'Choco' Lozano named LaLiga 1|2|3 Player of the Month for May; La Liga USA, 9 June 2017
  14. Olimpia confirma acuerdo con el Barcelona por "Choco" Lozano (Olimpia confirm agreement with Barcelona for "Choco" Lozano); La Prensa, 7 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  15. Anthony 'Choco' Lozano, primer hondureño del Barcelona (Anthony 'Choco' Lozano, first Honduran of Barcelona); Goal, 17 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  16. Lozano lidera el brillante estreno del Barça 'B' en Pucela (1–2) (Lozano leads Barça 'B' brilliant debut in Pucela (1–2)); Sport, 19 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  17. Agreement with Girona FC for transfer of Choco Lozano; FC Barcelona, 30 January 2018
  18. Los millones que recibirá Olimpia por traspaso de "Choco" Lozano al Girona (The millions Olimpia will earn from transfer of "Choco" Lozano to Girona); Diez, 30 January 2018 (in Spanish)
  19. 1–0. Sergio Rico le da la victoria al Sevilla (1–0. Sergio Rico gives win to Sevilla); EFE, 11 February 2018 (in Spanish)
  20. El Girona sorprende al Villarreal y se acerca a Europa (Girona upset Villarreal and near Europe); RTVE, 3 March 2018 (in Spanish)
  21. Lozano expulsado en triunfo del Girona (Lozano sent off in Girona's win); La Tribuna, 29 October 2018 (in Spanish)
  22. Un golazo de Choco Lozano salva al Girona en Copa del Rey ante el Atlético de Madrid (A wonder goal from Choco Lozano saves Girona in the Copa del Rey against Atlético de Madrid); Diez, 9 January 2019 (in Spanish)
  23. Choco Lozano le anota al Atlético de Madrid y desata los comentarios en redes (Choco Lozano puts one past Atlético de Madrid and unleashes web comments); Diez, 9 January 2019 (in Spanish)
  24. Real Madrid grab lead against Girona in Copa del Rey quarterfinal first leg; ESPN, 24 January 2019
  25. Choco Lozano, el cuarto hondureño en anotar un gol ante Real Madrid (Choco Lozano, the fourth Honduran to score a goal against Real Madrid); Goal, 24 January 2019 (in Spanish)
  26. "El Girona y el Cadiz CF llegan un acuerdo para la cesión de Lozano" [Girona and Cadiz CF reach an agreement for the loan of Lozano] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  27. Choco Lozano se estrena en el Cádiz marcándole un golazo al Almería en la segunda división de España (Choco Lozano gets first in Cádiz scoring wonder goal against Almería in the Spanish second division); Diez, 29 September 2019 (in Spanish)
  28. Corrigan, Dermot (13 July 2020). "Cadiz, the club and city where the rules are different, finally return to La Liga". The Athletic. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  29. "Stuani, del Girona, 'Pichichi' con 29 goles" [Stuani, from Girona, 'Pichichi' with 29 goals] (in Spanish). Sport. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  30. "Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo Y Álvaro continuarán de amarillo" [Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo and Álvaro will continue in yellow] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  31. Train, Rob (17 October 2020). "Real Madrid caught napping as Lozano seals historic win for Cádiz". Diario AS. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  32. Anthony Lozano espera una oportunidad en el Olimpia (Anthony Lozano awaits chance at Olimpia) Archived 14 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Diez, 3 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  33. 7 momentos en la carrera de Anthony 'Choco' Lozano (7 moments in Anthony 'Choco' Lozano's career); Diario AS, 25 April 2019 (in Spanish)
  34. Honduras edges Algeria 3–2 in the opening match of Group D; NBC, 4 August 2016
  35. Argentina pay penalty as Honduras progress; FIFA, 10 August 2016
  36. "A. Lozano – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  37. Me comparan con Costly: Choco Lozano (I am compared to Costly: Choco Lozano) Archived 21 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Diez, 3 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  38. Ella es Alessa, la mujer que acompañará a Choco Lozano en Barcelona (She is Alessa, the woman who will accompany Choco Lozano in Barcelona); Diez, 7 May 2017 (in Spanish)
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