Favian Loyola

Favian Loyola
Personal information
Full name Favian Antonio Loyola[1]
Date of birth (2005-05-18) 18 May 2005
Place of birth Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Audax Italiano
Number 17
Youth career
2021–2022 Orlando City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Orlando City B 11 (6)
2022–2025 Orlando City 1 (0)
2023–2025 → Orlando City B (loan) 64 (5)
2026– Audax Italiano 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 United States U17 1 (0)
2022–2024 United States U19 8 (0)
2024–2025 Chile U20 6 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:33, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 January 2026

Favian Antonio Loyola (born 18 May 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga de Primera club Audax Italiano. Born in the United States, he represented the United States internationally up to under-19 level before switching to represent Chile at under-20 level.

Club career

Born at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Loyola's family moved to Florida where he joined the Orlando City SC academy.[2] In 2021, he was part of the under-17 academy team coached by Javi Carrillo that won the MLS Next U17 National Championship title.[3] Loyola was named MVP at the 2022 MLS Next All-Star Game.[4]

Orlando City

He continued with the academy to begin the 2022 season before being elevated to the professional Orlando City B side for the inaugural 2022 MLS Next Pro season. He made his professional debut on 19 June 2022, as a 69th-minute substitute in a 6–1 defeat to Columbus Crew 2. He scored his first goals on 17 July, a brace in a 4–3 victory over Chicago Fire FC II. In total, Loyola scored six goals in 11 appearances during the 2022 season.[5]

On 2 December 2022, Loyola signed a three-year MLS homegrown contract with the Orlando City first team ahead of the 2023 season.[6] On 1 July 2023, he debuted for the senior side when he came on as a substitution for Facundo Torres in a 3–1 victory over Chicago Fire.[7] On 17 November 2025, the team announced that they would allow Loyola's contract to expire and were not interested in pursuing a new contract.[8][9]

Audax Italiano

On 15 January 2026, Loyola moved to Chile and signed with Audax Italiano in the Liga de Primera.[10] Loyola made his debut for Audax Italiano at Universidad de Chile in the opening match of the season as an 88th-minute substitute for Michael Vadulli. The match, which ended scoreless despite two red cards for the home team, was marred by disturbances in the stands by fans which caused the match to be delayed, including a fire which had to be put out in the stands.[11][12]

International career

In April 2022, Loyola was named to a United States under-19 training camp by Marko Mitrović for the first time.[13] In June 2022, he was part of the under-19 squad that traveled to Spain for friendlies against England and Norway.[14] He was recalled to the squad in September 2022 for the Slovenia Nations Cup to face Malta, Croatia and Scotland.[15] Loyola started in the squad that won the tournament following a 2–1 victory over Croatia.[4]

In June 2024, Loyola switched to represent Chile under-20s. He was called up for friendlies against Australia, scoring on his debut in a 2–2 draw on June 8.[16]

Personal life

Born to a Chilean father and an Italian mother, he has an older brother, Donovan, who is also a soccer player[17][18][19][20] who most recently played for Chilean side Universidad Católica.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 January 2026[5]
Club Season League National cup Playoffs Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Orlando City B 2022 MLS Next Pro 11 6 — — — — 11 6
Orlando City B (loan) 2023 MLS Next Pro 20 2 — 0 0 — — 20 2
2024 MLS Next Pro 24 3 — 1 0 — — 25 3
2025 MLS Next Pro 20 0 — — — — 20 0
Total 75 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 76 11
Orlando City 2023 Major League Soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024 Major League Soccer 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Audax Italiano 2026 Liga de Primera 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 77 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 78 11

References

  1. ^ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Orlando City SC (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 19. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Setting the Standard: How Orlando City Academy is Paving Way for Bright Future with Homegrown Talent". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  3. ^ "Four MLS NEXT Cup Champions crowned at inaugural tournament". MLSSoccer.com.
  4. ^ a b "East Defeats West, 2-1, in the Inaugural MLS NEXT All-Star Game Presented by Allstate". MLSSoccer.com.
  5. ^ a b "F. Loyola – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ Citro, Michael (December 2, 2022). "Orlando City Signs Favian Loyola to Homegrown Contract". The Mane Land.
  7. ^ "Orlando City SC 3-1 Chicago Fire FC (Jul 1, 2023) Commentary". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Gramajo, Mike (November 17, 2025). "Orlando City announces year-end roster". WESH. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  9. ^ "Orlando City SC announces end-of-season roster statuses following end of 2025 MLS Season". Orlando City. November 17, 2025. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  10. ^ Arriaza, Bastian (January 15, 2026). "Audax rompe el mercado con un fichaje impensado: de la MLS al fútbol chileno". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  11. ^ "Revive la igualdad entre la U y Audax en un patrido marcado por graves incidentes". El Mercurio (in Spanish). January 30, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  12. ^ Santibáñez, Felipe (January 30, 2026). "Las imágenes de los incidentes que provocaron barristas de la U en el duelo contra Audax en el Estadio Nacional". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  13. ^ "Thirty-Three Players Set For New U-19 Mynt Head Coach Marko Mitrovic's First Training Camp". www.ussoccer.com.
  14. ^ "U19 MNT Roster Named for Spain Trip". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  15. ^ "U-19 MYNT Set For Slovenia Nations Cup Against Malta, Croatia And Scotland". www.ussoccer.com.
  16. ^ "¿Aló, Gareca? Favian Loyola anota en sufrido triunfo de la Roja Sub 20 ante Australia". TNT Sports (in Spanish).
  17. ^ "Los dos jóvenes que brillan en el fútbol de Estados Unidos". emol.com.
  18. ^ "Favian Loyola - El Portal Deportivo article".
  19. ^ "¿Se despide de la Roja? Favian Loyola". deportes13.cl.
  20. ^ González Lucay, Carlos (October 17, 2021). "La historia de Donovan y Favian Loyola, los hermanos nacidos en Estados Unidos que sigue la Roja" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  21. ^ "Donovan Loyola deja la UC, pero seguirá en el fútbol chileno". OneFootball (in Spanish). January 25, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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