Loren Zúñiga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorenzo Zúñiga Owono | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto del Rosario, Spain[2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid B | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portada Alta | |||
| 2012–2021 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Málaga B | 24 | (15) |
| 2021–2023 | Málaga | 44 | (0) |
| 2024 | Real Madrid C | 16 | (8) |
| 2024– | Real Madrid B | 27 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U19 | 5 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:47, 31 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 | |||
Lorenzo "Loren" Zúñiga Owono (born 18 January 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Tercera Federación club Real Madrid C. He also holds Equatorial Guinean citizenship.[2]
Early life
[edit]Zúñiga was born in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands to Peninsular Spanish parents. At the time of his birth, his father, former footballer Lorenzo Zúñiga Ocaña, originally from Málaga, was signed to Fuerteventura club CD Corralejo.[3] He was raised in Málaga, after his father's retirement from playing. He is of Equatorial Guinean descent through his maternal grandfather.
Club career
[edit]Zúñiga joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2012, aged nine, from Atlético Portada Alta.[4] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 18 October 2020, starting in a 1–0 Tercera División home win against Juventud de Torremolinos CF.[5]
On 23 February 2021, Zúñiga renewed his contract until 2024.[6] He made his first team debut on 14 March, coming on as a second-half substitute for Caye Quintana in a 1–0 away win over UD Logroñés in the Segunda División.[7]
On 29 December 2023, Zúñiga left Málaga.[8] Later on 11 January 2024, Zúñiga signed with Real Madrid and being assigned to Real Madrid's second reserve team, Real Madrid C in fifth division.
On 1 July 2024, Zúñiga was officialy promoted to Real Madrid Castilla.
International career
[edit]Zúñiga officially played for the Spain national under-19 team in 2022, scoring a goal during the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[9]
On 31 May 2025, Zúñiga received his first call up to the Equatorial Guinea national team.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 May 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Málaga B | 2020–21 | Tercera División | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Tercera División RFEF | 21 | 13 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 13 | ||
| 2022–23 | Tercera Federación | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15 | ||
| Málaga | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Real Madrid C | 2023–24 | Tercera Federación | 16 | 8 | – | – | 16 | 8 | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 26 | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
| Career total | 110 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 29 | ||
- ^ Appearance in 2022 Tercera División RFEF play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Loren Zúñiga". Málaga CF. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ a b Loren Zúñiga at BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Lorenzo Zúñiga Ocaña". BDFutbol.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Con el 45, Loren Zúñiga" [With the 45, Loren Zúñiga] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Reserve team wins in Torremolinos in league opener (1–0)". Málaga CF. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "La renovación de Loren ya es un hecho: blindado hasta 2024" [The renewal of Loren is already a done deal: tied up until 2024] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Loren salta al ruedo con 18 años" [Loren jumps into the ring at 18 years old] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "El Málaga CF y Loren Zúñiga llegan a un acuerdo de desvinculación". Málaga CF.
- ^ a b Loren Zúñiga at Soccerway
- ^ @SportssEge (31 May 2025). "🚨 OFICIAL | Lista de convocados de Juan Micha para los amistosos de junio en Marruecos. El Nzalang Nacional se medirá ante los Leones Indomables de Camerún 🇨🇲 y los Escorpiones de Gambia 🇬🇲" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Loren Zúñiga at BDFutbol
- Loren Zúñiga at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Fuerteventura
- Footballers from the Province of Las Palmas
- People of Andalusian descent
- Equatoguinean sportspeople of Spanish descent
- Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Spanish men's footballers
- Equatoguinean men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Tercera División players
- Tercera Federación players
- Primera Federación players
- Atlético Malagueño players
- Málaga CF players
- Real Madrid C footballers
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- 21st-century Equatoguinean sportsmen