Lorenzo Jesús Morón García (born 30 December 1993), known as Loren, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League Greece club Aris.
Club career Early 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 1–0 home loss against CD El Palo.
Loren scored his first goal on 30 September 2012, his team's third in a 4–1 home victory over Vélez CF. He returned to Marbella (also in the fourth division) the following January.
On 8 July 2014, after achieving promotion, Loren was loaned to fourth-tier side Vélez for a year.
Betis On 29 January 2015, Loren signed for Real Betis and was immediately assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B. In June 2016, having scored 13 goals but failed to avoid relegation, he renewed his contract until 2018.
Loren scored a hat-trick in a 7–1 away rout of CA Espeleño on 14 May 2017. The following 30 January, he extended his link until 2021 and was definitely promoted to the first team in La Liga. He made his professional debut on 3 February, starting and scoring a brace in a 2–1 home defeat of Villarreal CF; in the next five matches, he netted a further four times.
On 30 June 2018, Loren renewed his contract until June 2022. He made an impressive start to the 2019–20 season, leading him to being linked to FC Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, SSC Napoli and AC Milan; however, he agreed to a further extension at the Estadio Benito Villamarín until 2024, with his buyout clause being set at €50 million.
Loren joined RCD Espanyol on 25 August 2021, on loan for the top-flight campaign. He scored his first goals on 1 December in the opening round of the Copa del Rey, a hat-trick in a 3–2 win at sixth-tier side SD Solares-Medio Cudeyo.
In 2022–23, Loren was rarely played by Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini; on 12 January 2023, however, shortly after having come on as a 91st-minute substitute for Nabil Fekir in the semi-finals of the Supercopa de España held in Riyadh, his backheel equalised 2–2 against Barcelona and he later converted his attempt in the shootout (4–2 loss). Nineteen days later, he was loaned to UD Las Palmas of the Segunda División until June.
Aris On 19 July 2023, after helping Las Palmas in their promotion to the top division, Loren terminated his contract with Betis. Two days later, Aris Thessaloniki F.C. announced his acquisition on a two-year deal. He scored his first goal in a 3–2 away defeat against OFI Crete FC, adding a brace on 24 September to help the hosts to beat Panetolikos F.C. 3–0; he finished his first season as top scorer at 20 goals to help his team to reach the Super League Greece championship play-offs, where he netted six times in ten games.
Personal life Loren's father, also named Lorenzo, was also a footballer. A central defender, he represented mainly UD Salamanca and Recreativo de Huelva.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEstepona2012–13Tercera División152———152UD Marbella2012–13103———103Marbella FC2013–14217——10227Vélez2014–152114———2114Betis B2014–15Segunda División B100———1002015–163013———30132016–17Tercera División2914——2131152017–18Segunda División B2316———2316Total9243——219444Betis2017–18La Liga15700——1572018–193366260—4582019–20361032——39122020–2126110——2712021–221000——102022–232010—1141Total11324114601113129Espanyol (loan)2021–22La Liga21143——254Las Palmas (loan)2022–23Segunda División11100——111Aris2023–24Super League Greece35206140—45212024–25301821——32192025–262346321—318Total884214561—10848Career total392137291212142468160
Honours Individual Super League Greece top scorer: 2023–24 Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2023–24, 2024–25 Super League Greece Player of the Month: November 2023, March 2024, October 2024, February 2025, April 2025 Aris Player of the Season: 2023–24, 2024–25
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