Favian Loyola

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 the under-19 level before switching to represent Chile at the 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. In 2021, he was part of the under-17 academy team coached by Javi Carrillo that won the MLS Next U17 National Championship title. Loyola was named MVP at the 2022 MLS Next All-Star Game.

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.

On 2 December 2022, Loyola signed a three-year MLS homegrown contract with the Orlando City first team ahead of the 2023 season. 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. 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.

Audax Italiano On 15 January 2026, Loyola moved to Chile and signed with Audax Italiano in the Liga de Primera. 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. On 28 April, Loyola scored his first goal for the club in extra time to secure a 1–1 draw at Barracas Central in Copa Sudamericana.

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

Personal life Born to a Chilean father and an Italian mother, he has an older brother, Donovan, who is also a soccer player who most recently played for Chilean side Universidad Católica.

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