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Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón (born 25 April 1993), nicknamed Choco, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Santos Laguna and captains the Honduras national team.
In August 2010, Lozano spent time training with Tottenham Hotspur's reserve team, impressing manager Harry Redknapp. Spurs take Central American starlet on trial ; Give Me Football, 13 August 2010 Anthony Lozano thrilled with Tottenham deal; Tribal Football, 13 August 2010 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.
Lozano's playing style was compared to that of his compatriot Carlo Costly. Me comparan con Costly: Choco Lozano (I am compared to Costly: Choco Lozano) ; Diez, 3 January 2009 (in Spanish)
Lozano spent the 2012–13 season with Valencia's reserves, in Segunda División B. Anthony Lozano anota golazo en triunfo del Valencia (Anthony Lozano scores wondergoal in Valencia win) ; Diez, 21 March 2013 (in Spanish) After being released, he returned to his first club Olimpia.
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. Lozano expulsado en triunfo del Girona (Lozano sent off in Girona's win) ; La Tribuna, 29 October 2018 (in Spanish) 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; 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) it was his second competitive goal for the club, after failing to the find the net for almost a year. 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) He once again scored in the cup when Girona faced Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, Real Madrid grab lead against Girona in Copa del Rey quarterfinal first leg ; ESPN, 24 January 2019 in the process becoming the fourth player from his country to achieve the feat against that opposition. 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)
Cádiz exercised their option to buy on 22 July 2020, and Lozano signed a permanent three-year contract. On 17 October, he scored the only goal in a victory over Real Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, the first ever away against that adversary.
Lozano scored his first hat-trick in the Spanish first division on 26 October 2021, in a 3–3 draw at Villarreal.
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. Honduras edges Algeria 3–2 in the opening match of Group D ; NBC, 4 August 2016 Argentina pay penalty as Honduras progress; FIFA, 10 August 2016
Lozano married Alessa Gámez, with the couple later welcoming a daughter. 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) In 2023, he began a relationship with Joselinn Silver, a Honduran model, beauty queen and entrepreneur; their wedding was held in the Dominican Republic in December 2024.
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| Olimpia | 2009–10 | Liga Nacional | 4 | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Liga Nacional | 2 | ||||||||||
| Valencia B | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 1 | |||||||||
| CD Alcoyano (loan) | 2011–12 | Segunda División | 2 | |||||||||
| Olimpia | 2013–14 | Liga Nacional | 17 | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Liga Nacional | 30 | ||||||||||
| CD Tenerife (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 10 | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División | 10 | ||||||||||
| Barcelona B | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 4 | |||||||||
| Girona FC | 2017–18 | La Liga | 1 | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 0 | ||||||||||
| Cádiz (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 10 | |||||||||
| Cádiz | 2020–21 | La Liga | 3 | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 1 | ||||||||||
| Getafe CF | 2023–24 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
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Individual
+ List of international goals scored by Anthony Lozano 2014 Copa Centroamericana Friendly Friendly 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Friendly 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A 4–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Olimpia
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