Favian Loyola
Favian Antonio Loyola 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 [United States men's national United States men's national under-19 soccer team|under-19 soccer team|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. 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.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.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.