Hirving Lozano

Hirving Lozano
Lozano with Mexico at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Hirving Rodrigo Lozano Bahena[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-30) 30 July 1995[1]
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 PSV Eindhoven
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2014 Pachuca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Pachuca 120 (31)
2017– PSV 37 (24)
National team‡
2015 Mexico U-20 9 (5)
2015–2016 Mexico U-23 8 (1)
2016– Mexico 33 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:21, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:59, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Hirving Rodrigo Lozano Bahena (born 30 July 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch club PSV and the Mexico national team. He is popularly referred to by his nickname Chucky.[2]

He began his career with Pachuca, winning the 2016 Clausura and the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, playing in 149 games and scoring 43 goals for the team. In June 2017, he signed for PSV Eindhoven, winning the Eredivisie in his first season in the Netherlands, and finished as the team’s top scorer.

Participating with various youth teams, Lozano won the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and played at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He made his senior international debut in February 2016 and represented the nation at the Copa America Centenario, 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, and 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Pachuca

Lozano joined Pachuca in 2009 as part of its youth team. On 8 February 2014, Lozano made his Liga MX debut against Club América, in which he scored five minutes after his substitution in the 1–0 win at the Estadio Azteca.[3] In his debut tournament with the first team – the Clausura 2014 – Lozano finished runner-up with Pachuca, even scoring the third goal in the 3–2 first leg final win over León.[4]

On 19 March 2016, Lozano scored his first hat-trick in Pachuca's 6–0 defeat of Veracruz.[5] Pachuca won the league title after they defeated Monterrey 2–1 on aggregate in the finals of the Clausura 2016 tournament.[6]

Lozano finished the Apertura 2016 tournament as the highest-scoring Mexican player with seven goals.[7] On 17 January 2017, he scored another hat-trick in a league match against León in a 4–2 victory.[8] In April, Pachuca won the CONCACAF Champions League by defeating fellow Mexican club Tigres UANL in the finals, with Lozano winning the Golden Boot as the competition's top scorer with eight goals,[9] as well as the Best Young Player Award.[10]

PSV Eindhoven

2017–18 season

On 19 June 2017, Dutch club PSV Eindhoven announced the signing of Lozano on a six-year contract.[11]

Lozano made his competitive debut for PSV in the Europa League qualifiers against Croatian side Osijek, playing in both legs as they failed to make the group stage as a result of a 2–0 aggregate score.[12] On 12 August, Lozano scored on his Eredivisie debut with PSV against AZ Alkmaar. He started and played 84 minutes in his team's 3–2 victory, receiving a standing ovation from the home fans as he was subbed off.[13] A week later, he scored once again and provided an assist in PSV's 4–0 win over NAC Breda.[14] The following week, Lozano scored again in PSV's 2–0 victory against Roda JC; he became the first player to score in his first three games with PSV, and he was later named Eredivisie Player of the Month for the month of August.[15] On 10 September 2017, Lozano received his first red card for PSV in a 2–0 defeat against SC Heerenveen.[16]

On 17 February 2018, Lozano received his second red card of the season, again during a league match against Heerenveen, for making contact with defender Lucas Woudenberg's face. He was handed a three-match suspension which was ultimately upheld by the KNVB disciplinary committee after a failed appeal by PSV.[17] Lozano made his return on 18 March, scoring the second goal in PSV's 3–0 victory over VVV Venlo, his 14th goal of the season.[18]

Lozano won the Eredivisie title with PSV following their 3–0 win over rivals Ajax on 15 April.[19] He ended the season as the team's highest scorer with 17 league goals and providing 11 assists.[20][21]

2018–19 season

Lozano appeared as a second-half substitute in PSV's first match of the 2018–19 season, against Feyenoord in the 2018 Johan Cruyff Shield. With the match tied 0–0 at full time and going into penalties, Lozano successfully converted one but ended on the losing side of a 6–5 loss.[22] On 11 August, Lozano scored in PSV's 2018–19 Eredivisie opener against FC Utrecht, scoring the third goal in their 4–0 victory.[23] He scored again the following week in a 2–1 victory over Fortuna Sittard.[24] Three days later, Lozano made his UEFA Champions League debut against BATE; he scored PSV's second goal in their 3–2 victory in the first-leg of the playoff qualification round.[25]

On 15 September, he would score two goals against ADO in a 7–0 thrashing, with former Pachuca teammate Érick Gutiérrez contributing the assist for the second goal three minutes after being substituted in.[26] Lozano scored another brace on 6 October against VVV, scoring the first and final goal in PSV's 4–0 victory.[27]

International career

Mexico U-20

Lozano was called up to the under-20 national team which participated in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. In the first game against Cuba, he scored a brace and added four assists in Mexico's 9–1 win, placing them first in their group. He went on to score three more goals and notched another assist in the tournament. He finished as the Golden Boot winner with five goals, tied with United States midfielder Romain Gall. Mexico went on to win the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, thus earning entry to the under-20 World Cup in New Zealand.

Mexico U-23

On 18 September 2015, Lozano was selected by coach Raúl Gutierrez to play in the 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship.[28] He scored Mexico's second goal in the 2–0 semi-final win over Canada.[29] Mexico ultimately won the tournament after defeating Honduras 2–0 in the final,[30] with Lozano being awarded the tournament's Golden Ball as well as being included in the tournament's Best XI.[31]

On 7 July 2016, Lozano was named in Mexico's 18-man squad that would participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[32] In Mexico's third group stage match against South Korea on 10 August, Lozano was sent off in stoppage time after shoving a Korean player. Mexico lost the match 1–0, finishing third in their group and were thus eliminated from the competition.[33]

Mexico national team

Lozano received his first senior call-up to the national team in February 2016 under coach Juan Carlos Osorio. On 10 February, Lozano earned his first cap as a starter in the friendly against Senegal, assisting fellow Pachuca teammate Rodolfo Pizarro in the second goal as Mexico won the match 2–0.[34] On 25 March 2016, Lozano scored his first international goal for Mexico in the 39th minute of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round match against Canada, which Mexico won 3–0.[35]

On 8 June 2017, Lozano was named in Mexico's 23-man squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.[36] In Mexico's final group stage match of the tournament against hosts Russia on 24 June, Lozano scored Mexico's second goal in a 2–1 win after chasing a long clearance from Héctor Herrera and beating goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev to the ball towards the edge of the box, allowing Lozano to nip in and head it into the open net.[37]

On 1 September 2017, during a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Panama, Lozano scored the game's only goal in Mexico's 1–0 victory, booking their qualification to the tournament.[38] On 10 November, he scored his first brace with the national team in a 3–3 draw against Belgium, scoring off a lobbed ball from Héctor Herrera on the 56th minute and scoring off a volley following a rebound from his first shot off of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois two minutes later.[39][40]

On 4 June 2018, Lozano was named in Mexico's 23-man squad for the World Cup.[41] He scored the lone goal, thanks to an assist by Javier Hernández, in a 1–0 win over defending champions Germany in Mexico's opening group match on 17 June.[42] He was named FIFA Man of the Match for his performance.[43] On 23 June, in Mexico's second group stage match against South Korea, Lozano provided the assist to Javier Hernández in scoring Mexico's second goal in their 2–1 win.[44] Lozano started in all four matches for Mexico during the World Cup as they were eliminated by Brazil in the round-of-16.[45]

Style of play

Lozano playing for Mexico in the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Mainly right-footed, Lozano is generally deployed on the left wing, but can also play on the right or as a central striker.[46][47] Lozano's shooting and crossing abilities have produced good returns of goals and assists for club and country.[48][49]

Lozano's style of play has been described as: "Playing on the left side of a 4-2-3-1 the vast majority of the time, right-footed Lozano has all the attributes of a classic inverted winger. Possessing great power in his right foot, he's often dangerous when shooting after cutting in from the left-hand side. [...] [He] is equally adept at creating chances as well as scoring them, with a strong left-foot he’s able to deliver crosses after taking the ball down the line, although he elects to cut inside more often than choosing to go outside the opposition full-back. Lozano also has quite good creative vision, particularly for a 20 year-old."[50] He has also been described as being "[q]uick with or without the ball and possessing a powerful and accurate shot."[51] Although more widely known for his offensive prowess, he also offers a high defensive work rate through his speed and constant pressing on the ball when not in possession, often times forcing defenders and goalkeepers to clear the ball long, allowing his team to win the ball back quickly.[52]

Lozano has been criticized for a lack of discipline: railing against authority during his time with Pachuca,[53] picking up two red cards in his first season at PSV (tied with 2 other players for the most in the 2017–18 season) and being involved in on-field incidents with little provocation.[54] Dutch psychiatrist, Bram Bakker, told Dutch newspaper AD that "There is something wrong with the control of [Lozano's] impulses. The problem is almost the same as that of Luis Suárez. [...] Both of them are winners, they have a vulnerable side and that is what all the defenders know."[55]

In 2015, Lozano was named by Don Balón as one of the best players in the world born after 1994.[56] Upon his arrival to PSV Eindhoven, he was named among the top Eredevisie young players to watch for the 2017–18 season.[51][57] FIFA named Lozano in their list of young stars of 2017.[58]

Lozano has cited Rafael Márquez and Damián Álvarez as players he grew up idolizing.[59][60]

Personal life

Lozano has a younger brother named Bryan Mauricio who is also a footballer, playing as a midfielder for Club Universidad Nacional.[61]

Lozano married his girlfriend Ana Obregon in 2014, whom he met while playing for Pachuca. The pair have two children; a daughter born in 2014, and a son born in 2017.[62]

Nickname

Lozano is popularly known by his nickname Chucky, after the doll of the Child's Play horror film series. He reportedly got the moniker during his youth career, as he used to hide under team-mates' beds and scare them.[63]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 October 2018[64]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pachuca 2013–14 Liga MX 16283—245
2014–15 357—51408
2015–16 40128[lower-alpha 1]0—4812
2016–17 2910—883718
Total 1203116313914943
PSV 2017–18 Eredivisie 2917322[lower-alpha 2]03419
2018–19 871[lower-alpha 3]042139
Total 372442624728
Career total 15755205191119671
  1. ↑ Includes one match from the 2016 Campeón de Campeones
  2. ↑ Includes two matches from the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
  3. ↑ Includes 2018 Johan Cruyff Shield

International

As of 7 September 2018[65]
Mexico national team
YearAppsGoals
2016121
2017126
201891
Total338

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[66]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2016BC Place, Vancouver, Canada Canada2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.8 June 2017Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Honduras2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.24 June 2017Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia Russia2–12–12017 FIFA Confederations Cup
4.1 September 2017Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Panama1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.6 October 2017Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Trinidad and Tobago1–13–1
6.10 November 2017King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium2–23–3Friendly
7.3–2
8.17 June 2018Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia Germany1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Club

Pachuca[67]

PSV Eindhoven[67]

International

Mexico Youth[67]

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Rej, Arindam (4 July 2016). "Hirving Lozano to sign for Manchester United after Olympics - father-in-law". ESPN FC. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Terán, Juan Manuel (8 February 2014). "Debutante tuzo 'chamaqueó' al América en el Azteca". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Montes, Juan Martín (15 May 2014). "El Tuzo sacó su 'fiera' y tomó ventaja en la Final". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tuzos golean a Tiburones y los hunden en la tabla general". AS. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Juárez, Daniel Blumrosen (29 May 2016). "¡Pachuca, campeón del Clausura 2016!". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lozano, Corona, Guardado or Layun - who was the Mexican player of 2016?". ESPN. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Diaz, Rafael (7 January 2017). "Watch: Hirving Lozano scores hat-trick as Pachuca beat Leon 4-2". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Pachuca's Lozano captures SCCL Golden Boot". CONCACAF.com. 27 April 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Pachuca's Lozano wins Scotiabank Best Young Player Award". CONCACAF.com. 27 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "PSV reach agreement with Pachuca for Hirving Lozano transfer". PSV. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "PSV y 'Chucky' Lozano se quedan fuera de la Europa League" (in Spanish). SDP Noticias. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Lozano brings fans to their feet; Hernandez struggles in Prem debut". ESPNFC.com. ESPN. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "PSV Eventually Overcome NAC Breda". Football-Oranje. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  15. 1 2 "Hirving Lozano Named Eredivisie Player Of The Month After The Best Start In PSV History". The18.com. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Video: Hirving Lozano weird red card vs Heerenveen!". wittyfutty.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  17. ↑ "Lozano suspended three matches after PSV red card". Goal. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  18. ↑ "Hirving Lozano, el regreso del 'terror' de un mexicano en el futbol de Holanda (FOTOS)" (in Spanish). Mundo Hispánico. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "PSV Eindhoven beat Ajax to seal title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  20. ↑ Pritchard, Charlie (20 April 2018). "The Coming of Chucky: Hirving Lozano and the Road to the Top". These Football Times. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  21. ↑ Diaz, Rafael (5 October 2018). "Hirving "Chucky" Lozano named in Eredivisie's best XI for month of September". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  22. ↑ "PSV lose Dutch Super Cup on penalties". PSV. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "Chucky Lozano se estrenó esta temporada en la goleada del PSV". ESPN. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  24. ↑ "Mexicans Abroad: Lozano scores ahead of PSV's Champions League test, Araujo debuts in La Liga". Goal. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "Hirving Lozano helps fire PSV to win against BATE; Benfica held by PAOK". ESPN. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  26. ↑ Arnold, Jon (15 September 2018). "Move over, Canelo! Lozano and Gutierrez get Mexican Independence Day party rolling early at PSV". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  27. ↑ Diaz, Rafael (7 October 2018). ""Chucky", Guti on target as PSV Eindhoven thump VVV-Venlo". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  28. ↑ Diaz, Rafael (18 September 2015). "MEXICO NAMES SQUAD FOR OLYMPIC QUALIFYING CHAMPIONSHIP". Mexicanfut.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  29. ↑ Salcedo, Carlos (11 October 2015). "Mexico tops Canada, will defend Olympic crown". Concacaf.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  30. ↑ "Mexico 2, Honduras 0". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  31. 1 2 3 "TSG announces CMOQ Best XI, Awards". CONCACAF. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  32. ↑ "Definida la convocatoria del Tri para Juegos Olímpicos". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  33. ↑ "South Korea vs. Mexico 2016: Final score 1-0, El Tri out of men's Olympic soccer tournament". SBNation.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  34. ↑ Marshal, Tom (11 February 2016). "Mexico make low-key start to 2016 in friendly win over Senegal". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  35. ↑ "Watch: Chicharito scores for Mexico in win over Canada". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  36. ↑ "Los 23 de Osorio para la Confederaciones". Marca. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  37. ↑ "Hirving Lozano seals Mexico win to send Russia out of Confederations Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  38. ↑ Marshall, Tom (1 September 2017). "Mexico books ticket to Russia 2018 after 'Chucky' seals win vs. Panama". ESPN. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  39. ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (10 November 2017). "Hirving Lozano earns 9/10 with two goals in Mexico draw against Belgium". ESPN. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  40. ↑ Arnold, Jon (10 November 2017). "Hirving Lozano solidifies Mexico star status with double vs. Belgium". Goal. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  41. ↑ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México". MiSeleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  42. ↑ Ronay, Barney. "Mexico's Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  43. ↑ "Germany v Mexico – Man of the Match". FIFA. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  44. ↑ Watson, Jack. "South Korea vs Mexico, World Cup 2018: Does Barcelona transfer make sense for Hirving Lozano? Scouting report". The Independent. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  45. ↑ "Hirving Lozano". FIFA. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  46. ↑ Echegaray, Luis Miguel (19 June 2017). "Hirving Lozano joins PSV after lengthy transfer saga". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  47. ↑ "Why Juventus must sign Hirving Lozano at all costs – and how he'd fit in". Calciomercato.com. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  48. ↑ Bevan, Chris (9 June 2018). "World Cup 2018: Young players to watch in Russia - including 'El Chucky', 'The Sergeant' & 'The Bull'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  49. ↑ Larcada, Albert (27 June 2018). "Analysis | Chucky Lozano and Mexico's breakout young stars put the World Cup on notice". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  50. ↑ Harrison, Thomas (22 September 2015). "Hirving Lozano: Pachuca's tricky winger". Outsideoftheboot.
  51. 1 2 "Top 50 Eredivisie U21 Stars To Watch 2017/18: Hirving Lozano". Football-Oranje. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  52. ↑ Arnold, Jon (17 September 2018). "Hirving Lozano better off at PSV than Barcelona - for now". Goal. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  53. ↑ Wright, Nick (2 July 2018). "Hirving Lozano: The making of Mexico's breakout World Cup star". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  54. ↑ Portillo, Manuel (8 June 2018). "Hirving Lozano: smiling Mexico star who must learn to control his temper". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  55. ↑ "Un psiquiatra holandés: "Hirving Lozano tiene el mismo problema que Luis Suárez"". Marca. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  56. ↑ "The Top 101 youngsters in world football: Don Balon list 2015". 101 Great Goals. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  57. ↑ McVitie, Peter. "De Jong, Lozano, and the five Ededivisie youngsters to watch in 2017-18". Goal. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  58. ↑ "The young stars of 2017". FIFA. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  59. ↑ "Damián, el ídolo del 'Chucky'" (in Spanish). Multimedios.
  60. ↑ "Curiosidades: Preguntas Rápidas Para Chucky Lozano" (in Spanish). Invictos.
  61. ↑ "Hermano de 'Chucky' Lozano jugará con el primer equipo de Pumas". Publimetro (in Spanish). 6 June 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  62. ↑ "¿Quién es la esposa de Hirving Lozano?". Goal (in Spanish). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  63. ↑ "Mexico's 'Chucky' haunts Uruguay". FIFA. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  64. ↑ Hirving Lozano Club Stats
  65. ↑ "Lozano, Hirving". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  66. ↑ "H. Lozano". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  67. 1 2 3 "Hirving Rodrigo Lozano Bahena – Awards and honours". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  68. 1 2 "TSG announces CU20 Best XI, Awards". CONCACAF. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  69. ↑ "Lo Mejor del Clausura 2016". LigaMX.net (in Spanish). Liga Bancomer MX. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  70. ↑ "Se Llevó a Cabo la Entrega del Balón de Oro 2016". LigaMX.net (in Spanish). Liga Bancomer MX. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  71. ↑ "ELFTAL VAN HET SEIZOEN 2017/2018 BEKEND" (in Dutch). Eredivisie. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.