David Loera

BIOGRAPHY

David Loera was born September 10, 1998 in Zaragoza, Spain. He is a midfielder in Major League Soccer.

As a youth, Loera played with the Orlando City Development Academy team. In July 2016, Loera made his Orlando City B debut in USL, coming on as a 54th minute substitute against Louisville City, the first player to appear for Orlando's USL affiliate while still in the academy. He made seven appearances for the team between 2016 and 2017.

In February 2017, Loera signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at North Carolina State University. In three seasons at NC State, Loera started in all 57 of his appearances for the Wolfpack, scoring nine goals and adding 15 assists. Ahead of his final season, he was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and reached No. 13 on Top Drawer Soccer’s Men’s National Top-100 list, the highest ranked player in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Ahead of the 2020 season, Loera returned to Orlando City, signing a multi-year Homegrown contract with the club. He made his professional debut on 3 October 2020 as a stoppage time substitute in a 3–1 win over New York Red Bulls.

On September 9, 2021, Loera joined Phoenix Rising of the USL Championship on loan for the rest of the season.

^{In 2016, Loera was called up to the United States U19 squad by head coach Brad Friedel for the Copa de Atlantico tournament. He played in all three games as the United States lost 1–0 to Spain U19, 5–0 to France U19, and 1–0 to the Canary Islands.}