Dani Lorenzo

Spanish association football player

Dani Lorenzo
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Lorenzo Guerrero^[1]
Date of birth	(2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 21)^[1]
Place of birth	Marbella, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Málaga
Number	22
Youth career
2013–2017	Málaga
2017–2021	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Málaga B	24	(1)
2021–	Málaga	42	(5)
2023	→ Mérida (loan)	17	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024

Daniel "Dani" Lorenzo Guerrero (born 5 April 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Málaga CF.

Club career

Born in Marbella, Málaga, Andalusia, Lorenzo joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2017 from Málaga CF. On 20 July 2021, he returned to Málaga and was assigned to the reserves in the Tercera División RFEF.^[2]

Lorenzo made his senior debut on 19 September 2021, starting with the B's in a 1–1 home draw against UD Torre del Mar. He scored his first goal on 12 October, netting the opener in home draw against CD Alhaurino, for the same scoreline.^[3]

Lorenzo made his first-team debut on 2 December 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Haitam Abaida in a 3–0 away win over Peña Sport FC in the season's Copa del Rey.^[4] He made his professional debut three days later, replacing Mathieu Peybernes in a 1–2 home loss against SD Amorebieta in the Segunda División.^[5]

On 19 January 2023, Lorenzo renewed his contract until 2025, and was loaned to Primera Federación side Mérida AD for the remainder of the season.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dani Lorenzo". Málaga CF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ "El Málaga rescata a una perla de su cantera desde el Real Madrid: Dani Lorenzo vuelve a casa" [Málaga rescue a pearl of their youth setup from Real Madrid: Dani Lorenzo returns home] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Malagueño and Juvenil DH both claim a point yesterday". Málaga CF. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Dani Lorenzo, tras los pasos de Kevin y Roberto" [Dani Lorenzo, after the footsteps of Kevin and Roberto] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Machada justa del Amorebieta donde nadie había ganado" [Fair mash of Amorebieta where nothing has won before] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Dani Lorenzo renews until 2025 and is loaned out to Mérida". Málaga CF. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.