David Loria
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| David Loria | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Grigorievich Loria | |
| Date of birth | October 31, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Soviet Union, Kazakh SSR | |
| Height | 179 cm | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Shakhter | |
| Number | - | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996-1997 1997 1998-2002 2003 2004-2005 2006 2007 2007 2008 |
Enfield City Falcons Avtomobilist Shortandy FC Astana Yesil Kokshetau FC Shakhter FC Astana FC Shakhter Halmstads BK FC Shakhter |
? 1 70 7 65 24 18 7 |
| National team2 | ||
| 2002-present | Kazakhstan | 31 |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David Grigorievich Loria is a Kazakh football goalkeeper born on October 31, 1981. He plays for FC Shakhter. He also plays for the Kazakhstan national football team since 2002.
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[edit] International career
Loria represented Kazakhstan at U21 level when they qualified to U21 World Cup 1999 in Nigeria. 17 year old David was the youngest player of that team. He received his first cap for Kazakhstan on May 26, 2000 in a friendly against Syria at the age of 18, putting a record as the youngest player. This record was broken by Sergei Larin after five years. Loria represented Kazakhstan in World Cup 2002, World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008 qualifiers.
[edit] Trials at Eredivisie clubs
- On July 14, 2007 he had a week's trial at PSV Eindhoven [1]. PSV's coach Ronald Koeman was impressed by David's performance in Belgium 0-0 Kazakhstan EURO qualifier opener back in August 2006.
- On July 24, 2007 David also had trial at Sparta Rotterdam[2].
Neither club signed him, though David performed well during the trials
[edit] Halmstads switch
In 2007 Loria was signed by Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK after their own goalkeeper Magnus Bahne got injured and was out until the end of the season. [3]. The contract ended in December, 2007 and David returned back to Shakhter.
[edit] Personal
- Likes numbers 1 and 99, since his dad and grandfather played #9, 99 is a combination of both.
- He is nicknamed "Dato" in Kazakhstan
[edit] Club Career Stats
Last update: 1 February 2008
| Season | Team | Country | League | Level | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | Enfield City Falcons |  Australia |
SA Premier League | 3 | ? |
| 1997 | Avtomobilist |  Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | Astana | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | Astana | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 7 |
| 2000 | Astana | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 12 |
| 2001 | Astana | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 22 |
| 2002 | Astana | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 26 |
| 2003 | Okzhetpes | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 7 |
| 2004 | Shakhter | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 35 |
| 2005 | Shakhter | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 30 |
| 2006 | Astana | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 24 |
| 2007 | Shakhter | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 | 18 |
| 2007 | Halmstads BK |  Sweden |
Allsvenskan | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | Shakhter | Kazakhstan |
Premier League | 1 |
[edit] Awards
- 2000 Kazakhstan FF "Best goalkeeper of the year"
- 2005 Kazakhstan FF "Best goalkeeper of the year"
- 2006 GOAL Journal "Best Player of the year"
[edit] Honours
With Astana
- Kazakhstan League Winner: 2000, 2001, 2006
- Kazakhstan Cup Winner: 2000, 2002
[edit] References
- ^ Trial at PSV The club's official site, July 16, 2007, (Dutch)
- ^ Trial at Sparta The club's official site, August 4, 2007,(Dutch)
- ^ Switch to Halmstads The club's official site, August 31, 2007, (Swedish)
