Hirving Lozano

Hirving Rodrigo Lozano Bahena (born 30 July 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven and the Mexico national team.

He is popularly known by his nickname Chucky.

Born in Mexico City, 11-year-old Lozano joined the youth academy of C.F. Pachuca in 2006.

After starring in the lower leagues, he was called up to the first team by Gabriel Caballero.

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.

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 sibling club Club León.

On 30 August, he scored his first brace in the 2–1 victory over León.

Participating with various youth teams, Lozano won the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and played at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

On 19 September 2015, Lozano scored an equalizer seven minutes after Dorados de Sinaloa scored first in a league match where Pachuca went on to win 2–1.

Lozano began his career with Pachuca, winning the 2016 Clausura and the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, playing in 152 games and scoring 44 goals for the team.

He made his senior international debut in February 2016 and represented the nation at the Copa América Centenario, the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League, the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.

On 27 February 2016, Lozano scored the first and only goal of the encounter on the first minute of the match against Toluca, with the win placing them first place on the general table.

On 19 March, Lozano scored his first hat-trick in Pachuca's 6–0 defeat of Veracruz.

Lozano contributed two goals during the semifinal legs of the Clausura championship against León, leading his side to a 3–2 aggregate victory.

Pachuca won the league title after they defeated Monterrey 2–1 on aggregate in the finals of the Clausura tournament.

He was subsequently included in the tournament's Best XI.

On 16 July 2016, Lozano scored a brace and contributed an assist in the first league match against León, winning 5–1.

On 13 September, during the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, he scored four goals in their 11–0 defeat of Police United, helping Pachuca set the record for the biggest win in the history of the competition.

He was named CONCACAF Champions League Player of the Week for his performance.

Lozano finished the Apertura tournament as the highest-scoring Mexican player with 7 goals, and was again included in the Best XI.

In June 2017, he signed for Dutch side PSV Eindhoven and won the Eredivisie in his first season in the Netherlands, also finishing as the team's top scorer.

On the opening matchday of the Clausura 2017, on 17 January, he scored a hat-trick against León in Pachuca's 4–2 victory.

In April, during the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals against FC Dallas, Lozano scored twice within the last 10 minutes of the match to help lead Pachuca to a 3–1 win (4–3 on aggregate) to qualify to the finals.

The following month, Pachuca won the CONCACAF Champions League by defeating fellow Mexican club Tigres UANL, with Lozano winning the Golden Boot as the competition's top scorer with 8 goals, as well as the Best Young Player Award.

On 19 June 2017, following a lengthy transfer saga which had Lozano linked to a number of European clubs, including Manchester United, Manchester City, Benfica and Ajax, it was announced that Dutch club PSV Eindhoven had secured the signing of Lozano on a six-year contract.

He temporarily left the Mexican national side which was in Russia for the Confederations Cup in order to secure the transfer.

He became the fifth Mexican player to join PSV.

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.

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.

A week later, he scored once again and provided an assist in PSV's 4–0 win over NAC Breda.

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.

On 10 September 2017, Lozano received his first red card for PSV in a 2–0 defeat against SC Heerenveen.

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.

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.

Lozano won the Eredivisie title with PSV following their 3–0 win over rivals Ajax on 15 April.

He ended the season as the team's highest scorer in the league with 17 league goals and providing 11 assists.

In 2019, Lozano signed for Italian club Napoli for a reported €42 million, making him the most expensive Mexican player of all time.

He would win a Serie A title in his fourth and final season with the club, before rejoining PSV in 2023.