LOUD has announced the signing of Roberto ‘erde’ Lobos to its VCT 2026 roster ahead of Americas Stage 1.
The South American player will serve as the team’s new IGL and controller, replacing Bryan ‘pANcada’ Luna in the active line-up.
With erde’s inclusion, here is LOUD’s complete active roster:
- Roberto ‘erde’ Lobos (IGL)
- Cauan ‘cauanzin’ Pereira
- Lucca ‘lukxo’ Travaioli
- Leandro ‘Virtyy’ Moreno
- Sebastián ‘Darker’ Cicuamia
- Gonzalo ‘Romanilly’ Manzano (Head Coach)
The 18-year-old became eligible to compete in the VCT in February 2026 and revealed that he had received offers from other partnered organisations as well. However, he decided to go with LOUD, explaining that he saw more potential in the roster compared to other teams.
erde began his professional VALORANT career with LEVIATÁN Academy in 2022 before being loaned to Furious Gaming in November 2023. He spent a year with the organisation and helped the team win VALORANT Challengers 2024 LAS: Split 3.
erde then returned to LEVIATÁN Academy, where he served for another year before getting signed by LOUD. During his time in the academy team, he won four of the last five VALORANT Challengers 2024 LAS tournaments.
“The work done by everyone up to now has been very good; we’ve covered quite a lot in this bootcamp, and we know that the only thing that can give us results is collective effort. Enough looking to the past—we’ve already learned from it,” LOUD psychologist Lucas ‘Baje’ Bajerski stated on X (Twitter).
LOUD Aim to Bounce Back in VCT Americas Stage 1
VALORANT Champions 2022 winner, LOUD, hasn’t made a single international appearance since Masters Madrid 2024.
Moreover, the team was eliminated in the Group Stage of both the 2025 Americas Stage 1 and Stage 2 tournaments.
The organisation made several changes ahead of the 2026 season, only to finish second-last at VCT Americas Kickoff. LOUD will next return to the stage at Americas Stage 1, starting on April 10th, and hopes to turn its fortune around under erde’s leadership.
