Javi Lara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Lara Grande | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Montoro, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tenerife | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Córdoba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2007 | Córdoba B | ||
| 2006 | → Villanueva (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Real Unión (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Écija (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Almería B | 29 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Alcalá | 31 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Elche | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Alcoyano (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2011 | Valencia B | 15 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Lucena | 31 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Alcoyano | 40 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | Ponferradina | 37 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Eibar | 31 | (1) |
| 2015 | Atlético Kolkata | 6 | (1) |
| 2016– | Tenerife | 7 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2016. | |||
Javier 'Javi' Lara Grande (born 4 December 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Tenerife as a central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Montoro, Córdoba, Lara graduated from local Córdoba CF's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2003–04 season, in Tercera División. After loan stints in Segunda División B with CD Villanueva,[1] Real Unión[2] and Écija Balompié,[3] he moved to another reserve team, UD Almería B, in August 2007.[4]
In the 2008 summer Lara joined RSD Alcalá, also in the fourth division. On 20 July 2009 he signed a two-year contract with Elche CF, in Segunda División.[5] He played his first match as a professional on 3 September 2009, starting and featuring the full 90 minutes in 2–3 away loss against FC Cartagena for the campaign's Copa del Rey;[6] three days later he made his league debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–4 loss at CD Numancia.[7]
On 29 January 2010, after being sparingly used by the Andalusians, Lara was loaned to CD Alcoyano until June.[8] He then moved to Valencia CF's B-side in January 2011 after being six months without a club,[9] following which he competed in division three with Lucena CF[10] and Alcoyano.[11]
On 17 July 2013, Lara signed a one-year deal with SD Ponferradina.[12] On 24 June of the following year he moved to SD Eibar, freshly promoted to La Liga.[13] He made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 24 August 2014, starting and netting the game's only (also the club's first ever goal in the competition) through a free kick in a win against Real Sociedad at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.[14]
Lara moved abroad at the age of nearly 30, joining Atlético de Kolkata in the Indian Super League on 17 July 2015.[15] He scored his first goal for the team on 13 October in their first home game of the season, a 2–1 win over Kerala Blasters FC with Pelé in attendance at the Salt Lake Stadium.[16]
In November 2015, after being ruled out of the season due to an injury, Lara was consequently released and replaced by countryman Jorge Alonso.[17] On 2 February of the following year he returned to his home country, after agreeing to a short-term deal with CD Tenerife.[18]
Club statistics
- As of 19 November 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villanueva (loan) | 2005–06[19] | Segunda División B | 12 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Real Unión (loan) | 2006–07[19] | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Écija (loan) | 2006–07[19] | Segunda División B | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Elche | 2009–10[19] | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Alcoyano (loan) | 2009–10[19] | Segunda División B | 15 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Lucena | 2011–12[19] | Segunda División B | 31 | 5 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 5 | |
| Alcoyano | 2012–13[19] | Segunda División B | 40 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 45 | 12 |
| Ponferradina | 2013–14[19] | Segunda División | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | |
| Eibar | 2014–15[19] | La Liga | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
| Atlético de Kolkata | 2015[20] | Indian Super League | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 199 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 216 | 26 | ||
References
- ↑ Javi Lara ya ejerce de rojillo (Javi Lara already acts as a rojillo); Minuto 90, 31 January 2006 (Spanish)
- ↑ Javi Lara se marcha al Real Unión de Irún (Javi Lara goes to Real Unión de Irún); Minuto 90, 26 July 2006 (Spanish)
- ↑ Javi Lara deja el Real Unión de Irún y jugará la segunda vuelta en el Écija (Javi Lara leaves Real Unión de Irún and will play the second round with Écija); ABC, 27 January 2007 (Spanish)
- ↑ Javi Lara y Chapi firman en Almería B y Díter Zafra (Javi Lara and Chapi sign with Almería B and Díter Zafra); Minuto 90, 6 August 2007 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Elche ficha a Javi Lara y consigue la cesión del jugador del Valencia Ximo Navarro (Elche signs Javi Lara and gets loan of Valencia player Ximo Navarro); Marca, 20 July 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ 'Hat trick' de Toché y épica remontada del Cartagena (Toché 'hat trick' and epic comeback from Cartagena); Marca, 3 September 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Un Numancia sobrado golea al Elche y se coloca líder por goles (Large Numancia thrashes Elche and is leader due to goals); Marca, 6 September 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Javi Lara se marcha cedido al Alcoyano (Javi Lara goes on loan to Alcoyano); Marca, 29 January 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Mestalla ficha a Javi Lara (Mestalla signs Javi Lara); Valencia's official website, 17 January 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Las maletas de Lara se detienen en Lucena (Lara's luggage stops in Lucena); Córdoba Deporte, 29 August 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ El cordobés Javi Lara vuelve a la disciplina del Alcoyano (Córdoba's own Javi Lara returns to Alcoyano's discipline); Diario Información, 14 July 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ La Ponferradina ficha por un año a Javi Lara (Ponferradina signs Javi Lara for a year); Marca, 17 July 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Javi Lara primer fichaje de la S.D. Eibar (Javi Lara first signing of S.D. Eibar); Eibar's official website, 24 June 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Lara seals dream start for Eibar; ESPN FC, 24 August 2014
- ↑ Javi Lara, nueva adquisición del Atlético de Kolkata (Javi Lara, new Atlético de Kolkata acquisition); Atlético Madrid's official website, 17 July 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ "ISL 2015: Atletico de Kolkata see off Kerala Blasters to secure 2–1 win". Sportskeeda. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Indian Super League: Atletico de Kolkata rope in Jorge Alonso as a replacement for Javi Lara". Goal.com. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ Javi Lara, nuevo jugador del CD Tenerife (Javi Lara, new player of CD Tenerife); Tenerife's official website, 2 February 2016 (Spanish)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Javi Lara: Javier Lara Grande". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ "Javi Lara". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
External links
- Javi Lara profile at BDFutbol
- Javi Lara profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
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