Matías Jara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Maximiliano Jara | ||
| Date of birth | April 6, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Trelew, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| C.A.I. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2009 | C.A.I. | 62 | (11) |
| 2009 | Godoy Cruz | 14 | (2) |
| 2010 | Huachipato | 15 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Chacarita Juniors | 19 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Guillermo Brown | 25 | (2) |
| 2012 | FC Dallas | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Central Córdoba | 12 | (0) |
| 2013-2014 | CA Temperley | 32 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Matías Maximiliano Jara (born April 6, 1987 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who last played for Temperley.
Career
Jara started playing for the Comisión de Actividades Infantiles, a team from the southern city of Comodoro Rivadavia. He was an important part of the team that avoided relegation from the Primera B Nacional (second division) during the 2007-08 season after defeating Patronato in the relegation playoff. Jara scored two goals on the second game to secure the 5-1 overall victory.[1]
Jara joined Godoy Cruz in the Argentine First Division for the 2009-10 season.[2] He scored the first goal of the Apertura tournament on Godoy Cruz' victory 2-0 over Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.[3] He also scored one goal and assisted in another in Godoy Cruz' historical 3-2 victory against Boca Juniors in the Bombonera stadium.[4]
In January 2010 Jara joined Chilean side Huachipato.[5] However, he returned to his home country in August of that same year, joining second division side Chacarita Juniors.
Jara signed with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on August 7, 2012.[6] However, he was released just three months later without making a first team appearance.[7]
References
- ↑ "La CAI conservó su lugar" El Litoral. 2009-7-1. Retrieved on September 22, 2009. (Spanish)
- ↑ "Matías Jara trae sus goles desde el Sur" El Sol. 2009-7-28. Retrieved on September 22, 2009. (Spanish)
- ↑ "Matías Jara: 'Tenía ganas de llorar por la emoción'" mdz 2009-8-21. Retrieved on September 22, 2009. (Spanish)
- ↑ "Matías Jara: el chico de la tapa" Los Andes. 2009-9-22. Retrieved on September 22, 2009. (Spanish)
- ↑ Jara, de Godoy Cruz a Huachipato at espndeportes (Spanish)
- ↑ http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2012/08/fc-dallas-signs-25-year-old-forward-mat%C3%AD-jara
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/11/07/fc-dallas-decline-options-homegrowns-luna-leyva
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
- Profile at BDFA (Spanish)