Leonardo Jara
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonardo Jara | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Corrientes, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lanús | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Estudiantes | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2015 | Estudiantes | 120 | (4) |
2016–2021 | Boca Juniors | 65 | (1) |
2019 | → D.C. United (loan) | 30 | (1) |
2021–2024 | Vélez Sarsfield | 55 | (2) |
2024– | Lanús | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 19 October 2024 (UTC) |
Leonardo Jara (born May 20, 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a right-back for Argentine Primera División club Lanús.[1]
Career
Before Leonardo joined Boca Juniors, he played for Estudiantes.
D.C. United
On January 30, 2019, Leonardo was loaned to D.C. United from Boca Juniors. He officially debuted for DC on March 3, 2019, in a game against Atlanta United FC. Leonardo typically played as right-back for United. Leonardo scored his first goal for D.C. against the New England Revolution on July 12, 2019, from a volley from Paul Arriola.[2] D.C. United did not sign Leonardo after his loan expired following the 2019 season.[3]
References
- ^ "D.C. United Acquire Defender Leonardo Jara from Boca Juniors | DC United".
- ^ "GOAL: Leonardo Jara pulls a goal back for D.C. United". 12 July 2019.
- ^ "D.C. United have announced that 16 players are under contract for the 2020 MLS season". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
External links
- Leonardo Jara at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Leonardo Jara at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Footballers from Corrientes
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Club Atlético Lanús footballers
- D.C. United players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Major League Soccer players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- Argentine football defender, 1990s birth stubs