Emilio Lara Contreras (born 18 May 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX club Necaxa, on loan from Liga MX club América.
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| Full name | Emilio Lara Contreras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Atizapán, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Necaxa (on loan from América) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | América | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | América | 40 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Necaxa (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Mexico U17 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Mexico U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Mexico U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Mexico | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editClub América
editLara made his Liga MX debut on 6 November 2021, in a match that ended as a 0–0 tie against Monterrey.
International career
editYouth
editLara was part of the under-17 side that participated at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where Mexico won the competition.[2] He also participated at the 2019 U-17 World Cup, where Mexico finished runner-up.[3]
Senior
editLara was called up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino on 6 December 2021.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 7 October 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| América | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Leagues Cup
International
edit- As of match played 31 August 2022[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editAmérica
- Liga MX: Apertura 2023,[7] Clausura 2024[8], Apertura 2024
- Campeón de Campeones: 2024
- Supercopa de la Liga MX: 2024
Mexico U17
- CONCACAF U-17 Championship: 2019
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2019
Mexico U23
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Emilio Lara". Club América.
- ^ "Efraín Álvarez encabeza lista del Tri para el Premundial Sub-17".
- ^ Medel, Édgar Malagón (7 October 2019). "Revelan lista del Tri para Mundial Sub-17; la encabeza la 'joya' que Zlatan alaba" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "¡Checa la convocatoria de México para enfrentar a Chile!". fanbolero.com. December 6, 2021. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Emilio Lara Contreras". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Emilio Lara at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (18 December 2023). "Club América extends Liga MX record to 14 titles after defeating Tigres". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (27 May 2024). "América secure back-to-back Liga MX titles with win over Cruz Azul". ESPN. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
External links
edit- Emilio Lara Contreras at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Emilio Lara at WorldFootball.net
- Emilio Lara at Soccerway
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