Leonardo Jara
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 20 May 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a right-back for Argentine Primera División club Lanús.[1]
Career
[edit]Before Leonardo joined Boca Juniors, he played for Estudiantes.
D.C. United
[edit]On 30 January 2019 Leonardo was loaned to D.C. United from Boca Juniors. He officially debuted for DC on 3 March 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 12 July 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
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- Leonardo Jara at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Leonardo Jara at Soccerway
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- 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