Footballer Emilio Lara
Emilio Lara Contreras (born 18 May 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | América | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | América | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | América | 37 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 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
Club América
Lara made his Liga MX debut on 6 November 2021, in a match that ended as a 0–0 tie against Monterrey.
International career
Youth
Lara was part of the under-17 side that participated at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where Mexico won the competition. He also participated at the 2019 U-17 World Cup, where Mexico finished runner-up.
Senior
Lara was called up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino on 6 December 2021.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 October 2023
| 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 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
International
- As of match played 31 August 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
América
Mexico U17
- CONCACAF U-17 Championship: 2019
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2019
Mexico U23
Individual
References
External links
- Emilio Lara Contreras at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Emilio Lara at WorldFootball.net
- Emilio Lara at Soccerway