Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Lara and the second or maternal family name is
Grande .
Javier "Javi " Lara Grande (born 4 December 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Linares Deportivo .
Club career
Born in Montoro , Córdoba , Lara graduated from local club Córdoba CF 's youth setup, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2003–04 season , in the Tercera División . After Segunda División B loan stints with CD Villanueva ,[ 2] Real Unión [ 3] and Écija Balompié ,[ 4] he moved to another reserve team , UD Almería B , in August 2007.[ 5]
In summer 2008, Lara joined RSD Alcalá also of the fourth division. On 20 July 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Elche CF in the Segunda División .[ 6] He played his first match as a professional on 3 September 2009, starting and featuring the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 away loss against FC Cartagena in the second round of the Copa del Rey .[ 7] He made his league debut three days later, coming on as a second-half substitute in the 4–1 defeat at CD Numancia .[ 8]
On 29 January 2010, having been sparingly used by the Andalusians , Lara was loaned to CD Alcoyano until June.[ 9] He then moved to Valencia CF 's B team in January 2011,[ 10] following which he competed in division three with Lucena CF [ 11] and Alcoyano.[ 12]
On 17 July 2013, Lara signed a one-year deal with SD Ponferradina .[ 13] On 24 June of the following year, he moved to SD Eibar , recently promoted to La Liga .[ 14] He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 24 August 2014, starting and scoring the game's only goal (also the club's first ever in the competition) through a free kick in a win against Real Sociedad at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium .[ 15]
Lara moved abroad at the age of 29, joining ATK in the Indian Super League on 17 July 2015.[ 16] He scored his first goal for the team on 13 October in their first home game of the season , a 2–1 victory over Kerala Blasters FC with Pelé in attendance at the Salt Lake Stadium .[ 17]
In November 2015, after being ruled out due to injury, Lara was consequently released and replaced by his compatriot Jorge Alonso .[ 18] On 2 February 2016, he returned to his home country by agreeing to a short-term deal at CD Tenerife .[ 19]
On 12 August 2016, Lara returned to India and Atlético Kolkata,[ 20] winning the championship after defeating Kerala Blasters in a penalty shoot-out .[ 21] On 10 January 2017, he signed for Córdoba until 30 June.[ 22]
Lara returned to Spain in August 2019, with the 33-year-old joining UD Ibiza for two seasons as a free agent .[ 23] He was a regular starter in the side's first-ever promotion to the second division in 2021 , before leaving on 18 May 2022.[ 24]
On 4 July 2022, Lara signed for AD Alcorcón of Primera Federación .[ 25] He contributed 41 matches and six assists in all competitions in his debut campaign , winning promotion to the second tier and subsequently renewing his contract;[ 26] he scored twice from 34 appearances in 2023–24 ,[ 27] [ 28] as they went down immediately.[ 29]
Lara remained in the lower leagues subsequently, starting with Linares Deportivo in the Segunda Federación .[ 30]
Career statistics
As of match played on 4 March 2018
Honours
ATK
References
^ a b c d Javi Lara at FBref.com
^ Javi Lara ya ejerce de rojillo (Javi Lara already acts as a red) ; Minuto 90, 31 January 2006 (in Spanish)
^ Javi Lara se marcha al Real Unión de Irún (Javi Lara goes to Real Unión de Irún) ; Minuto 90, 26 July 2006 (in Spanish)
^ Javi Lara deja el Real Unión de Irún y jugará la segunda vuelta en el Écija (Javi Lara leaves Real Unión de Irún and will play the second round with Écija) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine ; ABC , 27 January 2007 (in Spanish)
^ Javi Lara y Chapi firman en Almería B y Díter Zafra (Javi Lara and Chapi sign with Almería B and Díter Zafra) ; Minuto 90, 6 August 2007 (in Spanish)
^ El Elche ficha a Javi Lara y consigue la cesión del jugador del Valencia Ximo Navarro (Elche sign Javi Lara and get loan of Valencia player Ximo Navarro) ; Marca , 20 July 2009 (in Spanish)
^ 'Hat trick' de Toché y épica remontada del Cartagena (Toché 'hat trick' and epic comeback from Cartagena) ; Marca, 3 September 2009 (in Spanish)
^ Un Numancia sobrado golea al Elche y se coloca líder por goles (Large Numancia thrash Elche and are leaders due to goals) ; Marca, 6 September 2009 (in Spanish)
^ Javi Lara se marcha cedido al Alcoyano (Javi Lara goes on loan to Alcoyano) ; Marca, 29 January 2010 (in Spanish)
^ El Mestalla ficha a Javi Lara (Mestalla sign Javi Lara) Archived 15 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Valencia CF, 17 January 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Las maletas de Lara se detienen en Lucena (Lara's luggage stops in Lucena) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Córdoba Deporte, 29 August 2011 (in Spanish)
^ El cordobés Javi Lara vuelve a la disciplina del Alcoyano (Córdoba's own Javi Lara returns to Alcoyano's discipline) ; Diario Información, 14 July 2012 (in Spanish)
^ La Ponferradina ficha por un año a Javi Lara (Ponferradina sign Javi Lara for a year) ; Marca, 17 July 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Javi Lara primer fichaje de la S.D. Eibar (Javi Lara first signing of S.D. Eibar) Archived 25 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; SD Eibar, 24 June 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Lara seals dream start for Eibar ; ESPN FC , 24 August 2014
^ Javi Lara, nueva adquisición del Atlético de Kolkata (Javi Lara, new Atlético de Kolkata acquisition) ; Atlético Madrid, 17 July 2015 (in Spanish)
^ Agarwal, Dipesh (13 October 2015). "ISL 2015: Atletico de Kolkata see off Kerala Blasters to secure 2–1 win" . Sportskeeda . Retrieved 22 October 2015 .
^ Mitra, Atanu (16 November 2015). "Indian Super League: Atletico de Kolkata rope in Jorge Alonso as a replacement for Javi Lara" . Goal . Retrieved 19 November 2015 .
^ Javi Lara, nuevo jugador del CD Tenerife (Javi Lara, new player of CD Tenerife) ; CD Tenerife, 2 February 2016 (in Spanish)
^ Helder Postiga retained as Atletico de Kolkata marquee; Borja, Lara stay ; Hindustan Times , 12 August 2016
^ "Javi Lara: "En mi vida pensaba que iba a celebrar una Liga" (India)" [Javi Lara: "Never in my life did I think I was going to celebrate a League" (India)] (in Spanish). Eurosport . 19 December 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2024 .
^ Javi Lara, nuevo jugador del Córdoba C.F. (Javi Lara, new player of Córdoba C.F.) ; Córdoba CF, 10 January 2017 (in Spanish)
^ Sánchez Venzalá, Tomás (1 August 2019). "El fichaje mediático ya está aquí" [The galáctico signing has arrived] (in Spanish). Periódico de Ibiza. Retrieved 7 October 2019 .
^ "Comunicado oficial Javi Lara – David Morillas" [Official announcement Javi Lara – David Morillas] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
^ "Javi Lara, nuevo jugador de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Javi Lara, new player of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
^ Guillén, Víctor (4 July 2023). "Javi Lara seguirá vinculado a la AD Alcorcón en Segunda División" [Javi Lara will remain tied to AD Alcorcón in Segunda División ] (in Spanish). Diario AS . Retrieved 29 November 2024 .
^ "CRONICA: Navalcarnero pierde ante el Alcorcón y le dice adiós a la Copa del Rey" [REPORT: Navalcarnero lose against Alcorcón and say goodbye to King's Cup] (in Spanish). OneFootball . 1 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2024 .
^ Monje, Jorge (12 November 2023). "El Burgos C.F. da la vuelta al partido ante el Alcorcón (4–2)" [Burgos C.F. come from behind in match against Alcorcón (4–2)] (in Spanish). Cadena SER . Retrieved 29 November 2024 .
^ "2–2. El Alcorcón se despide de Segunda tras empatar ante el Levante" [2–2. Alcorcón say goodbye to Segunda after drawing against Levante] (in Spanish). Telemadrid . 26 May 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024 .
^ "Fichaje, Javi Lara" [Signing, Javi Lara] (in Spanish). Linares Deportivo. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Javi Lara: Javier Lara Grande" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 July 2015 .
^ a b c "Javi Lara" . Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2015 .
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