Emilio Lara (footballer)
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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]
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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 | 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) | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Mexico U17 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Mexico U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Mexico U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Mexico | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 América and also plays for the Mexico national team.
Club América
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.[2] He also participated at the 2019 U-17 World Cup, where Mexico finished runner-up.[3]
Senior
Lara was called up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino on 6 December 2021.[4]
