Pablo Lara (footballer)
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| Full name | Pablo Emiliano Lara Nevárez | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 June 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | UNAM | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2025 | UNAM | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | UNAM | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Mexico U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Mexico U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Mexico U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Pablo Emiliano Lara Nevárez (born 29 June 2005) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club UNAM and the Mexico national under-20 team.
UNAM
Lara began his career at the academy of UNAM in 2019, starting with the team's U15 squad,[1] making a name for himself and progressing through all categories, getting his first title in the U23 Liga MX Apertura 2018, beating Monterrey 1–0 in the final. This propelling him to the U23 team.[2]
On 12 January 2025, Lara made his debut with UNAM's first team, in a 2–1 win against Necaxa, with him stopping seven shots.[3]
Career statistics
International career
After a string of good performances with UNAM's U18 squad, Andrés Lillini called Lara up to the Mexico U20, making his debut on 27 July 2024 in a 1–1 draw with the Panama U20 team in the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship,[5] which Mexico ended up winning.
In 2025, Lara was called up by coach Eduardo Arce to represent Mexico at the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Chile.[6]