Leonardo Jara

Leonardo Jara
Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Jara
Date of birth	20 May 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Corrientes, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Vélez Sarsfield
Number	29
Youth career
	Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2015	Estudiantes
2016–2021	Boca Juniors
2019	→ D.C. United (loan)
2021–	Vélez Sarsfield
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:13, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Leonardo Jara (born May 20, 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a right-back for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sarsfield.^[1]

Career[edit]

Before Leonardo joined Boca Juniors, he played for Estudiantes.

D.C. United[edit]

On January 30, 2019, Leonardo was loaned to D.C. United from Boca Juniors. He officially debuted for DC on March 3, 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 July 12, 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". July 12, 2019.
^ "D.C. United have announced that 16 players are under contract for the 2020 MLS season". November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

External links[edit]

Leonardo Jara at BDFA (in Spanish)
Leonardo Jara at Soccerway

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[1] "D.C. United Acquire Defender Leonardo Jara from Boca Juniors | DC United".

[2] "GOAL: Leonardo Jara pulls a goal back for D.C. United". July 12, 2019.

[3] "D.C. United have announced that 16 players are under contract for the 2020 MLS season". November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

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