José Lara

José Lara
Personal information
Full name	José Alonso Lara
Date of birth	7 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Seville, Spain
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Alcoyano
Number	10
Youth career
2007–2017	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2020	Sevilla B
2018–2021	Sevilla
2020–2021	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)
2021–2023	Betis B
2023–	Alcoyano
International career
2017	Spain U17
2018	Spain U18
2018	Spain U19
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Spain
Mediterranean Games
FIFA U-17 World Cup
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

José Alonso Lara (born 7 March 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Alcoyano.^[1]

Club career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Lara represented Sevilla FC as a youth. On 28 October 2016, while still a youth, he signed his first professional contract by agreeing to a deal until 2019.^[2]

On 3 December 2017, aged only 17, Lara made his professional debut with the reserves by starting in a 1–1 Segunda División home draw against CD Lugo.^[3] He scored his first goal the following 28 April, netting the game's only in a home defeat of AD Alcorcón.

Lara made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 19 May 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Nolito in a 1–0 home win against Deportivo Alavés.^[4] On 11 September 2020, he was loaned to Deportivo de La Coruña, freshly relegated to the third division, for one year.^[5]

Lara terminated his contract with Sevilla on 1 July 2021, and moved to crosstown rivals Real Betis twelve days later, being assigned to the B-team in Primera División RFEF.^[6]

Honours

International

Spain U17

UEFA European Under-17 Championship: Champion 2017
FIFA Under-17 World Cup: Runner-up 2017

Spain U18

Mediterranean Games: Gold Medal 2018

References

^ José Lara at Soccerway
^ "El canterano Lara, sevillista hasta 2019" [Youth player Lara, sevillista until 2019] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
^ "El Viejo Nervión sigue sin ver ganar al filial hispalense" [Viejo Nervión remain without seeing the reserve team hispalense winning] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
^ "Caparrós quiere más Liga" [Caparrós wants more League] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ "Lara, cedido una temporada al Deportivo de La Coruña" [Lara, loaned one season to Deportivo de La Coruña] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ "Oficial: El exsevillista Lara firma con el Betis hasta 2023" [Official: Former sevillista Lara signs with Betis until 2023] (in Spanish). ABC. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.