Emilio Lara (footballer) should not be confused with Emilio Lara (weightlifter).
| Emilio Lara | |
| Fullname: | Emilio Lara Contreras |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Atizapán, Mexico |
| Height: | 1.87 m[1] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Necaxa (on loan from América) |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthyears1: | 2017–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | América |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | América |
| Caps1: | 40 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | → Necaxa (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mexico U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Mexico U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam3: | Mexico U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam4: | Mexico |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 7 October 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 4 November 2023 |
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 Liga MX club América.
Lara made his Liga MX debut on 6 November 2021, in a match that ended as a 0–0 tie against Monterrey.
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]
Lara was called up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino on 6 December 2021.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| América | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||
América
Apertura 2023,[6] Clausura 2024[7]
Mexico U17
Mexico U23
Individual