Santi Jara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Jara Collado | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Almansa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Almansa | |||
| 2008–2009 | Albacete | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Almansa | 53 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | Sporting B | 55 | (8) |
| 2013– | Sporting | 15 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Santiago 'Santi' Jara Collado (born 2 February 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón as a forward.
Football career
Born in Almansa, Castile-La Mancha, Jara began his career with hometown's UD Almansa. In June 2011 he joined Sporting de Gijón, being assigned to the reserves in the third division.[1]
On 27 November 2012 Jara made his debut with the Asturians' first team, in a 0–2 away loss against CA Osasuna for the season's Copa del Rey.[2] On 2 February of the following year he appeared in his first second level game, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 home defeat to Racing de Santander.[3]
On 15 March 2013 Jara renewed his link with Sporting, until 2016.[4] One day later he scored his first goal with the main squad, contributing to a 5–2 home win over FC Barcelona B.[5]
References
- ↑ Santi Jara se convierte en el primer fichaje del Sporting B (Santi Jara becomes Sporting B's first signing); El Comercio, 23 June 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Sporting regala otra victoria (Sporting gives away another win); El Comercio, 28 November 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Racing resucita en El Molinón (Racing comes back to life in El Molinón); Marca, 2 February 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Santi Jara (Sporting de Gijón) renueva con ficha profesional hasta 2016 (Santi Jara (Sporting Gijón) renews with professional terms until 2016); Join Futbol, 15 March 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Sporting remonta a lo grande (Sporting makes comeback in style); Marca, 16 March 2013 (Spanish)
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