Leonardo Jara (born 20 May 1991) is an
Argentine
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footballer who plays as a
right-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
for
Argentine Primera División
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club
Godoy Cruz.
Career
Before Leonardo joined
Boca Juniors
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, he played for
Estudiantes.
D.C. United
On 30 January 2019 Leonardo was loaned to
D.C. United
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from
Boca Juniors
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. He officially debuted for DC on 3 March 2019, in a game against
Atlanta United FC
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. Leonardo typically played as right-back for United. Leonardo scored his first goal for D.C. against the
New England Revolution
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on 12 July 2019, from a volley from
Paul Arriola
Paul Joseph Arriola (born February 5, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.
Early life
Arriola was born in Chula Vista, California, a suburb of San Diego, to Da ...
. D.C. United did not sign Leonardo after his loan expired following the 2019 season.
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Footballers from Corrientes
Men's association football fullbacks
Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
Boca Juniors footballers
Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
Club Atlético Lanús footballers
D.C. United players
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Major League Soccer players
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
21st-century Argentine sportsmen
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