José Carlos Lazo Romero (born 16 February 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Carlos Lazo Romero | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2012 | Sanluqueño | ||
| 2012–2015 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Real Madrid B | 20 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Villarreal B (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Recreativo (loan) | 37 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | Getafe | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Lugo (loan) | 35 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | → Almería (loan) | 27 | (8) |
| 2020–2022 | Almería | 77 | (10) |
| 2022– | Espanyol | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2022 | |||
Born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz, Andalusia, Lazo joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2002, from Atlético Sanluqueño CF.[1] Promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B by manager Zinedine Zidane on 5 July 2015,[2] he made his senior debut on 22 August by coming on as a second-half substitute for Enzo Zidane in a 5–1 home routing of CD Ebro.[3]
Lazo scored his first senior goal on 16 January 2016, netting the last in a 4–0 thrashing of CF Rayo Majadahonda. On 1 September, he was loaned to Villarreal CF for one year, and was assigned to the B-side also in the third division.[4]
On 27 July 2017, Lazo joined fellow third tier side Recreativo de Huelva, also in a temporary deal.[5] On 13 July of the following year, he signed a permanent contract with La Liga side Getafe CF,[6] but was loaned to CD Lugo in Segunda División on 6 August.[7]
Lazo made his professional debut on 26 August 2018, replacing Iriome and scoring the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Granada CF.[8] The following 20 August, he joined UD Almería still in the second division, also in a temporary deal.[9]
On 8 May 2020, Lazo agreed to a permanent four-year-contract with the Rojiblancos.[10] He achieved promotion to the first division in 2022 as champions, and made his debut in the category at the age of 26 on 14 August 2022, replacing Largie Ramazani in a 2–1 home loss against Real Madrid.
On 24 August 2022, Lazo signed a five-year contract with RCD Espanyol in the top tier.[11]
Almería
RCD Espanyol – current squad | |
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