Santiago 'Santi' Jara Collado (born 2 February 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right winger for Real Murcia.
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Jara in training with Sporting Gijón | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Santiago Jara Collado | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-02-02) 2 February 1991 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Almansa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Murcia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Almansa | |||
| 2008–2009 | Albacete | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Almansa | 53 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | Sporting Gijón B | 55 | (8) |
| 2012–2015 | Sporting Gijón | 61 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Albacete | 24 | (0) |
| 2016 | Saburtalo | 13 | (2) |
| 2017 | Racing Santander | 22 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Murcia | 35 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Cartagena | 52 | (10) |
| 2020–2022 | UCAM Murcia | 34 | (0) |
| 2022– | Murcia | 16 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:59, 16 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
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 Segunda División B.[1]
Jara made his debut with the Asturians' first team on 27 November 2012, in a 2–0 away loss against CA Osasuna in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[2] On 2 February of the following year he appeared in his first Segunda División game, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 home defeat to Racing de Santander.[3]
On 15 March 2013, Jara renewed his contract with Sporting until 2016.[4] He scored his first goal for the main squad one day later, contributing to a 5–2 home win over FC Barcelona B.[5]
On 22 July 2015, after starting in only one match during the season, Jara cut ties with the Rojiblancos,[6] and joined Albacete Balompié two days later.[7] He subsequently resumed his career in the third tier, representing Racing de Santander, Real Murcia, FC Cartagena and UCAM Murcia CF,[8] aside of a one-year spell at Georgia's FC Saburtalo Tbilisi.[9]
Real Murcia – current squad | |
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