David Lara is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the USL A-League.

David Lara
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-11-26) November 26, 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2001 Bradley Braves
2000 Chicago Sockers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Milwaukee Rampage 18 (0)
2003 Charleston Battery 9 (0)
2004 Syracuse Salty Dogs 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1998, Lara graduated from Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois. He was 1997 Illinois All State in soccer. Lara attended Bradley University, playing eighty games from 1998 to 2001.[1] In 2002, he turned professional with the Milwaukee Rampage of the USL A-League. In 2000, Lara played for the Chicago Sockers as they won the USL Premier Development League title. Lara turned professional in 2002 with the Milwaukee Rampage of the USL A-League. The Rampage won the league championship that season, only to cease operations during the off-season.[2] In 2003, Lara signed with the Charleston Battery after a successful three week trial.[3] The Battery released him at the end of the season and Lara moved to the Syracuse Salty Dogs for the 2004 season.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Bradley Braves soccer[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ 2002: Milwaukee claims second USL-1 title Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Battery signs five trialists". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  4. ^ "2004 Syracuse Salty Dogs". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-05-31.