Francisca Alejandra Lara Lara (born 29 July 1990), informally known as Pancha Lara, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Dépor ABANCA and the Chile women's national team.

Francisca Lara
Lara playing for Spanish club Sevilla FC
Personal information
Full name Francisca Alejandra Lara Lara
Date of birth (1990-07-29) 29 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth San Fernando, Chile[1]
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dépor ABANCA
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Ferroviarios
2010 Coquimbo Unido [es]
2011 Cobreloa [es]
2012–2017 Colo-Colo
2017–2018 Sporting de Huelva 26 (5)
2018–2020 Sevilla 28 (0)
2020–2021 Le Havre 18 (1)
2021–2024 Villarreal 61 (2)
2024– Dépor ABANCA 00 (0)
International career
2010– Chile 59 (20)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2019

Club career

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In July 2020, Lara moved to France and joined Le Havre.[3]

In the second half of 2024, she signed with Dépor ABANCA from Villarreal.[4]

International career

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Twenty-year-old Lara was named in Chile's 20-player squad for the 2010 South American Women's Football Championship in Ecuador.[5] She scored two goals at the 2018 Copa América Femenina,[6] where Chile qualified to a FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in its history.

She also was a member of the Chile squad that won the silver medal at the 2014 South American Games.[7][8]

International goals

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Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
6 November 2010 Estadio Bellavista, Ambato, Ecuador   Argentina
1–2
1–2
2010 South American Women's Football Championship
2
8 November 2010 Estadio Olímpico, Riobamba, Ecuador   Bolivia
1–0
3–0
3
17 November 2010 Estadio La Cocha, Latacunga, Ecuador   Colombia
1–1
1–1
4
22 October 2011 Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara, Mexico   Trinidad and Tobago 1–0
3–0
2011 Pan American Games
5
12 September 2014 Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne, Loja, Ecuador   Argentina
1–0
2014 Copa América Femenina
6
16 September 2014 Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador   Bolivia
3–0
7
20 September 2014 Estadio Jorge Andrade, Azogues, Ecuador   Paraguay
1–1
2–3
8
12 April 2018 Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile   Peru
3–0
5–0
2018 Copa América Femenina
9
22 April 2018   Argentina
4–0
4–0

Honours

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Chile

References

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  1. ^ "Francisca Alejandra Lara Lara". Sporting de Huelva (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Francisca Lara fue presentada como nueva jugadora de Le Havre de Francia" (in Spanish). Bío-Bío. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ Molina, Geraldine (11 July 2024). "Francisca Lara es presentada como refuerzo del Deportivo Abanca". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Tejedor entregó nómina de la "Roja" para Sudamericano de Ecuador" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Copa América Femenina - Ecuador 2014. Goleadoras". conmebol.com. 8 August 2014.
  7. ^ "SELECCIÓN FEMENINA ENTREGA NÓMINA OFICIAL PARA LOS ODESUR 2014". ANFP (in Spanish). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ^ "SELECCIÓN FEMENINA SELLA CON PLATA SU INOLVIDABLE INCURSIÓN EN SANTIAGO 2014". ANFP (in Spanish). 17 March 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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