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Gonzalo Jara
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Jara playing for Chile at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
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Full name Gonzalo Alejandro Jara Reyes
Date of birth (1985-08-29) 29 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Hualpén, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
Huachipato
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Huachipato 69 (1)
2007–2009 Colo-Colo 64 (1)
2009–2013 West Bromwich Albion 56 (2)
2011 Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 4 (0)
2012 Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 10 (0)
2013 Nottingham Forest (loan) 16 (0)
2013–2014 Nottingham Forest 32 (0)
2014–2015 Mainz 05 23 (0)
2016–2018 Universidad de Chile 58 (0)
2019 Estudiantes de La Plata 15 (0)
2020 Morelia 6 (0)
2020 Mazatlán 9 (0)
2021 Tijuana 13 (0)
National team
2005 Chile U20 3 (1)
2006– Chile 115 (3)
Honours
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:06, 18 April 2021 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 July 2019

Gonzalo Alejandro Jara Reyes ( born 29 August 1985) is a Chilean professional footballer who currently plays for Liga MX club Tijuana. He is a versatile defender and can play in either a full-back role or as a centre-back.

Formed at Huachipato, he later won three league titles at Colo-Colo. In 2009, he moved to England, where he represented West Bromwich Albion, Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest, joining Mainz in 2014.

Jara has played for the Chile national team since 2006, earning over 100 caps. He played in two FIFA World Cups (2010 and 2014), and four Copa América, being part of the team that won the title in 2015 and in 2016, in the Copa América Centenario.

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