Lara Sharma (born 1 October 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Goa.
Club career
Lara is a product of the Tata Football Academy. He signed for Indian Arrows in 2017. In 2018, he made a move to ATK and played for their reserve team. In 2020, he was signed by Bengaluru FC.[2] Lara was the second-choice goalkeeper for Bengaluru and did not get much playing time there. He won the 2022 Durand Cup with the club. For three seasons, he only made five league appearances for the club. In 2023, Lara was loaned to Kerala Blasters until the end of the 2023-24 season.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 June 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| ATK B | 2018–19 | I-League 2nd Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru B | 2022–23 | I-League 2nd Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Kerala Blasters (loan) | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Goa | 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Honours
Bengaluru
References
- ^ ""Pushing myself as I want to play more" - Bengaluru FC goalkeeper Lara Sharma flying high on confidence after breakout ISL season". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "ISL Transfer News: Lara Sharma Joins Kerala Blasters on a Year-Long Loan Deal". News18. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Three reasons why move to Kerala Blasters will benefit Lara Sharma". Khel Now. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Lara Sharma at Soccerway
