Javi Lara

After Segunda División B loan stints with CD Villanueva,[2] Real Unión[3] and Écija Balompié,[4] he moved to another reserve team, UD Almería B, in August 2007.

[6] He played his first match as a professional on 3 September 2009, starting and featuring the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 away loss against FC Cartagena in the second round of the Copa del Rey.

[14] He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 24 August 2014, starting and scoring the game's only goal (also the club's first ever in the competition) through a free kick in a win against Real Sociedad at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.

[16] He scored his first goal for the team on 13 October in their first home game of the season, a 2–1 victory over Kerala Blasters FC with Pelé in attendance at the Salt Lake Stadium.

[25] He contributed 41 matches and six assists in all competitions in his debut campaign, winning promotion to the second tier and subsequently renewing his contract;[26] he scored twice from 34 appearances in 2023–24,[27][28] as they went down immediately.