Lara Sharma

Lara Sharma (born 1 October 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Goa.

Lara Sharma

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Punjab, India[1]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Goa
Youth career
2015–2017	Tata Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Indian Arrows	0	(0)
2018–2020	ATK B	10	(0)
2020–2024	Bengaluru	5	(0)
2023–2024	→ Kerala Blasters (loan)	3	(0)
2024–	Goa	0	(0)
International career
2016–2018	India U19	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:34, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

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

1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Bengaluru

• Durand Cup: 2022