José Carlos Lazo Romero (born 16 February 1996) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Born in

Sanlúcar de Barrameda Sanlúcar may refer to: * Sanlúcar de Barrameda, a city in the Province of Cádiz, Spain * Sanlúcar de Guadiana, a village in the Province of Huelva, Spain * Sanlúcar la Mayor, a city in the Province of Seville, Spain *Sanlúcar de Albaida, forme ...

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, Lazo joined

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...

's youth setup in 2002, from

Atlético Sanluqueño CF Atlético Sanluqueño Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1948, although its registration in official competitions took place in 195 ...

. Promoted to the reserves in

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

by manager

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on 5 July 2015, he made his senior debut on 22 August by coming on as a second-half substitute for Enzo Zidane in a 5–1 home routing of

CD Ebro Club Deportivo Ebro is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1942, it plays in , holding home games at ''Campo Municipal de Fútbol La Almozara'', which has a capaci ...

. Lazo scored his first senior goal on 16 January 2016, netting the last in a 4–0 thrashing of

CF Rayo Majadahonda Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda () is a Spanish professional football club in Majadahonda, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1976 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Cerro del Espino'', with a capacity of 3,800 seats. ...

. On 1 September, he was loaned to

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

for one year, and was assigned to the B-side also in the third division. On 27 July 2017, Lazo joined fellow third tier side

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Huelva, Andalucia, Spain. Founded on 23 December 1889, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play in , holding home ...

, also in a temporary deal. On 13 July of the following year, he signed a permanent contract with

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side

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, but was loaned to

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...

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on 6 August. Lazo made his professional debut on 26 August 2018, replacing Iriome and scoring the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol (), known simply as Granada or ''"Graná"'', is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that currently plays in Segunda ...

. The following 20 August, he joined

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001 ...

still in the second division, also in a temporary deal. On 8 May 2020, Lazo agreed to a permanent four-year-contract with the ''Rojiblancos''. He achieved promotion to the first division in

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as champions, and made his debut in the category at the age of 26 on 14 August 2022, replacing

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in a 2–1 home loss against

. On 24 August 2022, Lazo signed a five-year contract with

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

in the top tier. On 12 August 2024, after one relegation and one promotion where he was a backup option, he terminated his link with the club, and signed a two-year deal with

eight days later.

Honours

Almería *

: 2021–22

References

External links

Profile
at the RCD Espanyol website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazo, Jose Carlos 1996 births Living people People from Sanlúcar de Barrameda Footballers from the Province of Cádiz Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Villarreal CF B players Recreativo de Huelva players Getafe CF footballers CD Lugo players UD Almería players RCD Espanyol footballers Albacete Balompié players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen