Jairo Lombardo
Jairo Lombardo (born 4 June 1997 in Panama) is a Panamanian footballer who is last known to have played for San Juan Jabloteh of the TT Pro League in 2017. Hailing from Vacamonte, he is the nephew of former Panamanian footballer Ángel Lombardo.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jairo Lombardo Escobar | ||
Date of birth | 4 June 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Panama | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
– | C.D. Vista Alegre[1] | ||
– | San Francisco F.C.[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | UWI Blackbirds FC | 8+ | (5+) |
2017– | San Juan Jabloteh F.C. | 12 | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Barbados
Despite football being stigmatized as a sport of criminals in Panama,[1] Lombardo pursued the sport in his teenage years, becoming one of three Panamanians making the 2013 Digital Premier Clinic in Barbados.[3] There, the attacker impressed, bagging a hat-trick one game,[4] opting to stay in Barbados and enter the University of the West Indies there, becoming a part of their football team in 2016 and scoring over five goals in 8 games,[1] including one in a 4-1 thrashing of Brittons Hill.[5]
Trinidad and Tobago
Bagged a brace in a 4-1 comeback over CS Moulien to steer San Juan Jabloteh to the final round of the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship.[6]
References
- Jairo Lombardo: ‘Sí se puede jugar y estudiar' Elsiglo.com
- San Juan Jabloteh Profile
- Escogen a jóvenes panameños para ir a clínica Digicel en Barbados Telemetro
- Panameños impresionan en Barbados Laestrella.com.pa
- Lombardo and Harte Strike Again UWI Cave Hill
- Lombardo double virtually qualifies 10-man Jabloteh for Caribbean final round TT Pro League