Facundo García (born 16 December 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Olavarría, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
Youth career | |||
Olimpo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Olimpo | 10 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Leganés | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → AEK Larnaca (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → AEK Larnaca (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Valencia B (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2021–2022 | → Sabadell (loan) | 24 | (0) |
National team | |||
2018 | Argentina U19 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:41, 7 August 2022 (UTC) |
García started with Olimpo.[3] He was an unused substitute for an Argentine Primera División match with Newell's Old Boys in May 2017, prior to being reintroduced into the first-team in February 2018 and making his professional debut on 5 March during a 1–0 defeat to Estudiantes.[4][5] On 9 July 2018, García was transferred to Spanish side Leganés; signing a five-year contract.[6] In the following August, he was loaned out to AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot First Division.[1] He was part of the squad that won the 2018 Super Cup against APOEL.[7] He went back to Leganés in June 2019, though would rejoin AEK on loan on 29 August.[8]
García returned to Leganés at the end of June 2020, having made forty-five appearances for AEK Larnaca across two seasons; he also scored his first senior goal in the process, netting in a 5–2 away win over Ethnikos Achna on 11 January 2020.[1][9] On 4 October, García was loaned to Segunda División B with Valencia CF Mestalla.[10] He was sent off on debut during a 2–2 draw away to Atzeneta on 17 October.[1]
On 6 August 2021, García moved to Primera División RFEF side CE Sabadell FC on a one-year loan.[11]
In April 2018, García was selected to train with the Argentina U19 team.[12][13] He subsequently received a call-up for their 2018 South American Games squad, and scored on his debut during a draw with Chile.[14][15]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Olimpo | 2016–17 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
Leganés | 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
AEK Larnaca (loan) | 2018–19 | First Division | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
2019–20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
Total | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
Valencia B (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Career total | 49 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 1 |