Francisco García (footballer, born 1988)

Francisco Javier García Brítez (born 25 November 1988) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie D club ASD Calcio Cittanovese.[1]

Francisco García
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier García Brítez
Date of birth (1988-11-25) 25 November 1988
Place of birth San Lorenzo, Paraguay
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Calcio Cittanovese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Cerro Porteño 8 (0)
2009–2010 Rubio Ñu 34 (1)
2010 Cerro Porteño 1 (0)
2011 3 de Febrero 4 (0)
2011–2012 Sport Colombia
2012–2013 Deportivo Capiatá
2014 Delfín 36 (6)
2016 Colón 26 (4)
2017 Técnico Universitario 35 (3)
2018 Leones 8 (0)
2019 Martín Ledesma
2019– Calcio Cittanovese 10 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:52, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Career

García's career began in Paraguay with Cerro Porteño, with the forward making eight appearances in the 2008 Paraguayan Primera División season.[2] Rubio Ñu signed García in 2009.[1] Thirty-four matches and one goal, versus ex-club Cerro Porteño on 31 October 2009, followed across two seasons.[1][2] He rejoined Cerro Porteño in 2010, before moving to 3 de Febrero in 2011.[1] García then featured in the Paraguayan División Intermedia for both Sport Colombia and Deportivo Capiatá between 2011 and 2012.[2] 2014 saw García sign for Ecuador's Delfín.[1] He scored six goals in Serie B that year, which included his first over UT Cotopaxi.[1]

Two years later, in 2016, García returned to the second tier in Ecuador with Colón.[1] Having featured twenty-six times, García joined Técnico Universitario in 2017.[3] He had scored on two occasions for Colón against them in the previous year, while his first goal for Técnico Universitario arrived on 8 April versus Colón; in a season which ended as champions.[1] In 2018, García switched Ecuador for Colombia by agreeing to play for Leones of Categoría Primera A.[1][4] He made his debut during a home defeat to Alianza Petrolera in July, which was the first of eight overall fixtures as Leones were relegated; he was subsequently released.[1][5]

In August 2019 it was confirmed, that García had joined Italian Serie D club Calcio Cittanovese.[6]

Career statistics
As of 31 December 2018.[1][2][3]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro Porteño 2008 Primera División 80—000080
Rubio Ñu 2009 251——00251
2010 90——0090
Total 341——00341
Cerro Porteño 2010 Primera División 10——0010
3 de Febrero 2011 40——0040
Delfín 2014 Serie B 366——00366
Colón 2016 264——00264
Técnico Universitario 2017 353——1[lower-alpha 1]0363
Leones 2018 Categoría Primera A 8030—00110
Career total 1521430001015614
  1. Appearance(s) in the Serie B play-offs

Honours
Técnico Universitario[1]
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References
  1. "Paraguay - F. García". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. "Ficha Estadistica de FRANCISCO GARCIA". BDFA. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. "Francisco García". FEF. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. "Paraguayo García, en Leones". ABC. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. "Los grandes del país siguen reforzándose". El Colombiano. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. Cittanovese, UFFICIALE: ecco Francisco Garcìa (FOTO), ilovepalermocalcio.com, 7 August 2019
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