Facundo García

Facundo García (born 16 December 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Leganés.[1]

Facundo García

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-12-16) 16 December 1999
Place of birth	Olavarría, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Central midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team	Leganés
Youth career
	Olimpo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Olimpo	10	(0)
2018–	Leganés	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ AEK Larnaca (loan)	21	(0)
2019–2020	→ AEK Larnaca (loan)	14	(1)
National team
2018	Argentina U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:37, 19 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

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]

International career

In April 2018, García was selected to train with the Argentina U19 team.[10][11] He subsequently received a call-up for their 2018 South American Games squad, and scored on his debut during a draw with Chile.[12][13]

Career statistics

As of 19 July 2020.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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
Career total			45	1	4	0	5	0	1	0	55	1

1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in the Cypriot Super Cup

Honours

AEK Larnaca[7]

• Cypriot Super Cup: 2018

References

1. "Facundo García profile". Soccerway. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
2. "Facundo García". World Football. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
3. "Facundo García profile". BDFA. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
4. "Olimpo: el plantel viaja esta noche en colectivo con 19 jugadores". La Nueva. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
5. "Olimpo, contrato profesional para Facundo García". Todo Mercado Web. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
6. "CD Leganés and Olimpo de Bahía have reached an agreement for the transfer of Facundo García". CD Leganés. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
7. "Έγραψε ιστορία η ΑΕΚ Λάρνακας". Sport FM. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
8. "Aνακοίνωση για Facundo Garcia". AEK Larnaca. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
9. ""Estoy entrenando por mi cuenta"". El Popular. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
10. "Facundo García, el pibe sensación de Olimpo: No lo esperaba, ni siquiera me lo había imaginado". La Nueva. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
11. "Olimpo: Facundo García fue convocado nuevamente a la preselección argentina Sub 19". La Nueva. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
12. "Olimpo: Facundo García disputará los Juegos Odesur con la Selección Argentina Sub 19". La Nueva. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
13. "Empatamos con Chile". Olé. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

External links

• Facundo García at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Facundo García at Soccerway