Víctor García (footballer, born June 1994)

Víctor Hugo García Hernández (born 11 June 1994) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Vitória S.C. as a right back.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.

Víctor García
Personal information
Full name Víctor Hugo García Hernández
Date of birth (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994
Place of birth Cúa, Venezuela
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Vitória Guimarães
Number 15
Youth career
San Antonio Cúa
0000–2013 Real Esppor
2013 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Real Esppor 35 (2)
2013–2016 Porto B 102 (0)
2014–2017 Porto 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Nacional (loan) 22 (0)
2017– Vitória Guimarães 23 (0)
2019 → Famalicão (loan) 9 (0)
National team‡
2011 Venezuela U17 4 (1)
2013–2014 Venezuela U20 2 (0)
2011– Venezuela 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2017

Club career

Early years / Porto

Born in Cúa, Miranda, García spent three years in the Venezuelan Primera División with Real Esppor, being at the time the youngest player to appear for the club in the competition.[1] In early 2013, he signed with Portuguese club FC Porto to complete his formation;[2] he mas mainly registered with the latter's reserves during his tenure, notably contributing with 41 matches in the 2015–16 season as they won the Segunda Liga championship, being however ineligible for promotion.[3]

García made his debut for Porto's first team on 13 April 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 Primeira Liga away win against S.C. Braga.[4][5] For the 2016–17 campaign he was loaned to fellow league side C.D. Nacional,[6] featuring regularly but suffering relegation.

V. Guimarães

On 28 August 2017, García joined Vitória S.C. on a four-year contract.[7]

International career

A former youth international, García won his first full cap for Venezuela on 10 August 2011 at the age of only 17, playing the last minutes of the 0–2 friendly loss to Honduras held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[8]

Honours

Club

Porto B

References
  1. "El reemplazante de Danilo es un venezolano que es futbolista por un diario..." [Danilo's replacement is a Venezuelan who is a footballer because of a newspaper...] (in Spanish). Pasión Fútbol. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. "Víctor García quer fazer história entre os venezuelanos" [Víctor García wants to make history amongst the Venezuelan]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. "FC Porto B recebe troféu de campeão da Segunda Liga" [FC Porto B receive Segunda Liga champions trophy] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. "Braga x Porto, directo" [Braga x Porto, live] (in Portuguese). Vavel. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. "FC Porto: Victor Garcia, 19 meses e uma semana à espera" [FC Porto: Victor Garcia, waiting for 19 months and one week] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. "FC Porto empresta Victor Garcia ao Nacional" [FC Porto loan Victor Garcia to Nacional] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. "Dia intenso em Guimarães: Víctor García deixa o FC Porto e assina pelo Vitória" [Intense day in Guimarães: Víctor García leaves FC Porto and signs for Vitória]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. "Venezuela sucumbió ante Honduras" [Venezuela fell to Honduras]. El Universal (in Spanish). 10 August 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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