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Lucía García
Personal information
Full name Lucía García Córdoba
Date of birth (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Barakaldo, Spain [1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Oviedo Moderno 63 (19)
2016– Athletic Bilbao 68 (19)
International career‡
2015–2016 Spain U17 8 (6)
2016–2017 Spain U19 16 (17)
2016–2018 Spain U20 6 (4)
2018– Spain 21 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 March 2020

Lucía García Córdoba (Spanish pronunciation: [luˈθi.a ɣaɾˈθi.a];[a] born 14 July 1998) is a Spanish professional football forward currently playing for Athletic Club in the Spanish First Division.

Career

Club career

García made her debut in first division with Oviedo Moderno at the age of 15, later signing for Athletic Bilbao when she was 18.[3]

International

García made her debut match for the senior national team on 2 March 2018 against Belgium.[4]

In 2019, she was called up for the World Cup. García scored the third goal in Spain's 3–1 win against South Africa.

Lucía García – goals for Spain
# Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 June 2019 Le Havre, France  South Africa 3–1 3–1 2019 FIFA World Cup
2. 5 March 2020 Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida  Japan 2–1 3–1 2020 SheBelieves Cup
3. 3–1

Personal

García was born in Barakaldo, Basque Country[1] as her mother looked for a hospital specialising in multiple births. She spent her early life in Aller, Asturias, as the only female in a set of quadruplets. García has stated that none of her brothers were interested in football while they were growing up.[1]

Honours

International

Notes

  1. ^ In isolation, García is pronounced [ɡaɾˈθi.a].

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lucía García marcó su primer gol con la Selección Sub-19" [Lucía García scored her first goal with the U19 National Team]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 17 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Player Profile". Athletic Bilbao Official. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Lucía García Córdoba ficha por el Athletic de Bilbao" [Lucía García Córdoba signed by Athletic Bilbao]. Oviedo Moderno Official (in Spanish). 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Cyprus Cup: Spain 0–0 Belgium – Belgian defence shines in dour draw". Vavel. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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