Rubén García (footballer, born 1993)
![]() García in action for Sporting Gijón | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rubén García Santos[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 14 July 1993||
Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Osasuna | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Valencia | |||
2010–2011 | Levante | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Levante B | 20 | (3) |
2012–2018 | Levante | 129 | (8) |
2017–2018 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 41 | (8) |
2018– | Osasuna | 200 | (24) |
International career | |||
2013 | Spain U20 | 5 | (1) |
2013 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 |
Rubén García Santos (born 14 July 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CA Osasuna as a left winger.
Club career
[edit]Levante
[edit]Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, García graduated from local Levante UD's youth system, making his senior debut with the reserves in the Tercera División. In 2011, he was linked with a move back to Valencia CF,[2] but a deal could not be reached; the following 31 January, he signed a professional contract until 2016.[3]
On 2 September 2012, García made his first La Liga appearance, coming on as a substitute for Nabil El Zhar in a 3–2 home win over RCD Espanyol.[4] On 21 October, in the same competition, he provided an assist to Míchel for the game's only goal against Getafe CF.[5]
García scored his first top-division goal on 9 December 2012, the third of a 4–0 home defeat of RCD Mallorca.[6] He was permanently promoted to the first team in January 2013, being assigned the number 11.
On 28 July 2017, after contributing 17 scoreless appearances to a promotion to the top flight, García was loaned to Segunda División club Sporting de Gijón for one year.[7][8]
Osasuna
[edit]On 20 August 2018, García agreed to a three-year deal at fellow second-tier CA Osasuna on a free transfer – Levante also retained 50% of the player's federative rights.[9] The following 21 June, after helping them to achieve promotion as champions, he was bought outright and extended his contract at the El Sadar Stadium until 2023.[10]
García agreed to another extension in October 2020, running until the end of the 2023–24 season.[11]
International career
[edit]On 19 January 2012, García was called to train with the Spain under-19 side.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Levante B | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
Levante | 2012–13 | La Liga | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | — | 44 | 4 | |
2013–14 | La Liga | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
2014–15 | La Liga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
2015–16 | La Liga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
2016–17 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Total | 129 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 9 | ||
Sporting Gijón (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 43 | 8 | |
Osasuna | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 7 | ||
2019–20 | La Liga | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | |||
2020–21 | La Liga | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 3 | |||
2021–22 | La Liga | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | La Liga | 29 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
2023–24 | La Liga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
Total | 178 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 24 | ||
Career total | 350 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 387 | 42 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]Levante
Osasuna
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rubén García". Diario AS. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ El Valencia quiere a la última perla del Levante (Valencia want Levante's newest gem); Super Deporte, 4 November 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rubén García renueva con el Levante UD hasta 2016 (Rubén García renews with Levante UD until 2016); Levante UD, 31 January 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Levante up and running in thrilling fashion; ESPN FC, 2 September 2012
- ^ Michel stunner lights up dour contest; ESPN FC, 21 October 2012
- ^ Mallorca can't live with Martins Archived 8 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 9 December 2012
- ^ El extremo Rubén García llega al Sporting cedido por el Levante (Winger Rubén García arrives to Sporting loaned by Levante); ABC, 28 July 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Ruben García, nueva incorporación para el ataque rojiblanco (Rubén García, new addition for the red-and-white attack); Sporting Gijón, 28 July 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Rubén García, nuevo jugador de Osasuna" [Rubén García, new player of Osasuna] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Osasuna adquiere los derechos de Rubén García, que será rojillo hasta el 2023" [Osasuna acquire the rights of Rubén García, who will be red until 2023] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ Fiuza, Gorka (7 October 2020). "Osasuna mejora el contrato de Rubén García y le subirá la cláusula a 10 millones" [Osasuna improve Rubén García's contract and will raise his clause to 10 million] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Omar y Rubén García sustituyen a Rafinha y Alcácer (Omar and Rubén García replace Rafinha and Alcácer); Marca, 19 January 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rubén García at Soccerway
- ^ Rubén García – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ Los goles del Osasuna campeón (The goals of champions Osasuna); Marca, 18 June 2019 (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Rubén García at BDFutbol
- Rubén García at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Valencia
- Men's association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Atlético Levante UD players
- Levante UD footballers
- Sporting de Gijón players
- CA Osasuna players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers