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Rubén García (footballer, born 1993)

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Rubén García
García in action for Sporting Gijón
Personal information
Full name Rubén García Santos[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-14) 14 July 1993 (age 31)[1]
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)
2017–2018Sporting 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

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Levante

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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

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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

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On 19 January 2012, García was called to train with the Spain under-19 side.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 7 October 2023[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Levante

Osasuna

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rubén García". Diario AS. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ El Valencia quiere a la última perla del Levante (Valencia want Levante's newest gem); Super Deporte, 4 November 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Rubén García renueva con el Levante UD hasta 2016 (Rubén García renews with Levante UD until 2016); Levante UD, 31 January 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Levante up and running in thrilling fashion; ESPN FC, 2 September 2012
  5. ^ Michel stunner lights up dour contest; ESPN FC, 21 October 2012
  6. ^ Mallorca can't live with Martins Archived 8 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 9 December 2012
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ "Rubén García, nuevo jugador de Osasuna" [Rubén García, new player of Osasuna] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Omar y Rubén García sustituyen a Rafinha y Alcácer (Omar and Rubén García replace Rafinha and Alcácer); Marca, 19 January 2012 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Rubén García at Soccerway
  14. ^ Rubén GarcíaUEFA competition record (archive)
  15. ^ Los goles del Osasuna campeón (The goals of champions Osasuna); Marca, 18 June 2019 (in Spanish)
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