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Unai García

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Unai García
García with Osasuna in 2018
Personal information
Full name Unai García Lugea
Date of birth (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Ezcároz, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Osasuna
Number 4
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Osasuna B 85 (7)
2013– Osasuna 192 (11)
2015Tudelano (loan) 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024

Unai García Lugea (born 3 February 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains La Liga club Osasuna.

Career

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Born in Ezcároz – Ezkaroze, Navarre, García finished his youth career with CA Osasuna, making his senior debut in the 2011–12 season with the reserves in the Segunda División B. On 1 June 2013, he made his main-squad and La Liga debut, starting in a 4–2 away defeat against Real Madrid and being booked in the match.[1]

On 28 January 2015, García was loaned to CD Tudelano until June.[2] Upon his return, he was regularly used by manager Enrique Martín, and scored his first professional goal on 15 November in a 2–1 home win over RCD Mallorca.[3]

García netted three times from 37 appearances in the 2018–19 campaign, as the club returned to the top flight as champions.[4] He scored his first goal in the competition on 9 February, but in a 4–1 home loss to Real Madrid.[5]

Personal life

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García's younger brother, Imanol, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he too was groomed at Osasuna.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 22 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Osasuna B 2011–12[7] Segunda División B 9 2 9 2
2012–13[7] Segunda División B 34 3 34 3
2013–14[8] Tercera División 32 2 2[a] 0 34 2
2014–15[8] Tercera División 10 0 10 0
Total 85 7 0 0 2 0 87 7
Osasuna 2012–13[7] La Liga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15[7] Segunda División 2 0 1 0 3 0
2015–16[7] Segunda División 27 2 1 0 2[a] 0 30 2
2016–17[7] La Liga 22 0 2 0 24 0
2017–18[7] Segunda División 30 4 1 0 31 4
2018–19[7] Segunda División 37 3 0 0 37 3
2019–20[7] La Liga 8 1 4 0 12 1
2020–21[7] La Liga 17 0 4 0 21 0
2021–22[7] La Liga 18 0 1 0 19 0
Total 162 10 14 0 2 0 178 10
Tudelano (loan) 2014–15[7] Segunda División B 16 2 16 2
Career total 263 19 14 0 4 0 281 19
  1. ^ a b Appearances in promotion playoffs

Honours

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Osasuna

References

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  1. ^ "Mourinho bows out with win". ESPN FC. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Unai García jugará cedido en el CD Tudelano" [Unai García will play on loan at CD Tudelano] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Osasuna recupera el liderato" [Osasuna recover the top spot]. Marca (in Spanish). 15 November 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b Sanzol, Pablo (18 June 2019). "Los goles del Osasuna campeón" [The goals of champions Osasuna]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. ^ "El Madrid se lleva por delante a Osasuna" [Madrid steamroll Osasuna]. El País (in Spanish). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ Velasco, Gonzalo (18 September 2016). "El sueño de los García Lugea" [The dream of the García Lugea]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Unai García at Soccerway
  8. ^ a b Unai García at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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