Sergio García (footballer, born 1983)
García playing for Espanyol in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sergio García de la Fuente | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Al-Rayyan | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bon Pastor | |||
| 1995–2002 | Barcelona | ||
| 1997–1999 | → Damm (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Barcelona C | 22 | (11) |
| 2002–2004 | Barcelona B | 60 | (34) |
| 2003–2005 | Barcelona | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Levante (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| 2005–2008 | Zaragoza | 90 | (14) |
| 2008–2010 | Betis | 62 | (21) |
| 2010–2015 | Espanyol | 145 | (41) |
| 2015– | Al-Rayyan | 41 | (23) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999 | Spain U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2001 | Spain U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Spain U19 | 9 | (7) |
| 2003 | Spain U20 | 11 | (7) |
| 2004–2005 | Spain U21 | 11 | (4) |
| 2008 | Spain | 2 | (0) |
| 2003– | Catalonia | 14 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 December 2016 |
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Sergio García de la Fuente (born 9 June 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Qatari club Al-Rayyan SC. Mainly a forward, he can also appear as a winger, preferably on the right.
After starting out at Barcelona, he went on to represent mainly Zaragoza and Espanyol, serving as captain of the latter. Over the course of 12 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 298 games and 71 goals.
García appeared for Spain at Euro 2008, winning the tournament.
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, García rose through the ranks of FC Barcelona, finding however opportunities almost non-existent in the senior squad. A frequent goalscorer for the reserves in Segunda División B, he made his first-team debut on 29 October 2002, coming on as a substitute for Geovanni for the final 28 minutes of a 2–0 away win against Club Brugge KV in the season's UEFA Champions League; he made another cameo in that competition the following 19 March, in a 2–0 success at Newcastle United for the second group phase.
On 3 September 2003, García started in his La Liga debut in his first match at the Camp Nou, a 1–1 draw against Sevilla FC. On 1 March of the following year, he signed a three-year contract extension.
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