Rubén García Santos (born 14 July 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CA Osasuna as a left winger.
 García in action for Sporting Gijón | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén García Santos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1993[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) |
| 2017–2018 | → 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 | |||
Club career
editLevante
editBorn 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
editOn 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
editOn 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editLevante
Osasuna
Individual
- Segunda División top assist provider: 2018–19
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)