Zelmar García (born 2 March 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back.[1]

Zelmar García
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-03-02) 2 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Tapalqué, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back[2]
Youth career
Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Deportivo Merlo 21 (1)
2009–2012 Godoy Cruz 57 (1)
2012–2013 Quilmes 0 (0)
2014 Brown 11 (0)
2015–2017 Chacarita Juniors 13 (0)
2015–2017Deportivo Merlo (loan) 66 (5)
2017–2019 Colegiales 38 (1)
2019–2020 Argentino de Quilmes 9 (1)
2020–2021 FADEP
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:46, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

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García played in Vélez Sarsfield's youth.[3] Deportivo Merlo were García's first senior club.[4] He scored one goal in twenty-one fixtures in 2008–09 in Primera B Metropolitana, as the club won promotion via the play-offs.[4] In 2009, Godoy Cruz of the Primera División signed García.[1] His first appearance came in a win over Atlético Tucumán on 12 March 2010, which was the first of nine appearances in 2009–10.[1] He remained for two more seasons, as he also scored his first goal in April 2011 during a win at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti against River Plate.[1][5][6] García had a 2012–13 stint with Quilmes but didn't play.[1]

In January 2014, García completed a move to Primera B Nacional's Brown.[1] His first season concluded with relegation to tier three, as he appeared seven times under Pablo Vicó.[1][7] García remained for the 2014 Primera B Metropolitana, prior to departing to Chacarita Juniors on 9 January 2015.[1][8][9][10] Thirteen appearances followed across seven months, before he rejoined Deportivo Merlo on loan in July.[1] The club were soon relegated, though García stayed for two seasons in Primera C Metropolitana.[4][11] 2017 saw García join Colegiales.[1] He made his bow against Tristán Suárez, with goal one following versus Barracas Central.[1]

Career statistics

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As of 6 May 2019.[1][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Merlo 2008–09 Primera B Metropolitana 21 1 0 0 2[a] 0 23 1
Godoy Cruz 2009–10 Primera División 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2010–11 25 1 0 0 6[b] 0 0 0 31 1
2011–12 23 0 1 0 4[c] 0 0 0 28 0
Total 57 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 68 1
Quilmes 2012–13 Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brown 2013–14 Primera B Nacional 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
2014 Primera B Metropolitana 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Chacarita Juniors 2015 Primera B Nacional 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
Deportivo Merlo (loan) 2015 Primera B Metropolitana 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
Colegiales 2017–18 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
2018–19 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Total 35 1 0 0 0 0 35 1
Career total 150 3 4 0 10 0 2 0 166 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Argentina - Z. García". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Zelmar García". World Football. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Zelmar García se convirtió en el nuevo refuerzo de Brown de Adrogué". De Brown. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ficha Estadistica de ZELMAR GARCIA". BDFA. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ^ ""Quiero quedarme en el Tomba"". Olé. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Zelmar García, por una noche llena de festejos". El Sol. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Zelmar García hizo su presentación". InfoRegión. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Zelmar García, ya es jugador de Chacarita Jrs". Chacarita Juniors. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Se sumó Zelmar García". Mundo Ascenso. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Un ex capitán de la Lepra "surtió" a un ex Godoy Cruz y lo echaron". Mendoza Post. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Renovaron Zelmar García y Gabriel Ferro". Mundo Ascenso. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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