Pablo García (footballer, born 1999)

Pablo Javier García Lafluf (born 15 April 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Plaza Colonia.[1]

Pablo García
Personal information
Full name Pablo Javier García Lafluf
Date of birth (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Plaza Colonia
Number 11
Youth career
Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Liverpool 10 (0)
2018–2019 River Plate B
2019–2022 Nacional 40 (2)
2021River Plate (loan) 13 (1)
2022Coritiba (loan) 4 (0)
2023 River Plate 28 (0)
2024– Plaza Colonia 20 (4)
International career
Uruguay U17
2017 Uruguay U18 3 (1)
2016–2019 Uruguay U20 20 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Club

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García began his career in his homeland of Uruguay, Liverpool were his first club.[1][2] He was an unused substitute for a Uruguayan Primera División fixture with Montevideo Wanderers on 6 February 2016, which preceded his professional debut on 13 February during an away loss versus Plaza Colonia.[1] After ten further appearances in all competitions across three campaigns, García departed at the conclusion of 2017 after rejecting a new contract with Liverpool.[1][3] In January 2018, García left to join Argentine football by signing for River Plate of the Argentine Primera División.[3][4] A year later, García returned to Uruguay with 2018 runner-ups Nacional.[5][6]

International

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García represented Uruguay at U17 and U20 level.[1][3] He scored for the U17s in a friendly with the United States in June 2017, while he was selected by the U20s for the 2018 Panda Cup.[1][3] García was picked by Fabián Coito for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship in Chile.[7][8]

Career statistics

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As of 11 January 2019.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División 6 0 0 0 6 0
2016 4 0 0 0 4 0
2017 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 1 0
Total 10 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
River Plate 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nacional 2019 Uruguayan Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Pablo García at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de PABLO GARCIA". BDFA. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Quién es Pablo García Lafluf, el refuerzo de River del que nadie habla". Goal. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Quién es el refuerzo secreto de Marcelo Gallardo que participó en la pretemporada de River". Infobae. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Pablo García es la tercera incorporación". Ovación. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Llegó el tercer refuerzo de Nacional: Pablo García". El Observador. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  7. ^ "11 - Pablo García". AUF. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Uruguay sub 20: Fabián Coito confirmó el plantel para el Sudamericano de Chile 2019". Fútbol. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.