Pablo García (footballer, born 2000)

Pablo García Carrasco (born 5 June 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Sporting de Gijón.

Pablo García
Personal information
Full name Pablo García Carrasco
Date of birth (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Sporting Gijón
Number 5
Youth career
2010–2019 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Sporting Gijón B 24 (2)
2020– Sporting Gijón 37 (0)
2022–2023Alcorcón (loan) 31 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023

Club career edit

Born in Gijón, Asturias, García joined Sporting de Gijón's Mareo in 2010, aged 10.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 1 September 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring his team's fourth goal in a 5–0 Segunda División B home rout of UD San Sebastián de los Reyes.[2]

García played his first match as a professional on 12 September 2020, starting in a 1–0 home win against UD Logroñés in the Segunda División.[3][4] On 6 August of the following year, he renewed his contract until 2025.[5]

On 7 August 2022, García moved to Primera Federación side AD Alcorcón on loan for the season.[6] He contributed a career-best six goals to their return to the second tier after one year, adding two assists.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Menéndez, Andrés (26 August 2020). "Sporting | Pablo García: "Estar en el primer equipo siempre es lo que sueñas"" [Sporting | Pablo García: "Being in the first team is always something you dream of"]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Sporting B 5–0 San Sebastian de los Reyes". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ Guisasola, Pablo (12 September 2020). "Djurdjevic rompe el orden" [Djurdjevic breaks it down]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Pablo García: "Muy feliz de debutar con el Sporting"" [Pablo García: "Very happy to debut with Sporting"]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Pablo García firma un nuevo contrato con el Sporting" [Pablo García signs a new contract with Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Pablo García, nuevo refuerzo de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Pablo García, new addition of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. ^ Vigil Morán, Alejandro (26 June 2023). "El Alcorcón quiere fichar a Pablo García, que regresa al Sporting tras su cesión" [Alcorcón want to sign Pablo García, who returns to Sporting following his loan]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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