Unai García
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Unai García Lugea | ||
Date of birth | 3 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Ezcároz, Spain | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Osasuna | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Osasuna | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Osasuna B | 85 | (7) |
2013– | Osasuna | 192 | (11) |
2015 | → Tudelano (loan) | 16 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 |
Unai García Lugea (born 3 February 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains La Liga club Osasuna.
Career
[edit]Born in Ezcároz – Ezkaroze, Navarre, García finished his youth career with CA Osasuna, making his senior debut in the 2011–12 season with the reserves in the Segunda División B. On 1 June 2013, he made his main-squad and La Liga debut, starting in a 4–2 away defeat against Real Madrid and being booked in the match.[1]
On 28 January 2015, García was loaned to CD Tudelano until June.[2] Upon his return, he was regularly used by manager Enrique Martín, and scored his first professional goal on 15 November in a 2–1 home win over RCD Mallorca.[3]
García netted three times from 37 appearances in the 2018–19 campaign, as the club returned to the top flight as champions.[4] He scored his first goal in the competition on 9 February, but in a 4–1 home loss to Real Madrid.[5]
Personal life
[edit]García's younger brother, Imanol, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he too was groomed at Osasuna.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 22 May 2022
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Osasuna B | 2011–12[7] | Segunda División B | 9 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
2012–13[7] | Segunda División B | 34 | 3 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
2013–14[8] | Tercera División | 32 | 2 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
2014–15[8] | Tercera División | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 85 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 7 | ||
Osasuna | 2012–13[7] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2014–15[7] | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2015–16[7] | Segunda División | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
2016–17[7] | La Liga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
2017–18[7] | Segunda División | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
2018–19[7] | Segunda División | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | ||
2019–20[7] | La Liga | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
2020–21[7] | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
2021–22[7] | La Liga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 162 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 10 | ||
Tudelano (loan) | 2014–15[7] | Segunda División B | 16 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
Career total | 263 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 281 | 19 |
Honours
[edit]Osasuna
References
[edit]- ^ "Mourinho bows out with win". ESPN FC. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ "Unai García jugará cedido en el CD Tudelano" [Unai García will play on loan at CD Tudelano] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Osasuna recupera el liderato" [Osasuna recover the top spot]. Marca (in Spanish). 15 November 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b Sanzol, Pablo (18 June 2019). "Los goles del Osasuna campeón" [The goals of champions Osasuna]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "El Madrid se lleva por delante a Osasuna" [Madrid steamroll Osasuna]. El País (in Spanish). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Velasco, Gonzalo (18 September 2016). "El sueño de los García Lugea" [The dream of the García Lugea]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Unai García at Soccerway
- ^ a b Unai García at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Unai García at BDFutbol
- Unai García at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Roncal-Salazar
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Navarre
- Men's association football central defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CA Osasuna B players
- CA Osasuna players
- CD Tudelano footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen