Fran García (footballer, born 1992)
Francisco 'Fran' García Solsona (born 7 December 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco García Solsona[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Villarreal, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anorthosis | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Villarreal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Villarreal C | 81 | (1) |
| 2010–2014 | Villarreal B | 52 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Albacete | 15 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Villarreal B (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Fuenlabrada | 71 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Albacete | 77 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Burgos | 45 | (0) |
| 2023– | Anorthosis | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:03, 8 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Villarreal, Valencian Community, García was a youth product at local club Villarreal CF, making his senior debut in 2009 and going on to spend several seasons in the Tercera División with the C team. On 19 June 2010 he made his first appearance with the reserves, playing ten minutes in a 1–2 Segunda División home loss against UD Salamanca.[2]
On 16 July 2014, after featuring regularly for the B side in the Segunda División B, García signed a two-year contract with Albacete Balompié, recently returned to the second tier.[3] On 22 January of the following year, he returned to Villarreal B on loan until June.[4]
García moved abroad in summer 2016 by joining Romania's ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș but, shortly after, went back to Spain with third-division CF Fuenlabrada due to the former's economic problems.[5] In July 2018, he returned to both the second tier and Albacete.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 28 October 2020, opening an eventual 1–1 home draw with UD Las Palmas.[7][8]
On 10 July 2021, the free agent García agreed to a contract with Burgos CF also in division two.[9] Two years later, he signed for Anorthosis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal C | 2009–10 | Tercera División | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 39 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 81 | 1 | — | — | — | 81 | 1 | |||||
| Villarreal B | 2009–10 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 52 | 0 | — | — | — | 52 | 0 | |||||
| Albacete | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Subtotal | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Villarreal B (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Fuenlabrada | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 35 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| Subtotal | 71 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 81 | 0 | |||
| Albacete | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Subtotal | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 80 | 1 | |||
| Burgos | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Subtotal | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 0 | ||||
| Anorthosis | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 356 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 374 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the promotion play-offs
References
- Fran García at WorldFootball.net
- "El Salamanca sufre para salvar la categoría" [Salamanca suffer to stay afloat]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 June 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- "Fran García firma por dos temporadas con el Albacete" [Fran García signs for two seasons with Albacete]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- "El Villarreal B recupera cedido a Fran García" [Villarreal B take Fran García back on loan] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- Roca, Juan Francisco (13 September 2016). "Corta aventura de Fran García en Rumanía" [Short adventure of Fran García in Romania]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- "Fran García, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Fran García, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- "Maikel Mesa evita el triunfo del Albacete con un polémico penalti (1–1)" [Maikel Mesa prevents Albacete win with controversial penalty (1–1)]. La Provincia (in Spanish). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- Carrizo, Juan (28 October 2020). "El Alba se quedó con la miel en los labios" [Close but no cigar for Alba]. La Tribuna de Albacete (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- Monje, Jorge (10 July 2021). "Fran García refuerza el lateral izquierdo del Burgos" [Fran García bolsters Burgos' left flank]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- Valanidis, Andreas (12 June 2023). "Ανόρθωση: Ο Γκαρθία έσυρε πρώτος τον χορό, θέλει και Κάργα" [Anorthosis: García was the first to join the dance, Kargas next up] (in Greek). Phile News. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- Fran García at Soccerway
External links
- Fran García at BDFutbol
- Fran García at Futbolme (in Spanish)