Imanol García Lugea (born 26 December 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Alcoyano as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Imanol García Lugea | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ezcároz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alcoyano | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Juan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | San Juan | 32 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Osasuna B | 54 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Osasuna | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Villarreal B | 33 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Osasuna | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Córdoba | 26 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Pontevedra | 25 | (2) |
| 2021– | Alcoyano | 70 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Ezcároz – Ezkaroze, Navarre, García made his senior debut with AD San Juan, starting in a 0–1 Tercera División home loss against CD Valle de Egüés.[1] He scored his first goal on 2 November, the game's only in an away victory over CD Corellano.[2]
García signed with CA Osasuna in 2015, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division. On 18 September 2016, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 0–0 home draw with RC Celta de Vigo.[3]
García played eight league matches for the main squad during that season, suffering relegation. On 30 June 2017, he rejected a renewal offer from the club,[4] and joined Villarreal CF B two days later.[5]
On 11 July 2018, García returned to Osasuna after agreeing to a two-year deal.[6] On 20 November, he was loaned to fellow second division side Gimnàstic de Tarragona until the end of the campaign, as a replacement for the injured César Arzo.[7] He scored his first goal as a professional on his debut for the Catalans, in a 2–2 home draw against UD Almería.[8]
García terminated his contract with Osasuna on 19 July 2019,[9] and signed a one-year deal with Córdoba CF just hours later,[10] reuniting with manager Enrique Martín.[11] In the summer of 2020, he moved to Pontevedra CF also of the third tier.[12]
Personal life
editGarcía's older brother, Unai, was also a footballer. A defender, he too represented Osasuna.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 20 March 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Juan | 2014–15[14][15] | Tercera División | 32 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Osasuna B | 2015–16[15] | Tercera División | 33 | 5 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| 2016–17[16] | Segunda División B | 21 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 5 | ||
| Osasuna | 2016–17[16] | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Villarreal B | 2017–18[16] | Segunda División B | 33 | 1 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| Osasuna | 2018–19[16] | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Gimnàstic (loan) | 2018–19[16] | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| Córdoba | 2019–20[16] | Segunda División B | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| Pontevedra | 2020–21[16] | Segunda División B | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| Career total | 197 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 217 | 10 | ||
References
edit- ^ "A.D. San Juan 0 – C.D. Valle de Egüés 1" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "C.D. Corellano 0 – A.D. San Juan 1" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Fernández, Íñigo (18 September 2016). "Empate a nada en El Sadar" [Blank draw at the El Sadar]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Imanol García declina la oferta de renovación del Club Atlético Osasuna" [Imanol García declines the renewal offer from Club Atlético Osasuna] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Roca, Juan Francisco (2 July 2017). "Savia joven para el renovado Villarreal B" [Young blood for the renewed Villarreal B]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Osasuna ficha a Imanol García" [Osasuna sign Imanol García] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Imanol García reforça el centre del camp grana" [Imanol García bolsters grana midfield] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ Bernad Suelves, Marc (24 November 2018). "Barreiro enmienda los errores defensivos y rescata un punto ante el Almería" [Barreiro corrects defensive errors and rescues point against Almería]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Osasuna e Imanol García alcanzan un acuerdo para finalizar su relación contractual" [Osasuna and Imanol García reach an agreement to end their contractual relationship] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Imanol García, nuevo jugador del Córdoba CF" [Imanol García, new player of Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ Fernández, Rafael (4 July 2019). "Imanol García, la brújula para 'La Bruja'" [Imanol García, which-man for 'The Witch'] (in Spanish). Córdoba Deporte. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Imanol García, el primer fichaje" [Imanol García, the first signing]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 4 October 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.
- ^ "IMANOL García Lugea" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b Imanol García at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d e f g Imanol García at BDFutbol
External links
edit- Imanol García at BDFutbol
- Imanol García at Soccerway