Víctor García (footballer, born 1997)

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Víctor García
Personal information
Full name Víctor García Raja
Date of birth (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back, winger
Team information
Current team
Alcorcón
Number 17
Youth career
Torre Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Torre Levante 76 (18)
2018–2019 Deportivo B 36 (7)
2018 Deportivo La Coruña 0 (0)
2019–2020 Valladolid B 26 (4)
2020–2022 Valladolid 2 (1)
2020–2021Sabadell (loan) 35 (0)
2021–2022Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 14 (0)
2022– Alcorcón 51 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Víctor García Raja (born 1 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a right back or a right winger for AD Alcorcón.

Club career[edit]

García was born in Valencia, and represented CF Torre Levante as a youth. On 12 January 2014, aged just 17, he made his first-team debut by playing the last ten minutes in a 0–4 Tercera División away loss against UD Alzira.

García was definitely promoted to the main squad in 2016, and scored a career-best 11 goals during the 2017–18 campaign; highlights included a brace in a 3–0 home win against CD Almazora.[1] On 12 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[2]

García made his professional debut on 12 September 2018, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Real Zaragoza, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] The following 26 July, he moved to another reserve team, Real Valladolid B also in the third division, on a two-year deal.[4]

García made his main squad – and La Liga – on 7 July 2020, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Valencia CF.[5] On 6 August, he extended his contract until 2023 and was loaned to Segunda División newcomers CE Sabadell FC for one year.[6]

On 27 August 2021, García returned to Dépor on loan for one year, with the club now in Primera División RFEF.[7] On 16 August of the following year, he moved to fellow league team AD Alcorcón on a permanent deal.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mucho Torre Levante para el Almazora" [Too much Torre Levante for Almazora] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. ^ "El Fabril 2018–19 va cogiendo forma con dos fichajes: Diego Villares y Víctor García" [Fabril 2018–19 shape up with two signings: Diego Villares and Víctor García] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  3. ^ "El Zaragoza despacha al Dépor en la vuelta de Natxo González" [Zaragoza kick out Dépor in Natxo González's return] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Víctor García, verticalidad para el Promesas" [Víctor García, verticality for Promesas] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Kang-in Lee sale al rescate" [Kang-in Lee comes to the rescue] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Ampliación y cesión" [Extension and loan] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Acuerdo para la cesión de Víctor García" [Agreement for the loan of Víctor García] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Víctor García, nuevo fichaje de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Víctor García, new signing of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

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