Francisco García (footballer, born 1990)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco René García Peña | ||
Date of birth | 4 September 1990 | ||
Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2016 | Atlético Marte | 110 | (2) |
2016 | Sonsonate | 0 | (0) |
2019 | El Farolito | 9 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011 | El Salvador U23 | 1 | (0) |
2014 | El Salvador | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:04, 27 August 2020 (UTC) |
Francisco René García Peña (born 4 September 1990) is a Salvadoran footballer who plays as a defender.[1]
Club career
[edit]García started his career with Atlético Marte of the Salvadoran Primera División.[1][2] He participated in league fixtures for the club from 2010, making 110 appearances from the 2011–12 season up until 2015–16 while also netting two goals, against FAS in 2013 and Águila in 2014, respectively.[1][2] Atlético Marte were relegated to Segunda División de El Salvador at the conclusion of 2015–16, though García was released halfway through in January 2016 after disciplinary issues.[3] He subsequently joined Sonsonate but was unable to feature because of contractual disagreements between the two clubs.[4][5]
In 2019, García headed to the United States with National Premier Soccer League side El Farolito.[1] He appeared nine times in the Golden Gate Conference while also appearing in the U.S. Open Cup in games against Academica SC and Fresno FC.[1]
International career
[edit]García represented El Salvador at U23 and senior level.[1][2] He won one cap for the former, it arrived in a 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualifier against Panama.[1] In October 2014, García was called up to Albert Roca's first-team squad for friendlies with Colombia and Ecuador in the United States.[1] He was substituted on in place of Alexander Mendoza during the match with Colombia at Red Bull Arena.[1] He won his second cap a month later versus Panama at the Estadio Cuscatlán.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Atlético Marte | 2011–12 | Primera División | 29 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 28 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||||
2013–14 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
2014–15 | 26 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||||
2015–16 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
Total | 110 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 110 | 2 | ||||
Sonsonate | 2015–16 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
El Farolito | 2019 | National Premier Soccer League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Career total | 119 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 121 | 2 |
International
[edit]- As of 31 December 2018[2]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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El Salvador | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "El Salvador - F. García". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Francisco García - National Football Teams". NFT. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Bocho Garcia, fuera por indisciplina". La Prensa Gráfica. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "El Sonsonate contrata al Bocho". El Gráfico. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Caso de Francisco García sigue en espera". Culebrita Macheteada. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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- "Game Report - Sacramento Gold FC - El Farolito". NPSL. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Game Report - Napa Valley 1839 FC - El Farolito". NPSL. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Game Report - El Farolito - Academica SC". NPSL. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Game Report - FC Davis - El Farolito". NPSL. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Game Report - El Farolito - Sonoma County Sol FC". NPSL. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Game Report - Sonoma County Sol FC - El Farolito". NPSL. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Game Report - Academica SC - El Farolito". NPSL. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Game Report - El Farolito - East Bay FC Stompers". NPSL. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Game Report - El Farolito - Sacramento Gold FC". NPSL. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Francisco García at Soccerway
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Footballers from San Salvador
- Salvadoran men's footballers
- El Salvador men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Salvadoran Primera División players
- National Premier Soccer League players
- C.D. Atlético Marte footballers
- C.D. Sonsonate footballers
- El Farolito SC players