Unai García
Spanish footballer
 García with Osasuna in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Unai García Lugea | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32) | ||
| 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 | 190 | (11) |
| 2015 | → Tudelano (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:51, 24 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Unai García Lugea (born 3 February 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Osasuna.
Club career
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
García's younger brother, Imanol, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he too was groomed at Osasuna.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 May 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
Honours
Osasuna
References
- ^ "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
- Unai García at BDFutbol
- Unai García at Futbolme (in Spanish)
