Fran García (footballer, born 1999)

Francisco "Fran" José García Torres (born 14 August 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano on loan from Real Madrid as a left back.

For other people named Fran García, see Fran García (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Fran García
Personal information
Full name Francisco José García Torres
Date of birth (1999-08-14) 14 August 1999
Place of birth Bolaños de Calatrava, Spain
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Rayo Vallecano
(on loan from Real Madrid)
Number 33
Youth career
2009–2013 Bolaños
2013–2018 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Real Madrid B 57 (1)
2018– Real Madrid 0 (0)
2020– → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 12 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Spain U16 8 (1)
2016 Spain U17 8 (2)
2017 Spain U18 2 (1)
2017–2018 Spain U19 4 (0)
2016 Spain U20 6 (0)
2020– Spain U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2020

Club career

Born in Bolaños de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha, García joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2009, from hometown side Bolaños CF.[1] On 1 February 2018, while still a junior, he renewed his contract until 2022.[2]

Promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2018–19 season, García made his senior debut on 9 September by playing the last 25 minutes of a 0–0 Segunda División B away draw against AD Unión Adarve.[3] He made his first team debut on 6 December, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dani Carvajal in a 6–1 home routing of UD Melilla, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4][5]

García scored his first senior goal on 15 December 2019, netting his team's second in a 3–0 home win against Getafe CF B.[6] The following 1 September, he was loaned to Segunda División side Rayo Vallecano for the 2020–21 campaign.[7]

García made his professional debut on 13 September 2020, starting in a 1–0 away win against RCD Mallorca.[8] He immediately became a starter for Andoni Iraola's side, but suffered a knee injury in November;[9] initially expected to miss the remainder of the campaign, he returned to play after 20 days.[10]

References
  1. "Fran García traspasa fronteras: el lateral del Castilla del que hablan en Italia" [Fran García cross borders: the full back of Castilla that they talk about in Italy] (in Spanish). El Español. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. "Fran García renueva con el Real Madrid hasta 2022" [Fran García renews with Real Madrid until 2022] (in Spanish). El Español. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "0–0: Castilla manage a hard-worked draw against Unión Adarve". Real Madrid. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. "Fran Garcia and Alvaro Fidalgo handed senior debuts by Solari". Marca. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. "Fran García and Fidalgo make their Real Madrid debuts". Real Madrid. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. "3–0: Castilla run riot at the Di Stéfano". Real Madrid. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. "Fran García nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Fran García new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  8. "La intensidad del Rayo superó la calidad del Mallorca" [Rayo's intensity overcame Mallorca's quality] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  9. "La peor noticia: ¡Fran García se pierde toda la temporada!" [The worst news: Fran García out for the whole season!] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  10. "El 'milagro' de Fran García" [The 'miracle' of Fran García] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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