Fran García (footballer, born 1992)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Solsona.
Fran García
Personal information
Full name Francisco García Solsona[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Villarreal, Spain[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Anorthosis
Number 3
Youth career
Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Villarreal C 81 (1)
2010–2014 Villarreal B 52 (0)
2014–2016 Albacete 15 (0)
2015 → Villarreal B (loan) 13 (0)
2016 ASA Târgu Mureș 0 (0)
2016–2018 Fuenlabrada 71 (0)
2018–2021 Albacete 77 (1)
2021–2023 Burgos 45 (0)
2023– Anorthosis 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Francisco 'Fran' García Solsona (born 7 December 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta FC.

Club career[edit]

Born in Villarreal, Valencian Community, García was a youth product at local club Villarreal CF, making his senior debut in 2009 and going on to spend several seasons in the Tercera División with the C team. On 19 June 2010 he made his first appearance with the reserves, playing ten minutes in a 1–2 Segunda División home loss against UD Salamanca.[2]

On 16 July 2014, after featuring regularly for the B side in the Segunda División B, García signed a two-year contract with Albacete Balompié, recently returned to the second tier.[3] On 22 January of the following year, he returned to Villarreal B on loan until June.[4]

García moved abroad in summer 2016 by joining Romania's ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș but, shortly after, went back to Spain with third-division CF Fuenlabrada due to the former's economic problems.[5] In July 2018, he returned to both the second tier and Albacete.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 28 October 2020, opening an eventual 1–1 home draw with UD Las Palmas.[7][8]

On 10 July 2021, the free agent García agreed to a contract with Burgos CF also in division two.[9] Two years later, he signed for Anorthosis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 26 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[11]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Villarreal C 2009–10 Tercera División 11 0 — — — 11 0
2010–11 31 1 — — — 31 1
2011–12 39 0 — — — 39 0
Subtotal 81 1 — — — 81 1
Villarreal B 2009–10 Segunda División 1 0 — — — 1 0
2012–13 Segunda División B 17 0 — — — 17 0
2013–14 34 0 — — — 34 0
Subtotal 52 0 — — — 52 0
Albacete 2014–15 Segunda División 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
2015–16 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
Subtotal 15 0 2 0 — — 17 0
Villarreal B (loan) 2014–15 Segunda División B 13 0 — — — 13 0
Fuenlabrada 2016–17 Segunda División B 35 0 — — 2[a] 0 37 0
2017–18 36 0 4 0 — 4[a] 0 44 0
Subtotal 71 0 4 0 — 6 0 81 0
Albacete 2018–19 Segunda División 22 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 24 0
2019–20 31 0 0 0 — — 31 0
2020–21 24 1 1 0 — — 25 1
Subtotal 77 1 1 0 — 2 0 80 1
Burgos 2021–22 Segunda División 17 0 1 0 — — 18 0
2022–23 28 0 2 0 — — 30 0
Subtotal 45 0 3 0 — — 48 0
Anorthosis 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Career total 356 2 10 0 0 0 8 0 374 2
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the promotion play-offs

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Fran García at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "El Salamanca sufre para salvar la categoría" [Salamanca suffer to stay afloat]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 June 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Fran García firma por dos temporadas con el Albacete" [Fran García signs for two seasons with Albacete]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. ^ "El Villarreal B recupera cedido a Fran García" [Villarreal B take Fran García back on loan] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  5. ^ Roca, Juan Francisco (13 September 2016). "Corta aventura de Fran García en Rumanía" [Short adventure of Fran García in Romania]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Fran García, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Fran García, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Maikel Mesa evita el triunfo del Albacete con un polémico penalti (1–1)" [Maikel Mesa prevents Albacete win with controversial penalty (1–1)]. La Provincia (in Spanish). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. ^ Carrizo, Juan (28 October 2020). "El Alba se quedó con la miel en los labios" [Close but no cigar for Alba]. La Tribuna de Albacete (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  9. ^ Monje, Jorge (10 July 2021). "Fran García refuerza el lateral izquierdo del Burgos" [Fran García bolsters Burgos' left flank]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  10. ^ Valanidis, Andreas (12 June 2023). "Ανόρθωση: Ο Γκαρθία έσυρε πρώτος τον χορό, θέλει και Κάργα" [Anorthosis: García was the first to join the dance, Kargas next up] (in Greek). Phile News. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  11. ^ Fran García at Soccerway

External links[edit]

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