Imanol García
Personal information
Full name Imanol García Lugea
Date of birth (1995-12-26) 26 December 1995
Place of birth Ezcároz, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alcoyano
Number 20
Youth career
San Juan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 San Juan 32 (0)
2015–2017 Osasuna B 54 (5)
2016–2017 Osasuna 8 (0)
2017–2018 Villarreal B 33 (1)
2018–2019 Osasuna 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Gimnàstic (loan) 24 (1)
2019–2020 Córdoba 26 (1)
2020–2021 Pontevedra 25 (2)
2021– Alcoyano 56 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023

Imanol García Lugea (born 26 December 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Alcoyano as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Ezcároz – Ezkaroze, Navarre, García made his senior debut with AD San Juan, starting in a 0–1 Tercera División home loss against CD Valle de Egüés.[1] He scored his first goal on 2 November, the game's only in an away victory over CD Corellano.[2]

García signed with CA Osasuna in 2015, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division. On 18 September 2016, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 0–0 home draw with RC Celta de Vigo.[3]

García played eight league matches for the main squad during that season, suffering relegation. On 30 June 2017, he rejected a renewal offer from the club,[4] and joined Villarreal CF B two days later.[5]

On 11 July 2018, García returned to Osasuna after agreeing to a two-year deal.[6] On 20 November, he was loaned to fellow second division side Gimnàstic de Tarragona until the end of the campaign, as a replacement for the injured César Arzo.[7] He scored his first goal as a professional on his debut for the Catalans, in a 2–2 home draw against UD Almería.[8]

García terminated his contract with Osasuna on 19 July 2019,[9] and signed a one-year deal with Córdoba CF just hours later,[10] reuniting with manager Enrique Martín.[11] In the summer of 2020, he moved to Pontevedra CF also of the third tier.[12]

Personal life

García's older brother, Unai, was also a footballer. A defender, he too represented Osasuna.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 March 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Juan 2014–15[14][15] Tercera División 320—4[lower-alpha 1]0360
Osasuna B 2015–16[15] Tercera División 335—5[lower-alpha 1]0385
2016–17[16] Segunda División B 210——210
Total 5450050595
Osasuna 2016–17[16] La Liga 8020—100
Villarreal B 2017–18[16] Segunda División B 331—6[lower-alpha 1]0391
Osasuna 2018–19[16] Segunda División 3000—30
Total 1102000130
Gimnàstic (loan) 2018–19[16] Segunda División 24100—241
Córdoba 2019–20[16] Segunda División B 26110—271
Pontevedra 2020–21[16] Segunda División B 17220—192
Career total 197105015021710
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

  1. ↑ "A.D. San Juan 0 – C.D. Valle de Egüés 1" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "C.D. Corellano 0 – A.D. San Juan 1" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Fernández, Íñigo (18 September 2016). "Empate a nada en El Sadar" [Blank draw at the El Sadar]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Imanol García declina la oferta de renovación del Club Atlético Osasuna" [Imanol García declines the renewal offer from Club Atlético Osasuna] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Roca, Juan Francisco (2 July 2017). "Savia joven para el renovado Villarreal B" [Young blood for the renewed Villarreal B]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Osasuna ficha a Imanol García" [Osasuna sign Imanol García] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Imanol García reforça el centre del camp grana" [Imanol García bolsters grana midfield] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  8. ↑ Bernad Suelves, Marc (24 November 2018). "Barreiro enmienda los errores defensivos y rescata un punto ante el Almería" [Barreiro corrects defensive errors and rescues point against Almería]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Osasuna e Imanol García alcanzan un acuerdo para finalizar su relación contractual" [Osasuna and Imanol García reach an agreement to end their contractual relationship] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "Imanol García, nuevo jugador del Córdoba CF" [Imanol García, new player of Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  11. ↑ Fernández, Rafael (4 July 2019). "Imanol García, la brújula para 'La Bruja'" [Imanol García, which-man for 'The Witch'] (in Spanish). Córdoba Deporte. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Imanol García, el primer fichaje" [Imanol García, the first signing]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  13. ↑ Velasco, Gonzalo (18 September 2016). "El sueño de los García Lugea" [The dream of the García Lugea]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "IMANOL García Lugea" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  15. 1 2 Imanol García at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Imanol García at BDFutbol
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