Lucía García
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucía García Córdoba | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain [1] | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Oviedo Moderno | 63 | (19) |
2016– | Athletic Bilbao | 114 | (45) |
National team‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Spain U17 | 8 | (6) |
2016–2017 | Spain U19 | 16 | (17) |
2016–2018 | Spain U20 | 6 | (4) |
2018– | Spain | 30 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:19, 17 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 September 2021 |
Lucía García Córdoba (Spanish pronunciation: [luˈθi.a ɣaɾˈθi.a];[a] born 14 July 1998) is a Spanish professional football forward currently playing for Athletic Club in the Spanish First Division.
Career[]
Club career[]
García made her debut in first division with Oviedo Moderno at the age of 15, later signing for Athletic Bilbao when she was 18.[3]
International[]
García made her debut match for the senior national team on 2 March 2018 against Belgium.[4]
In 2019, she was called up for the World Cup. García scored the third goal in Spain's 3–1 win against South Africa.
Lucía García – goals for Spain | ||||||
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# | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
1. | 8 June 2019 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | South Africa | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2019 FIFA World Cup |
2. | 5 March 2020 | Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida | Japan | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2020 SheBelieves Cup |
3. | 3–1 | |||||
4. | 19 September 2020 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 0–1 | 0-9 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
5. | 0–5 | |||||
6. | 16 September 2021 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn | Faroe Islands | 0–6 | 0–10 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
Personal[]
García was the only female in a set of quadruplets, who were born in Barakaldo, Basque Country[1] after their mother decided on a hospital specialising in multiple births. She spent her early life in Aller, Asturias and has stated that none of her brothers were interested in football while they were growing up.[1]
Honours[]
International[]
- Spain (youth)
- Spain
- Cyprus Cup: Winner, 2018
Notes[]
- ^ In isolation, García is pronounced [ɡaɾˈθi.a].
References[]
- ^ a b c "Lucía García marcó su primer gol con la Selección Sub-19" [Lucía García scored her first goal with the U19 National Team]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Lucía Garcia". Athletic Club website. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Lucía García Córdoba ficha por el Athletic de Bilbao" [Lucía García Córdoba signed by Athletic Bilbao]. Oviedo Moderno Official (in Spanish). 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Cyprus Cup: Spain 0–0 Belgium – Belgian defence shines in dour draw". Vavel. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
External links[]
- Lucía García at Soccerway
- Lucía Garcia at Liga de Fútbol Profesional
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Spanish women's footballers
- Primera División (women) players
- Footballers from Barakaldo
- Footballers from Asturias
- Women's association football forwards
- Spain women's international footballers
- Athletic Club Femenino players
- People from Aller, Asturias
- Quadruplets
- Twin sportspeople
- Twin people from Spain
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Real Oviedo (women) players
- Spanish women's football biography stubs