Víctor García (footballer, born June 1994)

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Víctor García
Personal information
Full name Víctor Hugo García Hernández[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Cúa, Venezuela[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Alcorcón
Number 17
Youth career
San Antonio Cúa
Real Esppor
2013 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Real Esppor 35 (2)
2013–2016 Porto B 102 (0)
2014–2017 Porto 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Nacional (loan) 22 (0)
2017–2020 Vitória Guimarães 23 (0)
2019 → Famalicão (loan) 9 (0)
2020– Alcorcón 26 (0)
National team‡
2011 Venezuela U17 4 (1)
2013–2014 Venezuela U20 2 (0)
2011– Venezuela 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:32, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2017

Víctor Hugo García Hernández (born 11 June 1994) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club AD Alcorcón as a right back.

Club career[]

Early years and Porto[]

Born in Cúa, Miranda, García spent three years in the Venezuelan Primera División with Real Esppor, being at the time the youngest player to appear for them in the competition.[2] In early 2013, he signed with Portuguese club FC Porto to complete his development.[3] He mas mainly registered with the latter's reserves during his tenure, notably contributing 41 matches in the 2015–16 season as they won the LigaPro championship, being however ineligible for promotion.[4]

García made his debut for Porto's first team on 13 April 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 Primeira Liga away win against S.C. Braga.[5][6] For the 2016–17 campaign he was loaned to fellow league side C.D. Nacional,[7] featuring regularly but suffering relegation.

Vitória Guimarães[]

On 28 August 2017, García joined Vitória S.C. on a four-year contract.[8] He played 13 matches in his first season in Minho, helping to a ninth-place finish.

García was loaned to second-tier team F.C. Famalicão on 21 January 2019.[9]

Alcorcón[]

On 17 September 2020, García signed a two-year deal with AD Alcorcón of the Spanish Segunda División.[10]

International career[]

A former youth international, García won his first full cap for Venezuela on 10 August 2011 at the age of only 17, playing the last minutes of the 0–2 friendly loss to Honduras held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[11]

Honours[]

Club[]

Porto B

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "V. García" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ "El reemplazante de Danilo es un venezolano que es futbolista por un diario..." [Danilo's replacement is a Venezuelan who is a footballer because of a newspaper...] (in Spanish). Pasión Fútbol. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Víctor García quer fazer história entre os venezuelanos" [Víctor García wants to make history amongst the Venezuelan]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b Castro, Gaspar (8 May 2016). "FC Porto B recebe troféu de campeão da Segunda Liga" [FC Porto B receive Segunda Liga champions trophy] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  5. ^ Ruela, João (13 April 2014). "FC Porto investiu em poupanças e lucrou antes da Luz" [FC Porto invested in savings and took a prize before the Luz]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. ^ Da Cunha, Pedro Jorge (21 November 2015). "FC Porto: Victor Garcia, 19 meses e uma semana à espera" [FC Porto: Victor Garcia, waiting for 19 months and one week] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. ^ Marques, Sara (8 August 2016). "FC Porto empresta Victor Garcia ao Nacional" [FC Porto loan Victor Garcia to Nacional] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. ^ Andrade, Tomaz (28 August 2017). "Dia intenso em Guimarães: Víctor García deixa o FC Porto e assina pelo Vitória" [Intense day in Guimarães: Víctor García leaves FC Porto and signs for Vitória]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  9. ^ Machado, José Miguel (21 January 2019). "Victor Garcia cedido ao Famalicão" [Victor Garcia loaned to Famalicão]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Víctor García es nuevo jugador de la AD Alcorcón" [Víctor García is a new player of AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Venezuela sucumbió ante Honduras" [Venezuela fell to Honduras]. El Universal (in Spanish). 10 August 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

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