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Sergio Barcia
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Barcia Laranxeira
Date of birth	31 December 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Vigo, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Legia Warsaw
Number	42
Youth career
	Colegio Hogar
2010–2019	Celta
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Celta B
2019–2020	→ Ourense (loan)
2020–2022	Granada B
2020–2022	Granada
2022–2023	Celta B
2023–2024	Mirandés
2024–	Legia Warsaw
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2024

Sergio Barcia Laranxeira (born 31 December 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.

Club career

Barcia was born in Vigo, Galicia, and joined RC Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2010, aged nine,^[2] from Club Colegio Hogar.^[3] On 23 August 2019, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Tercera División side Ourense CF for the season.^[4]

Barcia made his senior debut on 1 September 2019, playing 31 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against Deportivo Fabril.^[5] He was a regular starter during the campaign, appearing in 26 matches as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.

On 31 August 2020, Barcia signed a three-year contract with Granada CF and was initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.^[6] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 8 November, starting in a 2–0 away loss against Real Sociedad, as his side was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]

On 18 July 2022, Barcia returned to Celta and was assigned to the reserves in Primera Federación.^[8] On 4 July 2023, he signed a two-year deal with Segunda División side CD Mirandés.^[9]

On 11 July 2024, Barcia joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Sergio Barcia". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^ "Sergio Barcia se despide del Celta tras diez años" [Sergio Barcia bids farewell to Celta after ten years] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "Sergio Barcia: "Jugar en el Celta sería un sueño"" [Sergio Barcia: "Would be a dream to play for Celta"] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "Sergio Barcia una de las mayores promesas del RC Celta de Vigo llega cedido al Ourense CF" [Sergio Barcia one of the biggest prospects of RC Celta de Vigo arrives on loan at Ourense CF] (in Spanish). Ourense CF. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "La primera de la temporada para el Fabril" [The first of the season for Fabril] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "El defensa Sergio Barcia se une al Club Recreativo Granada" [Defender Sergio Barcia joins Club Recreativo Granada] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "El covid se lo puso demasiado fácil a la Real Sociedad" [COVID made it too easy to Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "El Celta confirma el regreso de Sergio Barcia para jugar en el filial" [Celta confirm the return of Sergio Barcia to play for the reserves] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "Sergio Barcia apuntala la zaga rojilla" [Sergio Barcia bolsters the rojilla defense] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ Ziółkowski, Maciej (11 July 2024). "Oficjalnie. Sergio Barcia w Legii" [Official. Sergio Barcia to Legia]. legia.net (in Polish). Retrieved 11 July 2024.