Unai García

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Lugea.

Unai García
García with Osasuna in 2018
Personal information
Full name Unai García Lugea
Date of birth (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Ezcároz, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Osasuna
Number 4
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Osasuna B 85 (7)
2013– Osasuna 192 (11)
2015 → Tudelano (loan) 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024

Unai García Lugea (born 3 February 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains La Liga club Osasuna.

Career

Born in Ezcároz – Ezkaroze, Navarre, García finished his youth career with CA Osasuna, making his senior debut in the 2011–12 season with the reserves in the Segunda División B. On 1 June 2013, he made his main-squad and La Liga debut, starting in a 4–2 away defeat against Real Madrid and being booked in the match.[1]

On 28 January 2015, García was loaned to CD Tudelano until June.[2] Upon his return, he was regularly used by manager Enrique Martín, and scored his first professional goal on 15 November in a 2–1 home win over RCD Mallorca.[3]

García netted three times from 37 appearances in the 2018–19 campaign, as the club returned to the top flight as champions.[4] He scored his first goal in the competition on 9 February, but in a 4–1 home loss to Real Madrid.[5]

Personal life

García's younger brother, Imanol, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he too was groomed at Osasuna.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Osasuna B 2011–12[7] Segunda División B 9 2 — — 9 2
2012–13[7] Segunda División B 34 3 — — 34 3
2013–14[8] Tercera División 32 2 — 2[a] 0 34 2
2014–15[8] Tercera División 10 0 — — 10 0
Total 85 7 0 0 2 0 87 7
Osasuna 2012–13[7] La Liga 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2014–15[7] Segunda División 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
2015–16[7] Segunda División 27 2 1 0 2[a] 0 30 2
2016–17[7] La Liga 22 0 2 0 — 24 0
2017–18[7] Segunda División 30 4 1 0 — 31 4
2018–19[7] Segunda División 37 3 0 0 — 37 3
2019–20[7] La Liga 8 1 4 0 — 12 1
2020–21[7] La Liga 17 0 4 0 — 21 0
2021–22[7] La Liga 18 0 1 0 — 19 0
Total 162 10 14 0 2 0 178 10
Tudelano (loan) 2014–15[7] Segunda División B 16 2 — — 16 2
Career total 263 19 14 0 4 0 281 19
  1. ^ a b Appearances in promotion playoffs

Honours

Osasuna

References

  1. ^ "Mourinho bows out with win". ESPN FC. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Unai García jugará cedido en el CD Tudelano" [Unai García will play on loan at CD Tudelano] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Osasuna recupera el liderato" [Osasuna recover the top spot]. Marca (in Spanish). 15 November 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b Sanzol, Pablo (18 June 2019). "Los goles del Osasuna campeón" [The goals of champions Osasuna]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. ^ "El Madrid se lleva por delante a Osasuna" [Madrid steamroll Osasuna]. El País (in Spanish). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ Velasco, Gonzalo (18 September 2016). "El sueño de los García Lugea" [The dream of the García Lugea]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Unai García at Soccerway
  8. ^ a b Unai García at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)