Unai García

Unai García
Personal information
Full name Unai García Lugea
Date of birth (1992-09-03) 3 September 1992
Place of birth Ezcároz, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Osasuna
Number 15
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Osasuna B 87 (7)
2013– Osasuna 36 (2)
2015 → Tudelano (loan) 16 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Lugea.

Unai García Lugea (born 3 September 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CA Osasuna as a defender.

Club career

Born in Ezcároz – Ezkaroze, Navarre, García finished his formation with CA Osasuna, making his senior debuts in 2011–12 season with the reserves in Segunda División B. On 1 June 2013, he made his main squad and La Liga debut, starting in a 2–4 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 Monreal, and scored his first professional goal on 15 November, in a 2–1 home win against RCD Mallorca.[3]

Personal life

García's younger brother, Imanol, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he too was groomed at Osasuna.[4]

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] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "El sueño de los García Lugea" [The dream of the García Lugea] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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