Fran García (footballer, born 1992)

Fran García
Personal information
Full name	Francisco García Solsona
Date of birth	7 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Villarreal, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Anorthosis
Number	3
Youth career
	Villarreal
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2012	Villarreal C
2010–2014	Villarreal B
2014–2016	Albacete
2015	→ Villarreal B (loan)
2016	ASA Târgu Mureș
2016–2018	Fuenlabrada
2018–2021	Albacete
2021–2023	Burgos
2023–	Anorthosis
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2025

Francisco 'Fran' García Solsona (born 7 December 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta FC.

Club career

Born in Villarreal, Valencian Community, García was a youth product at local club Villarreal CF, making his senior debut in 2009 and going on to spend several seasons in the Tercera División with the C team. On 19 June 2010 he made his first appearance with the reserves, playing ten minutes in a 1–2 Segunda División home loss against UD Salamanca.^[2]

On 16 July 2014, after featuring regularly for the B side in the Segunda División B, García signed a two-year contract with Albacete Balompié, recently returned to the second tier.^[3] On 22 January of the following year, he returned to Villarreal B on loan until June.^[4]

García moved abroad in summer 2016 by joining Romania's ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș but, shortly after, went back to Spain with third-division CF Fuenlabrada due to the former's economic problems.^[5] In July 2018, he returned to both the second tier and Albacete.^[6] He scored his first professional goal on 28 October 2020, opening an eventual 1–1 home draw with UD Las Palmas.^[7]^[8]

On 10 July 2021, the free agent García agreed to a contract with Burgos CF also in division two.^[9] Two years later, he signed for Anorthosis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 August 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[11]
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Villarreal C	2009–10	Tercera División	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2010–11		31	1	—		—		—		31	1
	2011–12		39	0	—		—		—		39	0
	Subtotal		81	1	—		—		—		81	1
Villarreal B	2009–10	Segunda División	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2012–13	Segunda División B	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2013–14	Segunda División B	34	0	—		—		—		34	0
	Subtotal		52	0	—		—		—		52	0
Albacete	2014–15	Segunda División	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
	2015–16	Segunda División	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	Subtotal		15	0	2	0	—		—		17	0
Villarreal B (loan)	2014–15	Segunda División B	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
Fuenlabrada	2016–17	Segunda División B	35	0	—		—		2^[a]	0	37	0
	2017–18	Segunda División B	36	0	4	0	—		4^[a]	0	44	0
	Subtotal		71	0	4	0	—		6	0	81	0
Albacete	2018–19	Segunda División	22	0	0	0	—		2^[a]	0	24	0
	2019–20		31	0	0	0	—		—		31	0
	2020–21		24	1	1	0	—		—		25	1
	Subtotal		77	1	1	0	—		2	0	80	1
Burgos	2021–22	Segunda División	17	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
	2022–23	Segunda División	28	0	2	0	—		—		30	0
	Subtotal		45	0	3	0	—		—		48	0
Anorthosis	2023–24	Cypriot First Division	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Career total			356	2	10	0	0	0	8	0	374	2

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance(s) in the promotion play-offs

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fran García at WorldFootball.net
^ "El Salamanca sufre para salvar la categoría" [Salamanca suffer to stay afloat]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 June 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
^ "Fran García firma por dos temporadas con el Albacete" [Fran García signs for two seasons with Albacete]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
^ "El Villarreal B recupera cedido a Fran García" [Villarreal B take Fran García back on loan] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
^ Roca, Juan Francisco (13 September 2016). "Corta aventura de Fran García en Rumanía" [Short adventure of Fran García in Romania]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Fran García, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Fran García, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Maikel Mesa evita el triunfo del Albacete con un polémico penalti (1–1)" [Maikel Mesa prevents Albacete win with controversial penalty (1–1)]. La Provincia (in Spanish). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
^ Carrizo, Juan (28 October 2020). "El Alba se quedó con la miel en los labios" [Close but no cigar for Alba]. La Tribuna de Albacete (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
^ Monje, Jorge (10 July 2021). "Fran García refuerza el lateral izquierdo del Burgos" [Fran García bolsters Burgos' left flank]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ Valanidis, Andreas (12 June 2023). "Ανόρθωση: Ο Γκαρθία έσυρε πρώτος τον χορό, θέλει και Κάργα" [Anorthosis: García was the first to join the dance, Kargas next up] (in Greek). Phile News. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
^ Fran García at Soccerway

External links

Fran García at BDFutbol
Fran García at Futbolme (in Spanish)

[PPO-12] Appearance(s) in the promotion play-offs

[Bio-1] Fran García at WorldFootball.net

[2] "El Salamanca sufre para salvar la categoría" [Salamanca suffer to stay afloat]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 June 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[3] "Fran García firma por dos temporadas con el Albacete" [Fran García signs for two seasons with Albacete]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

[4] "El Villarreal B recupera cedido a Fran García" [Villarreal B take Fran García back on loan] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

[5] Roca, Juan Francisco (13 September 2016). "Corta aventura de Fran García en Rumanía" [Short adventure of Fran García in Romania]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[6] "Fran García, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Fran García, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[7] "Maikel Mesa evita el triunfo del Albacete con un polémico penalti (1–1)" [Maikel Mesa prevents Albacete win with controversial penalty (1–1)]. La Provincia (in Spanish). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[8] Carrizo, Juan (28 October 2020). "El Alba se quedó con la miel en los labios" [Close but no cigar for Alba]. La Tribuna de Albacete (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[9] Monje, Jorge (10 July 2021). "Fran García refuerza el lateral izquierdo del Burgos" [Fran García bolsters Burgos' left flank]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[10] Valanidis, Andreas (12 June 2023). "Ανόρθωση: Ο Γκαρθία έσυρε πρώτος τον χορό, θέλει και Κάργα" [Anorthosis: García was the first to join the dance, Kargas next up] (in Greek). Phile News. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[11] Fran García at Soccerway

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Fran García (footballer, born 1992)

Club career

Career statistics

References

External links

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