David García (footballer, born 1982)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Santana.
David García
Personal information
Full name David García Santana
Date of birth (1982-02-25) 25 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Maspalomas, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Tamaraceite
Youth career
Maspalomas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Vecindario 65 (2)
2003–2019 Las Palmas 439 (16)
2019–2021 Tamaraceite 44 (3)
2021–2022 Arucas 27 (3)
2022– Tamaraceite 63 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

David García Santana (born 25 February 1982) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for UD Tamaraceite.

He spent his entire professional career with Las Palmas, appearing in 474 competitive games.[1]

Club career

García was born in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria. After finishing his youth career with CD Maspalomas, he made his debut as a senior with UD Vecindario in 2001, in Segunda División B.

In the summer of 2003, García joined Segunda División club UD Las Palmas. He made his professional debut on 17 September, starting in a 2–1 away win against Elche CF.[2] He appeared in only seven matches during the season, as his team suffered relegation.

García scored his first professional goal on 10 December 2006, the last in a 1–1 draw at Albacete Balompié.[3] He was an undisputed starter for the side the following seasons, being also named captain in 2008.[4]

García played 37 matches in the 2014–15 campaign, helping Las Palmas get promoted to La Liga after a 13-year absence. He made his debut in the competition at the age of 33, starting in a 0–2 home loss to SD Eibar on 3 October 2015.[5]

On 5 March 2016, García scored his first goal of the season to help his team to their third consecutive win, heading home from an assist by Jonathan Viera for the game's only goal at Villarreal CF.[6] He left the Estadio Gran Canaria at the end of 2018–19, with the club back in the second tier.[7]

García subsequently continued his career in the lower leagues while remaining in his native region, retiring in his 40s.[8][9]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 April 2021[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vecindario 2001–02 Segunda División B 31 2 3 0 — 34 2
Las Palmas 2003–04 Segunda División 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
2004–05 Segunda División B 32 1 1 0 — 33 1
2005–06 33 2 3 0 4[a] 0 40 2
2006–07 Segunda División 35 2 2 0 — 37 2
2007–08 40 0 3 0 — 43 0
2008–09 36 2 0 0 — 36 2
2009–10 39 0 2 0 — 41 0
2010–11 35 0 0 0 — 35 0
2011–12 17 3 0 0 — 17 3
2012–13 27 1 4 0 2[a] 0 33 1
2013–14 31 0 2 0 0 0 33 0
2014–15 33 0 0 0 4[a] 0 37 0
2015–16 La Liga 19 2 4 1 — 23 3
2016–17 22 1 3 0 — 25 1
2017–18 11 1 1 0 — 12 1
2018–19 Segunda División 22 1 0 0 — 22 1
Total 439 16 25 1 10 0 474 17
Tamaraceite 2019–20 Tercera División 20 2 2 0 — 22 2
2020–21 Segunda División B 19 0 0 0 — 19 0
Total 39 2 2 0 0 0 41 2
Career total 509 20 30 1 10 0 549 21
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in promotion playoffs

References

  1. ^ "David García recibe el reconocimiento a sus 474 partidos con la UD Las Palmas" [David García has 474 matches with UD Las Palmas acknowledged]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ Romero, J.C. (18 September 2003). "Nuevo tropiezo del equipo ilicitano en el Martínez Valero" [The ilicitano team stumble again at the Martínez Valero]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ "El Albacete no pasa del empate ante Las Palmas en un pobre encuentro" [Albacete cannot do more than draw against Las Palmas in a poor match]. Marca (in Spanish). 10 December 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ Artiles Castellano, Alberto (19 September 2008). "David García: "El Murcia saldrá a morder"" [David García: "Murcia will come out with a vengeance"]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  5. ^ Félix, Diego (3 October 2015). "Las Palmas sucumbe ante un Eibar superior" [Las Palmas succumb to superior Eibar]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Las Palmas end Villarreal's unbeaten run". La Liga. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  7. ^ Sánchez Acedo, Ignacio; Fontecha, Kevin (28 June 2019). "La UD no renovará a David García y hará ficha profesional a Álex Suárez" [UD will not renew David García and will give professional contract to Álex Suárez]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. ^ León, Rafa (23 September 2019). "David García ficha por el Tamaraceite: "Me deja abierta la puerta a volver a Las Palmas"" [David García signs for Tamaraceite: "This is an open door to return to Las Palmas"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  9. ^ Olivares, Cristian (21 July 2021). "David García ficha por el Arucas" [David García signs for Arucas] (in Spanish). Tiempo de Canarias. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  10. ^ David García at BDFutbol
  11. ^ David García at Soccerway