Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
García and the second or maternal family name is
Herrero .
Jon García Herrero (born 4 June 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender or a full-back for Albacete Balompié .
Club career
Born in Bilbao , Biscay , Basque Country , García graduated from Athletic Bilbao 's youth setup, and made his senior debut with the farm team in the 2009–10 season , in the Tercera División . In June 2011, he was promoted to the reserves who competed in the Segunda División B .[ 2]
García was released by Athletic on 26 May 2014,[ 3] and signed with CD Lugo on 7 July.[ 4] He made his professional debut on 11 September, starting the 1–0 home win against AD Alcorcón in the second round of the Copa del Rey .[ 5] He played his first Segunda División game on 18 October, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss to Deportivo Alavés .[ 6]
In February 2015, García suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury ,[ 7] being successfully operated the following month.[ 8] The following January, after making a full recovery, he joined Racing de Santander .[ 9]
García continued competing in the third tier the following years, representing Sestao River Club and SD Ponferradina .[ 10] While at the service of the latter club, he suffered another serious knee ailment.[ 11]
Late into the 2020 January transfer window , García was loaned to Racing de Ferrol of the same league.[ 12] Upon returning to Ponfe , he terminated his contract on 3 September,[ 13] and returned to the Diaños Verdes three days later.[ 14]
García helped Racing in their promotion to the second division , and scored his first professional goal on 17 December 2023, in a 3–1 home win over CD Tenerife . On 5 July 2024, he signed a two-year contract with Albacete Balompié in the same division.[ 15]
References
^ a b c d Jon García at WorldFootball.net
^ The situation at Basconia ; Athletic Bilbao, 10 June 2011
^ Registrations and de-registrations in Bilbao Athletic ; Athletic Bilbao, 26 May 2014
^ El Lugo incorpora al defensa del Athletic Jon García (Lugo add Athletic defender Jon García) ; Mundo Deportivo , 7 July 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Lolo desatasca al Lugo (Lolo takes Lugo out of the mire) ; Marca , 11 September 2014 (in Spanish)
^ El Alavés rompe su sequía para vencer al Lugo (Alavés end drought to beat Lugo) ; Marca, 18 October 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Parte médico (Medical report) Archived 23 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine ; CD Lugo, 20 February 2015 (in Spanish)
^ Parte médico (Medical report) Archived 25 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine ; CD Lugo, 20 March 2015 (in Spanish)
^ Jon García, "regalo" de Reyes adelantado para el Racing (Jon García, early Wise Men "gift" for Racing) ; Vavel , 30 December 2015 (in Spanish)
^ Jon García, experiencia para la defensa de la Ponferradina (Jon García, experience for Ponferradina defence) ; La Nueva Crónica, 16 July 2017 (in Spanish)
^ Una grave lesión aparta a Jon García (Ponferradina) de luchar por el ascenso (Serious injury prevents Jon García (Ponferradina) from fighting for promotion) ; ABC , 17 June 2019 (in Spanish)
^ Jon García cedido al Racing de Ferrol (Jon García loaned to Racing de Ferrol) ; Cadena SER , 28 January 2020 (in Spanish)
^ "Jon García termina su etapa en la SD Ponferradina" [Jon García ends his spell at SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020 .
^ "Fichaje de altura para el Racing: Jon García llega de la Ponferradina" [Signing of height for Racing: Jon García arrives from Ponferradina] (in Spanish). El Correo Gallego . 6 September 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2024 .
^ "Jon García, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Jon García, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024 .
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