Pablo García (footballer, born 1999)

For other people named Pablo García, see Pablo García (disambiguation).

Pablo García

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Javier García Lafluf
Date of birth	(1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Plaza Colonia
Number	11
Youth career
	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Liverpool	10	(0)
2018–2019	River Plate B
2019–2022	Nacional	40	(2)
2021	→ River Plate (loan)	13	(1)
2022	→ Coritiba (loan)	4	(0)
2023	River Plate	28	(0)
2024–	Plaza Colonia	20	(4)
International career
	Uruguay U17
2017	Uruguay U18	3	(1)
2016–2019	Uruguay U20	20	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Pablo Javier García Lafluf (born 15 April 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Plaza Colonia.[1]

Career

Club

García began his career in his homeland of Uruguay, Liverpool were his first club.[1][2] He was an unused substitute for a Uruguayan Primera División fixture with Montevideo Wanderers on 6 February 2016, which preceded his professional debut on 13 February during an away loss versus Plaza Colonia.[1] After ten further appearances in all competitions across three campaigns, García departed at the conclusion of 2017 after rejecting a new contract with Liverpool.[1][3] In January 2018, García left to join Argentine football by signing for River Plate of the Argentine Primera División.[3][4] A year later, García returned to Uruguay with 2018 runner-ups Nacional.[5][6]

International

García represented Uruguay at U17 and U20 level.[1][3] He scored for the U17s in a friendly with the United States in June 2017, while he was selected by the U20s for the 2018 Panda Cup.[1][3] García was picked by Fabián Coito for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship in Chile.[7][8]

Career statistics

As of 11 January 2019.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	2015–16	Uruguayan Primera División	6	0	—		—		0	0	6	0
	2016		4	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
	2017		0	0	—		1[a]	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		10	0	—		1	0	0	0	11	0
River Plate	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nacional	2019	Uruguayan Primera División	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References

1. Pablo García at Soccerway
2. "Ficha Estadistica de PABLO GARCIA". BDFA. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
3. "Quién es Pablo García Lafluf, el refuerzo de River del que nadie habla". Goal. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
4. "Quién es el refuerzo secreto de Marcelo Gallardo que participó en la pretemporada de River". Infobae. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
5. "Pablo García es la tercera incorporación". Ovación. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
6. "Llegó el tercer refuerzo de Nacional: Pablo García". El Observador. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
7. "11 - Pablo García". AUF. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
8. "Uruguay sub 20: Fabián Coito confirmó el plantel para el Sudamericano de Chile 2019". Fútbol. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.