Lucho García

Lucho García
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto García Pacheco
Date of birth (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Algeciras
Number 13
Youth career
2011–2012 Real Madrid
2012–2016 Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Rayo Vallecano B 40 (0)
2018–2020 Sevilla B 29 (0)
2020–2021 Deportivo La Coruña 10 (0)
2021–2022 Ponferradina 6 (0)
2022–2023 Rayo Majadahonda 34 (0)
2023– Algeciras 22 (0)
International career
2015 Colombia U17 8 (0)
2017 Colombia U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 0224

Luis Alberto "Lucho" García Pacheco (born 20 March 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Algeciras CF.[1]

Club career[edit]

Born in Barranquilla, García moved to Spain at early age and represented Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 6 September 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for field player Luis Poblete in a 1–3 Tercera División home loss against CA Pinto.

On 11 July 2018, García joined another reserve team, Sevilla Atlético in Segunda División B.[2] He featured sparingly for the side during his spell, being often a backup to Javi Díaz and Alfonso Pastor.

On 8 September 2020, García signed a three-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña also in the third division.[3] Initially a backup to Carlos Abad, he became the first-choice in February 2021.[4]

On 1 July 2021, García moved to Segunda División side SD Ponferradina.[5] He made his professional debut on 4 September, starting in a 0–2 away loss against CD Tenerife.[6]

On 28 July 2022, after being only a backup option to Amir Abedzadeh, García moved to Primera Federación side CF Rayo Majadahonda.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lucho García at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Lucho García, primer refuerzo del Sevilla Atlético para la 2018/2019" [Lucho García, first addition of Sevilla Atlético for the 2018/2019 season] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Lucho García, nuevo portero del Dépor 20·21" [Lucho García, new goalkeeper of Dépor 20–21] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ "El Dépor traspasa al portero Lucho García a la Ponferradina" [Dépor transfer the goalkeeper Lucho García to Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "El portero Lucho García se une a la SD Ponferradina" [Goalkeeper Lucho García joins SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ "El Tenerife devora a la Ponferradina" [Tenerife devour Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Lucho García, nuevo guardameta del CF Rayo Majadahonda" [Lucho García, new goalkeeper of CF Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

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