Olga García Explained

Olga García
Fullname:Olga García Pérez
Birth Date:1992 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Dosrius, Catalonia, Spain
Currentclub:Logroño
Clubnumber:11
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:2001–2002
Youthclubs1:La Penya Blac i Brava La Roca
Youthyears2:2002–2004
Youthclubs2:FC Mataró
Youthyears3:2004–2010
Youthclubs3:Barcelona
Years1:2010–2013
Clubs1:Barcelona
Caps1:87
Goals1:53
Years2:2013–2015
Clubs2:Levante
Caps2:60
Goals2:17
Years3:2015–2018
Clubs3:Barcelona
Caps3:70
Goals3:22
Years4:2018–2020
Clubs4:Atlético Madrid
Caps4:41
Goals4:12
Years5:2020–2024
Clubs5:Logroño
Caps5:11
Goals5:2
Nationalteam1:Spain U-19
Nationalteam2:Spain
Nationalteam3:Catalonia
Nationalyears1:2010–2011
Nationalyears2:2015–2019
Nationalyears3:2014–
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalcaps2:32
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals1:5
Nationalgoals2:5
Nationalgoals3:3
Pcupdate:25 October 2021

Olga García Pérez (born 1 June 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward[1] for Primera División club EdF Logroño and the Spain women's national team.

Club career

As a young girl, Olga played for clubs La Penya Blac i Brava La Roca and FC Mataró before arriving at the youth teams of FC Barcelona in 2004 when she was about 12 years old. She was promoted to the club's first team at the 2010–11 season and at her first season she became the club's top scorer with 25 goals, including the winning goal of the 2011 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol final.[2] On her second season (2011–2012), she was the club's second top goalscorer with 22 goals, winning the Primera División. On the 2012–2013 season she was again the club's second top scorer with 13 league goals, playing with the club at the 2013 Champions League and winning the Copa de la Reina and the Primera División.[3]

In June 2013 she signed a two-year contract with Levante UD.[3]

She moved back to FC Barcelona after two seasons at Levante,[4] signing a contract with the club in July 2015.[5]

International career

Garcia played for Spain on the under-17 and under-19 team. She was part of team which competed at the 2011 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[4]

She trained and has been involved with the senior national team since the 2012–2013 season.[4] Her match debut happened on 26 November 2015, coming on as a substitute during Spain's UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 3–0 win against Republic of Ireland in Dublin. At the end of that match, she had a shot deflected off Sophie Perry which resulted on Spain's third goal.[6] [7]

Career statistics

International goals

Olga García – goals for
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 March 2017 0–2 1–2
2. 3 March 2017 3–0 3–0
3. 30 June 2017 6–0 7–0 Friendly
4. 28 February 2018 0–1 0–2 2018 Cyprus Cup
5. 6 April 2018 0–2 0–2 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Olga García – goals for
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 December 2014 0–1 1–1 Friendly
2. 22 December 2016 align=center 0–3 0–5 Friendly
3.0–4

Honours

Barcelona
Spain

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. es. FC Barcelona. 26 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060300/http://www.fcbarcelona.es/futbol/femenino/plantilla-femenino-a/plantilla/jugadores/olga-g. 8 December 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Barcelona win the Copa de la Reina beating Espanyol at the final. es. Marca. 26 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Olga García signs for Levante. es. Futfem. 24 June 2013. 26 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020153/http://www.futfem.com/vernoticia.php?id=2810. 24 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Levante 2014–15 squad. es. Levante UD. 26 November 2015.
  5. Web site: Seven new faces for the Barça women's team . FC Barcelona. 26 November 2015.
  6. Web site: EURO2017: Spain takes group top after beating Ireland (0-3). https://web.archive.org/web/20151208131009/http://www.futfem.com/vernoticia.php?id=5156. dead. 8 December 2015. es. Futfem. 26 November 2015.
  7. Web site: Republic of Ireland 0–3 Spain Report. . 26 November 2015.