| Rubén García | |
| Full Name: | Rubén García Santos[1] |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Valencia, Spain |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Osasuna |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthclubs1: | Valencia |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Levante |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2012–2018 |
| Caps2: | 129 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Sporting Gijón (loan) |
| Caps3: | 41 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2018– |
| Caps4: | 200 |
| Goals4: | 24 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 5 June 2024 |
Rubén García Santos (born 14 July 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CA Osasuna as a left winger.
Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, García graduated from local Levante UD's youth system, making his senior debut with the reserves in the Tercera División. In 2011, he was linked with a move back to Valencia CF,[2] but a deal could not be reached; the following 31 January, he signed a professional contract until 2016.[3]
On 2 September 2012, García made his first La Liga appearance, coming on as a substitute for Nabil El Zhar in a 3–2 home win over RCD Espanyol.[4] On 21 October, in the same competition, he provided an assist to Míchel for the game's only goal against Getafe CF.[5]
García scored his first top-division goal on 9 December 2012, the third of a 4–0 home defeat of RCD Mallorca.[6] He was permanently promoted to the first team in January 2013, being assigned the number 11.
On 28 July 2017, after contributing 17 scoreless appearances to a promotion to the top flight, García was loaned to Segunda División club Sporting de Gijón for one year.[7] [8]
On 20 August 2018, García agreed to a three-year deal at fellow second-tier CA Osasuna on a free transfer – Levante also retained 50% of the player's federative rights.[9] The following 21 June, after helping them to achieve promotion as champions, he was bought outright and extended his contract at the El Sadar Stadium until 2023.[10]
García agreed to another extension in October 2020, running until the end of the 2023–24 season.[11]
On 19 January 2012, García was called to train with the Spain under-19 side.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Levante B | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Levante | 2012–13 | La Liga | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 44 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | La Liga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 129 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 9 | |||
| Sporting Gijón (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
| Osasuna | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 7 | |||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | ||||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 29 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 178 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 24 | |||
| Career total | 350 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 387 | 42 | |||
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