| Zelmar García | |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Tapalqué, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Left-back[1] |
| Youthclubs1: | Vélez Sarsfield |
| Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Deportivo Merlo |
| Caps1: | 21 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs2: | Godoy Cruz |
| Caps2: | 57 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Quilmes |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | Brown |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Chacarita Juniors |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Deportivo Merlo (loan) |
| Caps6: | 66 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Colegiales |
| Caps7: | 38 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | Argentino de Quilmes |
| Caps8: | 9 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | FADEP |
| Club-Update: | 19:46, 23 September 2019 (UTC) |
Zelmar García (born 2 March 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back.[2]
García played in Vélez Sarsfield's youth.[3] Deportivo Merlo were García's first senior club.[4] He scored one goal in twenty-one fixtures in 2008–09 in Primera B Metropolitana, as the club won promotion via the play-offs.[4] In 2009, Godoy Cruz of the Primera División signed García.[2] His first appearance came in a win over Atlético Tucumán on 12 March 2010, which was the first of nine appearances in 2009–10.[2] He remained for two more seasons, as he also scored his first goal in April 2011 during a win at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti against River Plate.[2] [5] [6] García had a 2012–13 stint with Quilmes but didn't play.[2]
In January 2014, García completed a move to Primera B Nacional's Brown.[2] His first season concluded with relegation to tier three, as he appeared seven times under Pablo Vicó.[2] [7] García remained for the 2014 Primera B Metropolitana, prior to departing to Chacarita Juniors on 9 January 2015.[2] [8] [9] [10] Thirteen appearances followed across seven months, before he rejoined Deportivo Merlo on loan in July.[2] The club were soon relegated, though García stayed for two seasons in Primera C Metropolitana.[4] [11] 2017 saw García join Colegiales.[2] He made his bow against Tristán Suárez, with goal one following versus Barracas Central.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Deportivo Merlo | 2008–09 | Primera B Metropolitana | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[12] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| Godoy Cruz | 2009–10 | Primera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[14] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||||
| Quilmes | 2012–13 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brown | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Primera B Metropolitana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Chacarita Juniors | 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Deportivo Merlo (loan) | 2015 | Primera B Metropolitana | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Colegiales | 2017–18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 150 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 3 | ||||