Nando García

Fernando García Puchades (born 13 June 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for CE Sabadell.

Nando García
Nando with Sochaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name Fernando García Puchades
Date of birth (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 CE Sabadell
Number 19
Youth career
2007–2013 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Valencia B 34 (2)
2013–2014 → Ribarroja (loan) 33 (3)
2015–2016 → Córdoba (loan) 37 (1)
2016–2017 → Oviedo (loan) 32 (2)
2017–2019 Alavés 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Lorca (loan) 34 (1)
2018 → Sochaux (loan) 19 (0)
2019 → Extremadura (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2020 Arka Gdynia 6 (0)
2020 Racing Santander 13 (1)
2020–2021 AEK Larnaca 31 (2)
2021–2022 Albacete 8 (0)
2022–2023 Rayo Majadahonda 54 (3)
2023– CE Sabadell 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Puchades.

Club career

Born in Valencia, Nando joined Valencia CF's youth setup in 2007, aged 13. On 7 August 2013 he was loaned to Ribarroja CF in Tercera División,[1] making his debut as a senior for the side during the campaign.

Nando returned to the Che in the middle of 2014, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[2] On 8 April 2015 he renewed his contract until 2018,[3] after being linked to FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.[4]

On 16 July 2015 Nando was loaned to Córdoba CF in Segunda División, for one year.[5] He made his professional debut on 22 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against Real Valladolid.[6]

Nando scored his first professional goal on 29 November 2015, netting his team's second in a 2–1 home win against Real Oviedo.[7] On 1 August of the following year he joined the latter, signing a one-year loan deal.[8]

Nando appeared in the 2017 pre-season with Valencia's main squad, but on 26 August of that year, he signed a three-year contract with fellow La Liga side Deportivo Alavés, being immediately loaned to Lorca FC in the second division.[9] On 2 July of the following year, he moved to Ligue 2 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard also on a one-year loan deal.[10]

On 17 January 2019, Nando returned to his home country and joined Extremadura UD in the second division, on loan until June.[11] On 2 September, he terminated his contract with Alavés.[12] On 31 January 2020 García signed for Racing de Santander until 30 June.[13]

References
  1. "El Ribarroja consigue la cesión de Nando" [Ribarroja gets the loan of Nando] (in Spanish). El Camp de Fútbol. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. "Nando, una perla sin atar" [Nando, a pearl without being tied up] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. "Nando García renueva con el Valencia Mestalla" [Nando García renews with Valencia Mestalla] (in Spanish). Superdeporte. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. "El Madrid sigue a Nando García, la sensación del filial del Valencia" [Madrid follows Nando García, the sensation of Valencia's reserves] (in Spanish). Sport. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. "El Córdoba anuncia la llegada de Nando" [Córdoba announces the arrival of Nando] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  6. "Fidel resuelve en un gran partido del Córdoba" [Fidel solves it in a great match from Córdoba] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  7. "El liderato regresa a Córdoba" [The leadership returns to Córdoba] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  8. "Nando García, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Nando García, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  9. "El Alavés incorpora a la joven promesa Fernando García Puchades "Nando"" [Alavés sign the young prospect Fernando García Puchades "Nando"] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  10. "Nando rejoint le FCSM" [Nando joins FCSM] (in French). FC Sochaux. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  11. "Nando García, nuevo jugador azulgrana" [Nando García, new red-and-blue player] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  12. "Nando cierra su etapa en el Deportivo Alavés" [Nano ends his spell at Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  13. "Nando García y Borja Galán también refuerzan al Racing". Marca.com (in Spanish). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
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