Francisco García (footballer, born 1990)

Francisco René García Peña (born 4 September 1990) is a Salvadoran footballer who plays as a defender.[1]

For other people named Francisco García, see Francisco García (disambiguation).

Francisco García
Personal information
Full name Francisco René García Peña
Date of birth (1990-09-04) 4 September 1990
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Atlético Marte 110 (2)
2016 Sonsonate 0 (0)
2019 El Farolito 9 (0)
International career
2011 El Salvador U23 1 (0)
2014 El Salvador 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:04, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

García started his career with Atlético Marte of the Salvadoran Primera División.[1][2] He participated in league fixtures for the club from 2010, making one hundred and ten appearances from the 2011–12 season up until 2015–16 - whilst also netting two goals, against FAS in 2013 and Águila in 2014 respectively.[1][2] Atlético Marte were relegated to Segunda División de El Salvador at the conclusion of 2015–16, though García was released halfway through in January 2016 following disciplinary issues.[3] He subsequently joined Sonsonate, though was unable to feature due to contractual disagreements between the two clubs.[4][5]

In 2019, García headed to the United States with National Premier Soccer League side El Farolito.[1] He appeared nine times in the Golden Gate Conference, whilst also appearing in the U.S. Open Cup in games against Academica SC and Fresno FC.[1]

International career

García represented El Salvador at U23 and senior level.[1][2] He won one cap for the former, it arrived in a 2012 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualifier against Panama.[1] In October 2014, García was called up to Albert Roca's first-team squad for friendlies with Colombia and Ecuador in the United States.[1] He was substituted on in place of Alexander Mendoza during the match with Colombia at Red Bull Arena.[1] He won his second cap a month later versus Panama at the Estadio Cuscatlán.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of 27 August 2020.[1][6]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Marte 2011–12 Primera División 290——00290
2012–13 281——00281
2013–14 130——00130
2014–15 261——00261
2015–16 140——00140
Total 1102——001102
Sonsonate 2015–16 Primera División 00——0000
El Farolito 2019 National Premier Soccer League 9020—00110
Career total 119220—001212

    International
    As of 31 December 2018[2]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    El Salvador 201420
    Total20

    References
    1. "El Salvador - F. García". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
    2. "Francisco García - National Football Teams". NFT. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
    3. "Bocho Garcia, fuera por indisciplina". La Prensa Gráfica. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
    4. "El Sonsonate contrata al Bocho". El Gráfico. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
    5. "Caso de Francisco García sigue en espera". Culebrita Macheteada. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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