Olmes García

Olmes Fernando García Flórez (born 21 October 1992) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Deportes Quindio.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Flórez.
Olmes García
García with Real Salt Lake in 2014
Personal information
Full name Olmes Fernando García Flórez
Date of birth (1992-10-21) 21 October 1992
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Quindio
Number 19
Youth career
Deportes Quindio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Deportes Quindio 47 (7)
2013–2016 Real Salt Lake 104 (13)
2016 → Real Monarchs (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2019 América de Cali 21 (4)
2018 → Oviedo (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) 17 (2)
2019– Deportes Quindio 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:18, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

Club career

The Choco native began his career in the youth ranks of Deportes Quindio. In 2011, he made his debut in the Colombian First Division. In his first year with the club the young Colombian made 14 league appearances and scored two goals. In 2012, he made 33 league appearances for Quindio and scored five goals.

On 21 February 2013, García signed a contract with Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer after being sold to the American side.[1] He scored his first goal for Salt Lake in an away game in Vancouver on 13 April.[2]

García was released by Salt Lake at the end of the 2016 season, but was selected by San Jose Earthquakes in the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2.[3] He subsequently joined América de Cali in his home country.

On 24 January 2018, García was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side Real Oviedo for six months.[4]

References
  1. Real Salt Lake signs Olmes Garcia
  2. "Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake 04-13-2013 - Stats | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2013-04-16.
  3. "2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 | MLSSoccer.com".
  4. "Olmes, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Olmes, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.


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