Lucía García
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Full name | Lucía García Córdoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 14 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Oviedo Moderno | 63 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2022 |
Athletic Bilbao | 148 | (59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Manchester United | 38 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Spain U17 | 8 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Spain U19 | 16 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Spain U20 | 6 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Spain | 44 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024 |
Lucía García Córdoba (Spanish pronunciation: .
Early life
García was the only female in a set of
Club career
Oviedo Moderno
On 8 September 2013, García made her senior debut for newly-promoted
Athletic Bilbao
Following Oviedo's relegation at the end of the
After scoring five and seven goals in her first two seasons respectively, García had a breakout season during 2018–19 season, scoring 13 goals in 22 matches, the most on the team and joint-8th best in the league. She scored her first career hat-trick on 13 March 2019 in a 4–3 league win over Logroño.[10] Despite an injury impacted 2019–20 season, García made 18 league appearances, scoring nine goals. The following season she made 29 league appearances and scored a career-high 16 goals but, despite her own personal success, Athletic finished 11th in the 2020–21 Primera División, lower than the club's previous worst finishing position of 5th since joining the Primera División in 2002. In her final season, García scored a team-leading 12 league goals as the team improved to 7th. In six seasons, she scored 63 goals in 161 appearances in all competitions to help the club achieve a highest league finish of third in 2017–18, also reaching the Copa de la Reina semi-finals twice. In 2022, she elected not to renew her contract at Athletic (as did teammate and fellow Spanish international Ainhoa Moraza).[11]
Manchester United
On 25 July 2022, García signed a two-year contract with English Women's Super League club Manchester United.[12] She made her debut on 17 September 2022 in a 4–0 win against Reading before scoring her first goal for the club the following week in a 2–0 away win against West Ham United on 25 September.[13][14] On 21 May 2023, García came off the bench to score the winning goal in the 90+1st minute of the Manchester derby, securing United's first ever league win over Manchester City.[15]
In February 2024, García scored United's only goal in a 3–1 defeat to Arsenal in front of a record-breaking WSL crowd of 60,160 at a sold out Emirates Stadium.[16]
International career
Youth
As a youth, García represented Spain at under-17, under-19 and under-20 level including at four major youth tournaments: 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, two editions of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (2016 and 2017), and two FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup tournaments (2016 and 2018).
Spain won the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, beating Switzerland 5–2 in the final.[17] García started all five games in the tournament and finished second in the golden boot race with five goals, one behind Stefanie Sanders of Germany.[18]
The following year she represented Spain at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Slovakia as they finished as runners-up, losing to France 2–1 in the final. She scored four goals in five appearances, third behind golden boot winner Marie-Antoinette Katoto and runner-up Jill Roord.[19] She was recalled to the squad later in the year for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea, playing in all four games and scoring three goals: two in a group stage victory over Canada and another in a 3–2 defeat after extra-time to North Korea in the quarter-finals. She retained her place with the under-19s in 2017 and was selected by Pedro López to go the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[20] Spain won the tournament with a stoppage time goal from Patricia Guijarro against France. García started every game in the tournament and scored twice, second on the team behind Guijarro's five goals although she was not one of the seven Spanish players selected to the team of the tournament.[21] The result also qualified Spain for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made two appearances, both in the group stage, and scored once in a 2–2 draw with United States. Spain finished as runners-up, losing 3–1 to Japan in the final.[22]
Senior
García earned her first senior international call-up for
In 2019, she was the youngest player named in the Spain squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup aged 20.[25] García scored her first senior international goal on 8 June 2019, the third in Spain's 3–1 comeback win against South Africa in their opening group game to secure Spain's first ever win at a FIFA Women's World Cup.[26]
In 2020, García scored four goals in four appearances for Spain. She scored a brace against Japan in a 3–1 victory at the 2020 SheBelieves Cup and another brace against Moldova during UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying as Spain won 9–0.[27][28]
In 2022, García was named to the squad for
She was one of Las 15, a group of players who made themselves unavailable for international selection in September 2022 due to their dissatisfaction with head coach Jorge Vilda, and among the dozen who were not involved 11 months later as Spain won the World Cup.[33][34]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental[d] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Oviedo Moderno | 2013–14 | Primera División
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26 | 8 | — | — | — | 26 | 8 | |||
2014–15 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | |||||
2015–16 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||||
Total | 63 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 19 | ||
Athletic Bilbao | 2016–17 | Primera División | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
2017–18 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 7 | ||||
2018–19 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 13 | ||||
2019–20 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 10 | ||||
2020–21 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 16 | ||||
2021–22 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 12 | ||||
Total | 148 | 59 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 63 | ||
Manchester United | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 8 | |
2023–24 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | ||
Total | 39 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 14 | ||
Career total | 249 | 88 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 280 | 95 |
- ^ In isolation, García is pronounced [ɡaɾˈθi.a].
- ^ Includes the Copa de la Reina and Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes the FA Women's League Cup
- ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
International
- As of match played 9 April 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2018 | 8 | 0 |
2019 | 12 | 1 | |
2020 | 4 | 4 | |
2021 | 3 | 1 | |
2022 | 10 | 3 | |
2023 | 5 | 1 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 44 | 10 |
- As of 26 September 2023
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each García goal.
No. | Date | Cap | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 June 2019 | 15 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | South Africa | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2019 FIFA World Cup |
2 | 5 March 2020 | 21 | Exploria Stadium, Orlando , United States
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Japan | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2020 SheBelieves Cup |
3 | 3–1 | ||||||
4 | 19 September 2020 | 24 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 1–0 | 9–0 | UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying |
5 | 5–0 | ||||||
6 | 16 September 2021 | 26 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 6–0 | 10–0 | 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 25 June 2022 | 32 | Nuevo Colombino, Huelva, Spain | Australia | 4–0 | 7–0 | Friendly
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8 | 5–0 | ||||||
9 | 8 July 2022 | 34 | Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England | Finland | 3–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2022 |
10 | 26 September 2023 | 39 | Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba, Spain | Switzerland | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2023–24 Nations League |
Honours
Manchester United
- Women's FA Cup runner-up: 2022–23[37]
- Spain Youth
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: 2015
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2017
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup runner-up: 2018
- Spain
References
- ^ a b "Lucía García marcó su primer gol con la Selección Sub-19" [Lucía García scored her first goal with the U19 National Team]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Lucía Garcia". Athletic Club website. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Entrevista. Lucía García Córdoba: "Soy una jugadora sencilla que lucha por lo que quiere"" [Entrevista. Lucía García Córdoba: "Soy una jugadora sencilla que lucha por lo que quiere"]. VAVEL (in Spanish). 2 July 2021.
- ^ Herrán, Alfonso (26 January 2019). "Lucía García, ambición máxima entre las leonas de San Mamés" [Lucía García, maximum ambition among the lionesses of San Mamés]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Lucía García: "Cuando empecé en el Oviedo no sabía lo que era un fuera de juego"" [Lucía García: "When I started at Oviedo I didn't know what offside was"]. ElDesmarque Asturias (in Spanish). 9 June 2019.
- ^ "El Valencia remontó al Oviedo Moderno" [Valencia came back against Oviedo Moderno]. www.futbolasturiano.es.
- ^ "Lucía García Córdoba ficha por el Athletic de Bilbao" [Lucía García Córdoba signed by Athletic Bilbao]. Oviedo Moderno Official (in Spanish). 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Athletic Club VS Fundación Albacete 3/9/2016". www.athletic-club.eus.
- ^ "Athletic-Fortuna | UEFA Women's Champions League 2016/17". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Athletic Club VS EDF Logroño 13/3/2019". www.athletic-club.eus.
- ^ El Athletic teme por Moraza, Lucía García y alguna más... [Athletic fears for Moraza, Lucía García and some more...], El Desmarque, 12 April 2022 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Lucia Garcia signs for Man Utd Women 25 July 2022". www.manutd.com.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (17 September 2022). "Manchester United 4-0 Reading: Maya le Tissier scores twice on debut". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "West Ham United 0-2 Manchester United: Visitors keep up 100% start". BBC Sport. 25 September 2022. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Jess (21 May 2023). "Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City: Lucia Garcia goal keeps Red Devils' WSL title hopes alive". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "WSL: Arsenal beat Man Utd 3-1 in front of record crowd - as it happened". BBC Sport. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Spain-Switzerland | Women's Under-17". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Germany's Sanders takes top scorer prize". UEFA.com. 4 July 2015.
- ^ "France's Katoto finishes WU19 EURO top scorer". UEFA.com. 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Pedro López da la lista definitiva para el Europeo Femenino Sub-19" [Pedro López gives the final list for the U-19 Women's European]. as.com. Diario AS. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Women's Under-19 - Technical report - The UEFA technical team – UEFA.com". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Japan cruise to maiden world title". fifa.com. FIFA. 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Cyprus Cup: Spain 0–0 Belgium – Belgian defence shines in dour draw". Vavel. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Fra, Amalia (7 March 2018). "España sigue creciendo y conquista la Chipre Cup" [Spain continues to grow and wins the Cyprus Cup]. Diario AS (in Spanish).
- ^ "Lucía García, la pequeña 'leona' que tira la puerta de la titularidad con la Selección de España" [Lucía García, the little 'lioness' who throws the door of ownership with the Spanish National Team]. El Español (in Spanish). 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Jennifer Hermoso strikes twice from spot as Spain beat South Africa". The Guardian. 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Spain Defeats Japan 3-1 to Open 2020 SheBelieves Cup". www.ussoccer.com.
- ^ "Moldova-Spain | UEFA Women's EURO 2022 qualifying". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Esta es la lista de convocadas por la Selección española femenina para la EURO 2022". sefutbol.com (in Spanish). 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Understrength Matildas hammered by Spain in 7-0 friendly defeat". The Guardian. 26 June 2022.
- ^ Lucas, Katherine (8 July 2022). "Spain survive fastest goal in Women's Euro history but don't look like champions just yet". inews.co.uk.
- ^ "England into semis with dramatic extra-time victory". BBC Sport.
- ^ Jorge Vilda Recalls Players Who Resigned Back Into His Spanish World Cup Squad, Asif Burhan, Forbes, June 12, 2023
- ^ Spain v Sweden: Las 15+3, An International Team In Chaos And Lonely Jorge Vilda, Simon Lillicrap, The Sportsman, 14 August 2023
- ^ "Lucía García soccerway profile". Soccerway.
- ^ "Lucía García | Jugadora estadísticas". Athletic Club.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Women's Nations League final: World Cup winners Spain beat France 2-0 in Seville". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
External links
- Lucía García at Soccerway
- Lucía Garcia at Liga de Fútbol Profesional