Joan García

Spanish footballer (born 2001)

Joan García
Personal information
Full name Joan García Pons
Date of birth (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Sallent, Spain
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 1
Youth career
Manresa
Damm
2016–2020 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Espanyol B 17 (0)
2021– Espanyol 21 (0)
International career‡
2018 Spain U17 2 (0)
2018–2019 Spain U18 4 (0)
2019 Spain U19 2 (0)
2021–2022 Spain U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Joan García Pons (born 4 May 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Espanyol.

Club career

Born in Sallent, Barcelona, Catalonia, García joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2016, after representing CF Damm and CE Manresa.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 28 September 2019, starting in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against Valencia CF Mestalla.[3]

On 11 February 2020, García renewed with the Pericos until 2025.[4] He made his first-team debut on 1 December 2021, starting in a 3–2 away win over SD Solares-Medio Cudeyo in the season's Copa del Rey.[5][6]

García made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 10 January 2022, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Elche CF.[7]

International career

García is a youth international for Spain, having represented the Spain U17s, U18, U19s, and U21s.[8] In July 2024, he was selected in the Spain under-23 squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics. He and Spain would go on to win the Olympic gold medal at the men's football event in the Olympics.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Espanyol B 2019–20[10] Segunda División B 2 0 — — 2 0
2020–21[11] Segunda División B 15 0 — — 15 0
Total 17 0 — — 17 0
Espanyol 2021–22[12] La Liga 2 0 2 0 — 4 0
2022–23[13] La Liga 1 0 3 0 — 4 0
2023–24[14] Segunda División 14 0 3 0 4[a] 0 21 0
2024–25[15] La Liga 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 21 0 8 0 4 0 33 0
Career total 38 0 8 0 4 0 50 0

Honours

Spain U23

References

  1. ^ "Joan García". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Joan García, el futuro de la portería perica" [Joan García, the future of the perico goal] (in Spanish). Diario UF. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Joan García debuta en la portería del Espanyol B" [Joan García debuts in the goal of Espanyol B] (in Spanish). La Grada. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Joan García amplía su contrato" [Joan García extends his contract] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ^ "El Espanyol acaba pidiendo la hora pese al 'hat-trick' de Loren" [Espanyol call time despite the 'hat-trick' of Loren] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Debut de Joan García con el primer equipo" [Debut of Joan García with the first team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Un doblete de Pere Milla da oxígeno al Elche" [A brace from Pere Milla gives air to Elche] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Joan García » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (9 August 2024). "Olympics football: Spain beat France 5–3 in extra time to win gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Joan García: Matches: 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Joan García: Matches: 2020–21". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Joan García: Matches: 2021–22". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Joan García: Matches: 2022–23". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Joan García: Matches: 2023–24". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Joan García: Matches: 2024–25". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  16. ^ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  • Profile at the RCD Espanyol website
  • Joan García at BDFutbol
  • Joan García at Soccerway
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