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

Nando García
Nando with Sochaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name Fernando García Puchades
Date of birth (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Águilas
Number 14
Youth career
2007–2013 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Valencia B 34 (2)
2013–2014Ribarroja (loan) 33 (3)
2015–2016Córdoba (loan) 37 (1)
2016–2017Oviedo (loan) 32 (2)
2017–2019 Alavés 0 (0)
2017–2018Lorca (loan) 34 (1)
2018Sochaux (loan) 19 (0)
2019Extremadura (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)
2023–2024 CE Sabadell 23 (0)
2024– Águilas 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Club career

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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

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  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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