Luis Alberto "Lucho" García Pacheco (born 20 March 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Algeciras CF.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alberto García Pacheco | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Algeciras | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2012–2016 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Rayo Vallecano B | 40 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Sevilla B | 29 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Deportivo La Coruña | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Ponferradina | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Rayo Majadahonda | 34 | (0) |
| 2023– | Algeciras | 33 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Colombia U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Colombia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Barranquilla, García moved to Spain at early age and represented Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 6 September 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for field player Luis Poblete in a 1–3 Tercera División home loss against CA Pinto.
On 11 July 2018, García joined another reserve team, Sevilla Atlético in Segunda División B.[2] He featured sparingly for the side during his spell, being often a backup to Javi Díaz and Alfonso Pastor.
On 8 September 2020, García signed a three-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña also in the third division.[3] Initially a backup to Carlos Abad, he became the first-choice in February 2021.[4]
On 1 July 2021, García moved to Segunda División side SD Ponferradina.[5] He made his professional debut on 4 September, starting in a 0–2 away loss against CD Tenerife.[6]
On 28 July 2022, after being only a backup option to Amir Abedzadeh, García moved to Primera Federación side CF Rayo Majadahonda.[7]
References
edit- ^ Lucho García at Soccerway
- ^ "Lucho García, primer refuerzo del Sevilla Atlético para la 2018/2019" [Lucho García, first addition of Sevilla Atlético for the 2018/2019 season] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Lucho García, nuevo portero del Dépor 20·21" [Lucho García, new goalkeeper of Dépor 20–21] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "El Dépor traspasa al portero Lucho García a la Ponferradina" [Dépor transfer the goalkeeper Lucho García to Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "El portero Lucho García se une a la SD Ponferradina" [Goalkeeper Lucho García joins SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "El Tenerife devora a la Ponferradina" [Tenerife devour Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Lucho García, nuevo guardameta del CF Rayo Majadahonda" [Lucho García, new goalkeeper of CF Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
External links
edit- Lucho García at BDFutbol
- Lucho García at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)