David García Zubiria

David García
Personal information
Full name David García Zubiria
Date of birth (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Osasuna
Number 28
Youth career
2003–2013 Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2015 Osasuna B 33 (4)
2014– Osasuna 56 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2016.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Zubiria.

David García Zubiria (born 14 February 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CA Osasuna as a central defender or central midfielder.[1]

Club career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, García finished joined CA Osasuna's youth setup in 2003, aged nine.[1] He made his senior debuts in 2011–12 season with the reserves in Segunda División B, but appeared more regularly with the Juvenil side.

In the 2014 summer, García was called up to the main squad for the pre-season by manager Jan Urban, and scored the last of a 4–0 win against Brentford.[2] He played his first match as a professional on 30 August, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Real Zaragoza for the Segunda División championship.[3]

On 26 January 2015, García signed a contract extension with the club running until 2019.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 31 May, netting his team's last in a 2–0 home win against Recreativo de Huelva;[5] on 7 June, in the last round of the campaign and with the team needing one point to avoid a second consecutive relegation, he scored in the 78th minute of an eventual 2–2 draw at CE Sabadell FC.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 David García: "No olvidaré debutar y marcar" (David García: "I will not forget the goal in my debut"); Noticias de Navarra, 31 July 2014 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Brentford 0 CA Osasuna 4; Brentford's official website, 29 July 2014
  3. ↑ Osasuna rescata un punto 'in extremis' de La Romareda (Osasuna rescues point from La Romareda 'in extremis'); Marca, 30 August 2014 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ David García amplía su contrato con el CA Osasuna (David García extends his contract with CA Osasuna); Osasuna's official website, 26 January 2015 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Osasuna pasa a depender de sí mismo y desciende al Decano (Osasuna only relies on itself now and relegates the Dean); Marca, 31 May 2015 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Un cabezazo de Javi Flaño en el último suspiro vale una salvación" [Javi Flaño header in the dying breath equals survival] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.

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