Álvaro García Rivera (born 27 October 1992) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...

club

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Li ...

as a

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Career

Born in

Utrera Utrera () is a municipality in south-west Spain. It is in the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2018 it has a population of 52,617. The town is of great historical interest. It was occupied by Muslims in the ...

, Province of Seville, García finished his formation with local CG Goyu-Ryu, signing for

CD Utrera Club Deportivo Utrera is a football club based in Utrera, Andalusia, Spain that currently competes in Segunda RFEF, the fourth tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1946. It holds home games at , which has a capacity of 3,000 spec ...

in August 2011. He made his senior debuts in the 2011–12 season, with his team in the regional championships. On 23 January 2013, García moved to

San Fernando CD San Fernando Club Deportivo Isleño is a Spanish football team based in San Fernando, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 2009, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at Estadio Bahía Sur ...

, in Segunda División B. He finished the campaign with 15 appearances (12 starts), scoring one goal. On 6 July, García joined

side

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (), known simply as Granada, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that plays in the Segunda División, after being relegated from La Liga in the 2021� ...

for four years. He featured with the first team during pre-season, and made his professional – and

– debut on 18 August, playing the last twelve minutes of a 2–1 away win against

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El S ...

. On 28 August 2014, García was loaned to Segunda División club

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league syst ...

, in a

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-long loan deal. Roughly a year later he moved to Cádiz CF, also in a temporary deal. On 19 July 2016, after scoring a career-best nine goals in the ''Yellow Submarine's'' promotion campaign, García signed a permanent four-year deal after rescinding with Granada. On 14 January 2018, he scored a brace in a 2–0 home defeat of Córdoba CF. On 13 August 2018, Cádiz announced that 50% of García's federative rights were sold to

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 29 March 1960, SD Huesca plays in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in ...

for a fee of

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3 million, but the player announced hours later he would not play for the latter club. Ten days later, he joined

on a five-year contract.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Alvaro 1992 births Living people People from Utrera Sportspeople from the Province of Seville Spanish footballers Footballers from Andalusia Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players CD Utrera players San Fernando CD players Club Recreativo Granada players Granada CF footballers Racing de Santander players Cádiz CF players Rayo Vallecano players