Javier Hernán García (born 29 January 1987) is an Argentine professional football

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who plays for Boca Juniors in the Argentine Primera División.

Club career

García was born in

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. He started his professional career playing for Boca Juniors in the Argentine Primera División. He made his debut on 24 August 2008 in a 2–1 victory against

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. In July 2011, García was loaned out to Tigre for 1 year.

International career

In 2007 García was part of the Argentina U-20 squad that won the

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, but he did not feature in any of the matches.

Honours

Boca Juniors * Primera División: 2008 Apertura,

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: 2019–20 *

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* Recopa Sudamericana:

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Racing Club * Primera División: 2018–19 * Trofeo de Campeones:

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Argentina U20 *

: 2007

References

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