Kevin Martín García Martínez (born 8 September 1989) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for CE Andratx.

Club career

Mallorca

García was born in

Palma de Mallorca Palma (; ; also known as ''Palma de Mallorca'', officially between 1983–88, 2006–08, and 2012–16) is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situate ...

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. A product of local club

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

's youth system, he spent his first two years as a senior with the reserves,

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in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

. On 18 September 2010, García made his official debut for the first team, playing 90 minutes in a 2–0

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home win against CA Osasuna. During his first professional season he was the most used left-back by manager

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, overtaking veterans Ayoze and

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. García scored his first and only goal in the Spanish top flight on 6 January 2013, in the 1–1 home draw with

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Panetolikos

On 16 July 2014, García moved abroad and joined

Panetolikos F.C. Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

of the

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. He netted twice in 26 matches in his debut campaign, helping to a seventh-place finish.

Back to Spain

García returned to his homeland in February 2017, after agreeing to a contract with third-tier side CE L'Hospitalet. He continued to compete in that league the following years, representing

CD Guijuelo Club Deportivo Guijuelo is a Spanish football team based in Guijuelo, Province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1974 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at the 1,500-seat ...

, Burgos CF and

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Kevin 1989 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Palma de Mallorca Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Segunda Federación players Tercera Federación players RCD Mallorca B players RCD Mallorca players CE L'Hospitalet players CD Guijuelo footballers Burgos CF footballers Real Murcia CF players CE Andratx footballers Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Panetolikos F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece