Pablo Javier García Lafluf (born 15 April 1999) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Club

García began his career in his homeland of Uruguay,

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were his first club. He was an unused substitute for a

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fixture with

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on 6 February 2016, which preceded his professional debut on 13 February during an away loss versus

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. After ten further appearances in all competitions across three campaigns, García departed at the conclusion of

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after rejecting a new contract with Liverpool. In January 2018, García left to join Argentine football by signing for River Plate of the

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. A year later, García returned to Uruguay with

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runner-ups

International

García represented Uruguay at U17 and

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level. He scored for the U17s in a friendly with the

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in June 2017, while he was selected by the U20s for the

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. García was picked by

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for the

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in Chile.

Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Pablo 1999 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's youth international footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Nacional de Football players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil