Rubén García Santos (born 14 July 1993) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The team's ...

as a

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Club career

Levante

Born in

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, García graduated from local

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's youth system, making his senior debut with the reserves in the

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. In 2011, he was linked with a move back to

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, but a deal could not be reached; the following 31 January, he signed a professional contract until 2016. On 2 September 2012, García made his first

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appearance, coming on as a substitute for Nabil El Zhar in a 3–2 home win over

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. On 21 October, in the same competition, he provided an assist to Míchel for the game's only goal against

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. García scored his first top-division goal on 9 December 2012, the third of a 4–0 home defeat of

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. He was permanently promoted to the first team in January 2013, being assigned the number 11. On 28 July 2017, after contributing 17 scoreless appearances to a promotion to the top flight, García was loaned to

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club

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for one year.

Osasuna

On 20 August 2018, García agreed to a three-year deal at fellow second-tier

on a free transfer – Levante also retained 50% of the player's federative rights. The following 21 June, after helping them to achieve promotion as champions, he was bought outright and extended his contract at the

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until 2023. García agreed to another extension in October 2020, running until the end of the 2023–24 season.

International career

On 19 January 2012, García was called to train with the Spain under-19 side.

Career statistics

Honours

Levante *

: 2016–17 Osasuna *Segunda División: 2018–19 *

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: runner-up 2022–23

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Ruben 1993 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Valencia Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Levante UD players Levante UD footballers Sporting de Gijón players CA Osasuna players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers