Rubén García Canales (born 20 October 1998) is a Spanish professional
footballer
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who plays for Greek
Super League
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club
Asteras Tripolis FC as a
right back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
García was born in
Elche
Elche ( ca-valencia, Elx) is a city and municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2014 data, Elche has a population of 228,647 inhabitants,[Alicante
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,
Valencian Community
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, and was an
Elche CF youth graduate. He made his senior debut with
the reserves on 1 March 2015, starting in a 0–0
Segunda División B
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home draw against
UE Olot.
In 2015, García moved to
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
and returned to the youth setup. He subsequently returned to the ''Franjiverdes'' in the following year, and was definitely promoted to the B-side ahead of the
2017–18 campaign.
On 5 August 2018, García signed for third division side
CD Castellón. The following 4 July, he terminated his contract with the club, and agreed to a two-year deal with
Atlético Levante UD
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four days later.
On 31 August 2020, García moved abroad and joined
Super League Greece
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side
Asteras Tripolis FC. He made his professional debut on 13 September, coming on as a late
substitute for
Xesc Regis in a 1–0 home win against
Panathinaikos FC.
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1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Elche
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Elche CF Ilicitano footballers
CD Castellón footballers
Atlético Levante UD players
Super League Greece players
Asteras Tripolis F.C. players
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece