Sergio García de la Iglesia (born 8 August 1989) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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. He began his career at

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, playing mostly in their reserves in the

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. He also represented

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, Zamora,

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

and Cartagena in the same level, winning the league title with Oviedo in 2014–15.

Club career

Valladolid

Born in Zamora,

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, García was a

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youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2006–07 season, in

. On 4 April 2010, García made his first-team – and

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– debut, coming on as a 34th-minute substitute for Marquitos in a 0–2 home loss to

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, th ...

. The campaign ended in relegation, and that would be his only competitive appearance with the main squad.

Salamanca

On 23 July 2010, García moved to

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club

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on a two-year deal. He made his official debut on 29 August, replacing

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for the last minutes of a 1–1 home draw against

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. García scored his first professional goal in his only start of the season, opening the 2–2 home draw with

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

on 4 June 2011. He totalled only 124 minutes of action, again experiencing relegation. In his

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with the ''Charros'', García recorded eight goals in 31 third-tier matches, including a brace on 5 February 2012 in a 3–2 victory over

Sestao River Club Sestao River Club is a Spanish football team based in Sestao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1996 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Estadio Las Llanas'', with a capacity of 8,905 ...

at the

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Later years

On 29 July 2012,

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García moved to

Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a c ...

also from division three. He netted eight times during his tenure, including a brace on 23 March 2013 to give his team a lead at

before falling 3–2 at the end. García joined Oviedo on 24 June 2013. He scored six goals in his first season, including twice in the 4–1 win at

UD Logroñés Unión Deportiva Logroñés, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at ''Estadio Las Gaunas ...

with only 30 minutes on the field. In his second, his six successful strikes from 35 appearances helped the

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to secure promotion back to the second tier after thirteen years; highlights included another double in a 4–0 home rout of

SD Amorebieta Sociedad Deportiva Amorebieta is a Spanish football team based in Amorebieta-Etxano, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1925, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at '' Campo Municipal de Urritxe'', which s ...

in the first round of the

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, on 3 September 2014. García returned to the third division on 27 July 2015, signing a two-year contract at

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at ''Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 spe ...

Honours

Oviedo *

: 2014–15

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Sergio 1989 births Living people People from Zamora, Spain Sportspeople from the Province of Zamora Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Castile and León Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Segunda Federación players Real Valladolid Promesas players Real Valladolid players UD Salamanca players Zamora CF footballers Real Oviedo players FC Cartagena footballers CD Toledo players Real Avilés CF footballers CD Guijuelo footballers Spain men's youth international footballers