Unai García Lugea (born 3 February 1992) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El ...

Club career

Born in Ezcároz – Ezkaroze,

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, García finished his youth career with CA Osasuna, making his senior debut in the 2011–12 season with the reserves in the

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. On 1 June 2013, he made his main-squad and

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debut, starting in a 4–2 away defeat against

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and being booked in the match. On 28 January 2015, García was loaned to

CD Tudelano Club Deportivo Tudelano is a Spanish football team based in Tudela, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1935 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at '' Estadio Ciudad de Tudela'', with a capacity of ...

until June. Upon his return, he was regularly used by manager Enrique Martín, and scored his first professional goal on 15 November in a 2–1 home win over

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. García netted three times from 37 appearances in the 2018–19 campaign, as the club returned to the

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as champions. He scored his first goal in the competition on 9 February, but in a 4–1 home loss to Real Madrid.

Personal life

García's younger brother,

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, is also a footballer. A

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, he too was groomed at Osasuna.

Career statistics

Honours

Osasuna *

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: 2018–19

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Unai 1992 births Living people People from Roncal-Salazar Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Navarre Men's association football central defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CA Osasuna B players CA Osasuna players CD Tudelano footballers