Imanol García Lugea (born 26 December 1995) is a Spanish

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who plays for

CD Alcoyano Club Deportivo Alcoyano, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of the Valencian Community. Founded in 1928, it plays in , holding home games in '' Estadio El Collao'', with a capacity of 4,850 seats. Hi ...

as a

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Club career

Born in Ezcároz – Ezkaroze,

Navarre Navarre ( ; ; ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and New Aquitaine in France. ...

, García made his senior debut with AD San Juan, starting in a 0–1

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

home loss against

CD Valle de Egüés Club Deportivo Valle de Egüés is a Spanish football team based in Egüés, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1968, it plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadio Sarriguren'', with a capacity of 2,000 seats. History Club b ...

. He scored his first goal on 2 November, the game's only in an away victory over CD Corellano. García signed with

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 ...

in 2015, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division. On 18 September 2016, he made his first-team – and

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– debut, starting in a 0–0 home draw with

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

. García played eight league matches for the main squad during that season, suffering relegation. On 30 June 2017, he rejected a renewal offer from the club, and joined

Villarreal CF B Villarreal Club de Fútbol "B" is a Spanish football team based in Villarreal, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1999, it is the reserve team of Villarreal CF and plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio de la Cerámica'', wit ...

two days later. On 11 July 2018, García returned to Osasuna after agreeing to a two-year deal. On 20 November, he was loaned to fellow second division side

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in . The club was founded in 1886 an ...

until the end of the campaign, as a replacement for the injured César Arzo. He scored his only goal as a professional on his debut for the

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, in a 2–2 home draw against

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001 ...

. García terminated his contract with Osasuna on 19 July 2019, and signed a one-year deal with

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...

just hours later, reuniting with manager Enrique Martín. In the summer of 2020, he moved to

Pontevedra CF Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de Pasarón'', with a capacity o ...

also of the third tier.

Personal life

García's older brother, Unai, was also a footballer. A defender, he too represented Osasuna.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Imanol 1995 births Living people People from Roncal-Salazar 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Navarre Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players CA Osasuna B players CA Osasuna players Villarreal CF B players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Córdoba CF players Pontevedra CF footballers CD Alcoyano footballers