Juan Ezequiel García (born 9 October 1991) is an Argentine

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who plays as a

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Career

García played for Banfield between 2011 and 2015. He first appeared on a teamsheet for Banfield on 30 November 2011, as an unused substitute in a

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match against Atlético Paraná. His professional debut came just over a year later in a

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win against

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. Twelve further appearances followed across

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, 2013–14 and

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, with the last four coming in the

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. In November 2015, García left Argentine football to join

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side

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of Italian football. His debut came on 12 December versus Casertana. He left in July 2016 after just three appearances. In late 2016, García had a short spell with Dro of

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. He made seven appearances prior to departing. He had trials with

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and Reggina in August 2017. In July 2018, following a trial period, Santamarina signed García. Despite being on the substitutes bench for fixtures with Instituto and

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, García didn't play a competitive, senior game for Santamarina. García subsequently departed his homeland again in January 2019, completing a move to Atlético Porteño of the

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. He left at the end of the year, after twenty-seven appearances in all competitions. In August 2020, García headed to Wales with

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team

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. His debut arrived, belatedly due to the

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, on 12 December in a League Cup victory over Gresford Athletic.

Career statistics

Honours

;Banfield *

: 2013–14

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Juan 1991 births Living people Footballers from Lomas de Zamora Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Wales Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Wales Primera Nacional players Argentine Primera División players Serie C players Serie D players Ecuadorian Serie B players Club Atlético Banfield footballers Fidelis Andria 2018 players USD Dro Alto Garda Calcio players Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina footballers Bangor City F.C. players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen