Naim García García (born 11 June 2002) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid. They currently compete in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. Leganés was officially founded 23 June 1928 and played thei ...

Career

García joined

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's La Fábrica in 2012, from

CD Colmenar de Oreja Club Deportivo Colmenar de Oreja is a Spanish football team from Colmenar de Oreja, in the Community of Madrid. Founded on 1976, they currently play in . Season to season ---- *16 seasons in Tercera División Tercera División () was the f ...

. In 2016, he left the club and signed for neighbouring

. On 7 March 2019, García signed his first professional contract with the ''Pepineros''. On 14 August 2021, before even having appeared for the reserves, he made his professional debut by starting in a 0–1

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away loss against

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. On 7 December 2021, after already being established in the first team squad, García renewed his contract with Leganés until 2027. He scored his first professional goal the following 21 May, netting his team's third in a 3–0 away win over

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Primera Federación - Group 1, holding home ma ...

. On 31 January 2023, García was loaned to ''Ponfe'' for the remainder of the season. He returned in July, but featured rarely before moving to

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on loan on 26 January 2024. Back to ''Lega'' in July 2024, García failed to feature in a single match before moving on loan to

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in the second division on 21 January 2025.

Early life

Born in

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, García is of Moroccan descent through his father, Yacine Qasmi, and also has

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descent through his mother, Soledad García.

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* * 2002 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish people of Moroccan descent Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Segunda División players Primera Federación players CD Leganés players SD Ponferradina players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Racing de Ferrol footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-footy-midfielder-stub