Olga García Pérez (born 1 June 1992) is a Spanish

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for Primera División club EdF Logroño and the Spain women's national team.

Club career

As a young girl, Olga played for clubs La Penya Blac i Brava La Roca and FC Mataró before arriving at the youth teams of

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in 2004 when she was about 12 years old. She was promoted to the club's first team at the 2010–11 season and at her first season she became the club's top scorer with 25 goals, including the winning goal of the 2011 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol final. On her second season (2011–2012), she was the club's second top goalscorer with 22 goals, winning the Primera División. On the 2012–2013 season she was again the club's second top scorer with 13 league goals, playing with the club at the 2013 Champions League and winning the Copa de la Reina and the Primera División. In June 2013 she signed a two-year contract with

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. She moved back to FC Barcelona after two seasons at Levante, signing a contract with the club in July 2015.

International career

Garcia played for Spain on the under-17 and under-19 team. She was part of team which competed at the

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. She trained and has been involved with the senior national team since the 2012–2013 season. Her match debut happened on 26 November 2015, coming on as a substitute during Spain's

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3–0 win against

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. At the end of that match, she had a shot deflected off Sophie Perry which resulted on Spain's third goal.

Career statistics

International goals

Honours

;Barcelona * Primera División: Winner 2011–12,

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: Winner

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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: Winner 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 ;Spain *

Algarve Cup The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and ...

: Winner

Cyprus Cup The Cyprus Women's Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football. It has been held annually in Cyprus since 2008. Although the competition takes place in Cyprus, the hosts have yet to take part in the competitio ...

: Winner

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Olga García
BDFutbol {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Olga Spanish women's footballers 1992 births Living people Liga F players Levante UD Femenino players FC Barcelona Femení players Women's association football forwards Atlético Madrid Femenino players Spain women's international footballers People from Maresme Footballers from the Province of Barcelona Sportswomen from Catalonia Dux Logroño players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players Primera Federación (women) players Segunda Federación (women) players Catalonia women's international footballers Queens League players 21st-century Spanish sportswomen