Pablo Javier García Lafluf (born 15 April 1999) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Club

García began his career in his homeland of Uruguay,

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were his first club. He was an unused substitute for a

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fixture with

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on 6 February 2016, which preceded his professional debut on 13 February during an away loss versus

. After ten further appearances in all competitions across three campaigns, García departed at the conclusion of

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after rejecting a new contract with Liverpool. In January 2018, García left to join Argentine football by signing for River Plate of the

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. A year later, García returned to Uruguay with

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runner-ups

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International

García represented Uruguay at U17 and

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level. He scored for the U17s in a friendly with the

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in June 2017, while he was selected by the U20s for the 2018 Panda Cup. García was picked by Fabián Coito for the

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in Chile.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Pablo 1999 births Footballers from Montevideo Living people Men's association football midfielders Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's youth international footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Nacional de Football players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes players Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Paranaense players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil