Sergi García Calvo (born 17 February 1997) is a Spanish professional

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player for Covirán Granada of the

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Professional career

A product of Centre de Tecnificació Esportiva Illes Balears, García moved to

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of the Spanish top flight

in 2013. Until 2016, he also saw action for Zaragoza’s affiliate El Olivar. In 2013, García was named Most Valuable Player of the

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Camp in Barcelona. During the

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paid off García's contract's rescission clause and subsequently signed him under a four-year contract, including the ongoing season. On 24 July 2019 Valencia Basket loaned him to

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for the 2019–20 season. However, on 5 December 2019 he terminated his contract for signing with

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team Baskonia. Garcia signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the

on 20 July 2020. On 14 December 2021 Garcia signed a two-month contract with

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of the

announced on 18 February 2022 that they do not extent the contract. On 10 June 2022 he signed with Río Breogán of the Spanish

. On July 3, 2024, he signed with Covirán Granada of the

National team

He represented the Spanish national under-16 team at the

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and

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, winning the gold medal at the second one. In 2014, he helped the under-17 squad to reach the semifinals at the

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. In 2015, García attended to the under-18 European Championships as well as the under-19 World Championships. He was also a member of the under-20 gold-winning squad at the under-20 European Championship. In November 2017, García was called up with the national team for playing the two first matches of the 2019 World Cup qualifiers. After not playing the first match, he made his debut in

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at the win against

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by 92–84.

Notes

External links

Eurobasket.com profileACB profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Sergio 1997 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Basket Zaragoza players BC Andorra players CB Breogán players Fundación CB Granada players Liga ACB players Point guards SC Rasta Vechta players Spanish expatriate basketball people in Andorra Spanish expatriate basketball people in Germany Spanish men's basketball players Sportspeople from Palma de Mallorca Valencia Basket players