Andrés García (footballer, born 2003)
Spanish footballer
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Andrés García Robledo (born 7 February 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a winger for Premier League club Aston Villa.
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García representing Aston Villa in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés García Robledo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Villar del Arzobispo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Inter San José | ||
| 2020–2021 | Torre Levante | ||
| 2021–2022 | Levante | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Levante B | 31 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Levante | 47 | (4) |
| 2025– | Aston Villa | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:21, 20 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Levante
Born in Villar del Arzobispo, García joined Levante UD's youth setup in 2021, after representing CF Torre Levante and CF Inter San José. In July 2022, he was promoted to the reserves in Tercera Federación.[1]
García made his senior debut with the B-team on 10 September 2022, starting in a 1–0 home loss against Torrent CF, and scored his first goal on 6 November by netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Elche CF Ilicitano.[2] He made his first team debut the following 3 January, coming on as a late substitute for Álex Cantero in a 3–2 home win over Getafe CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3][4]
On 22 July 2023, García renewed his contract with Levante for another year, with an option for a further three seasons.[5] He suffered an injury in September which sidelined him for three months,[6] before establishing himself as a right-back.[7]
García scored his first professional goal on 26 May 2024, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw against AD Alcorcón.
Aston Villa
On 21 January 2025, 21-year-old García signed for Premier League club Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee,[8] reported to be around £6 million.[9] On 1 February 2025, García made his Premier League debut in a 2–0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[10]
International career
In March 2025, Garcia received a Spain U21 call up for games against Czech Republic & Germany.[11] He debuted during the 2–2 draw against Czech Republic on 21 March 2025.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 April 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levante B | 2022–23 | Tercera Federación | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Levante | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Segunda División | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| Total | 47 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 4 | ||||
| Aston Villa | 2024–25 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 90 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 5 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League