Olga García
Spanish footballer
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Olga García Pérez (born 1 June 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward[1] for Primera División club EdF Logroño and the Spain women's national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Olga García Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dosrius, Catalonia, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Logroño | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | La Penya Blac i Brava La Roca | ||
| 2002–2004 | FC Mataró | ||
| 2004–2010 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Barcelona | 87 | (53) |
| 2013–2015 | Levante | 60 | (17) |
| 2015–2018 | Barcelona | 70 | (22) |
| 2018–2020 | Atlético Madrid | 41 | (12) |
| 2020–2024 | Logroño | 11 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Spain U-19 | 9 | (5) |
| 2015–2019 | Spain | 32 | (5) |
| 2014– | Catalonia | 2 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 October 2021 | |||
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 FC Barcelona 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.[2] 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.[3]
In June 2013 she signed a two-year contract with Levante UD.[3]
She moved back to FC Barcelona after two seasons at Levante,[4] signing a contract with the club in July 2015.[5]
International career
Garcia played for Spain on the under-17 and under-19 team. She was part of team which competed at the 2011 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[4]
She trained and has been involved with the senior national team since the 2012–2013 season.[4] Her match debut happened on 26 November 2015, coming on as a substitute during Spain's UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 3–0 win against Republic of Ireland in Dublin. At the end of that match, she had a shot deflected off Sophie Perry which resulted on Spain's third goal.[6][7]
Career statistics
International goals
Olga García – goals for  Spain | ||||||
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 1 March 2017 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Prchal |  Japan | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2017 Algarve Cup |
| 2. | 3 March 2017 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé |  Norway | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3. | 30 June 2017 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar |  Belgium | 6–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 28 February 2018 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca |  Austria | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2018 Cyprus Cup |
| 5. | 6 April 2018 | Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki |  Finland | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
Olga García – goals for  Catalonia | ||||||
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 27 December 2014 | Lasesarre, Barakaldo |  Basque Country | 0–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 22 December 2016 | A Lomba, Vilagarcia de Arousa |  Galicia | 0–3 | 0–5 | Friendly |
| 3. | 0–4 | |||||
Honours
- Barcelona
- Primera División: Winner 2011–12, 2012–13
- Copa de la Reina: Winner 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018
- Copa Catalunya: Winner 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Spain
- Algarve Cup: Winner 2017
- Cyprus Cup: Winner 2018