Pablo García (footballer, born 2006)
Spanish footballer (born 2006)
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Pablo García Fernández (born 13 June 2006) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Racing de Santander and the Spain national under-21 team.
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| Full name | Pablo García Fernández[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 June 2006[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Racing Santander | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2023 | Betis | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Betis B | 38 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Betis | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Racing Santander | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Spain U19 | 14 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Spain U20 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Spain U21 | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:10, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
García joined the youth academy of Real Betis at the age of 6, and worked his up their youth categories and becomiong top scorer in the División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol in the 2023–24 season with 43 goals in 38 games.[2] He debuted with their reserves in 2023.[3] On 23 January 2025, he signed his first professional contract with Real Betis until 2029.[4] He made his senior and professional debut with the senior Real Betis side as a substitute in a 1–0 La Liga win over Mallorca on 25 January 2025.[5]
García scored his first professional goal on 25 August 2026, netting the winner in a 1–0 away success over Valencia CF. Seven days later, he joined Racing de Santander also in the top tier, signing a four-year deal.[6]
International career
A youth product of Spain, García was called up to the Spain U17s for a set of friendlies in 2023.[7] He was called up to the Spain U19s in November 2024.[8] In the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship semifinal, he scored four goals, including an extra-time winner, as Spain defeated Germany 6–5 after multiple lead changes.[9]
In August 2025, García received his first call-up to the Spain U21 for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[10] He made his debut as a substitute in the match against Cyprus, scored a goal.[11] He became the second youngest player in the category to score in his debut match at 19 years old, 2 months, and 23 days.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 August 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Betis B | 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 25 | 5 | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2025–26 | Primera Federación | 9 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 7 | |||
| Total | 38 | 12 | — | — | 38 | 12 | ||||
| Betis | 2024–25 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6[b] | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2026–27 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 58 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 70 | 14 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Betis
- UEFA Conference League runner-up: 2024–25[14]
Spain U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2025[15]
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship top scorer: 2025[16]
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025[17]