Raúl García (footballer, born 2000)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is de Haro.

Raúl García

Personal information
Full name	Raúl García de Haro
Date of birth	(2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 24) age 24
Place of birth	Olesa de Montserrat, Spain
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Osasuna
Number	9
Youth career
2009–2013	Guadix
2013–2018	Almería
2018	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Almería B	1	(0)
2018–2022	Betis B	102	(50)
2019–2023	Betis	4	(0)
2022–2023	→ Mirandés (loan)	39	(19)
2023–	Osasuna	35	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024

Raúl García de Haro (born 3 November 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Osasuna.

Career

Early career

Born in Olesa de Montserrat, Barcelona, Catalonia, García was raised in Guadix, Granada, Andalusia, and joined Guadix CF's youth setup in 2009.^[1] In 2013 he moved to UD Almería, and made his senior debut with the reserves on 29 October 2017 by coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 Tercera División away loss against Atarfe Industrial CF.^[2]

Betis

On 12 July 2018, García joined Real Betis;^[3] initially assigned to the Juvenil A squad, he appeared regularly with the B-team also in the fourth division during the campaign, scoring 15 goals. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 24 September of the following year, replacing Borja Iglesias late into a 3–1 home success over Levante UD.^[4]

On 7 March 2022, García renewed his contract with Betis until 2025.^[5]

Loan to Mirandés

On 28 June 2022, García was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés for the season.^[6] He scored his first professional goal on 13 August, in a 2–2 home draw against Sporting de Gijón; it was also his debut for Mirandés.

In December 2022, García scored three times in three matches (including a brace in a 2–1 home win over SD Ponferradina), as the club remained undefeated during the entire month. He ended the campaign with 19 goals, being the division's top national scorer, and second behind Granada CF's Myrto Uzuni.

Osasuna

On 10 August 2023, García signed a five-year contract with CA Osasuna in the top tier, for a € 6 million fee.^[7]

Honours

Betis

• Copa del Rey: 2021–22

References

1. "Un talento accitano que aterriza en Primera División" [An accitano talent who lands in Primera División] (in Spanish). Ideal. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
2. "1–0: El filial sufre la primera derrota de la temporada como visitante" [1–0: The reserves suffer their first away defeat of the season] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
3. "Raúl García, del juvenil A, se marcha traspasado al Real Betis" [Raúl García, from the juvenil A, is transferred to Real Betis] (in Spanish). Diario UDA. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
4. "El arte de Joaquín no tiene fecha de caducidad" [Joaquín's art has no expiry date] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
5. "Raúl renueva su contrato con el Real Betis" [Raúl renews his contract with Real Betis] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
6. "Raúl se marcha cedido al CD Mirandés" [Raúl moves out on loan to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
7. "Osasuna ficha a Raúl García" [Osasuna sign Raúl García] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

External links

• Real Betis profile
• Raúl García at BDFutbol
• Raúl García at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Raúl García at Soccerway