Luis García (footballer, born 1996)

Luis García
Personal information
Full name Luis Francisco García Varas
Date of birth (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996
Place of birth Cabildo, Chile
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Cobreloa
Number 24
Youth career
2009–2015 Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Santiago Wanderers 187 (7)
2023– Cobreloa 68 (2)
International career
2017 Chile U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 September 2025

Luis Francisco García Varas (born 9 February 1996) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cobreloa. He can operate as a defensive midfielder or a right-back.[2]

Club career

Born in Cabildo, Chile,[3] García joined the Santiago Wanderers youth ranks at the age of 13 and made his senior debut in the 2–2 away draw against Unión La Calera on 15 July 2015 for the Copa Chile. He was the team captain since 2021 and won both the 2017 Copa Chile and the 2019 Primera B de Chile. He left them in December 2022 after spending eight seasons with them at professional level.[4][5][6]

In 2023, García switched to Cobreloa[5][6][7] and won the league title of the Primera B.[8] He continued with them in the 2024 Chilean Primera División.[9]

International career

García made an appearance for Chile at under-21 level in the 1–1 away draw against France on 1 Septiembre 2017.[2][10]

Personal life

Born in Cabildo, Chile, García was honored by the Municipality of the city on 29 December 2021.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Luis García". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Luis GARCÍA". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b "#DeportesCabildo LUIS GARCÍA, FUTBOLISTA CABILDANO -CAPITÁN DEL EQUIPO SANTIAGO WANDERERS-, VISITÓ SU CIUDAD NATAL Y FUE HOMENAJEADO POR LA OFICINA DE DEPORTES" (in Spanish). Municipio Cabildo. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Un referente y campeón de Copa Chile con Wanderers deja el club". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b Gómez, Pablo (13 December 2022). "Cobreloa renueva a pieza clave y presenta al defensor Luis García". Timeline.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Deja el club luego de 13 años: Luis García no va más en Wanderers y se transforma en nuevo refuerzo de Cobreloa". SoyChile (in Spanish). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Cobreloa anunció a Luis García como primera incorporación". Calama en Línea (in Spanish). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Cobreloa: El camino del flamante campeón del Ascenso 2023". Pasión de Hincha (in Spanish). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Cobreloa anunció una nueva renovación para el 2024". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 8 December 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  10. ^ "La Roja Sub 21 mostró temple y coraje en empate ante Francia". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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