Raúl García (footballer, born 1989)

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

Raúl García
Personal information
Full name Raúl García Carnero[1]
Date of birth (1989-04-30) 30 April 1989[1]
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Youth career
1997–2001 Victoria
2001–2008 Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Deportivo B 58 (1)
2008–2009 → Montañeros (loan) 44 (1)
2010–2012 Deportivo La Coruña 5 (0)
2011–2012 → Melilla (loan) 28 (0)
2012–2013 Almería B 20 (1)
2012–2014 Almería 13 (1)
2014 → Alavés (loan) 16 (0)
2014–2017 Alavés 96 (7)
2017–2019 Leganés 24 (0)
2019 Girona 10 (0)
2019–2020 Getafe 4 (0)
2020 → Valladolid (loan) 12 (0)
2020–2023 Valladolid 14 (1)
2022–2023 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 23 (1)
Total 367 (13)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raúl García Carnero (born 30 April 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career

Born in A Coruña, García began playing football with local Victoria CF, signing for neighbouring Deportivo de La Coruña at the age of 12.[2] He spent the vast majority of his first years as a senior with the Galicians's B team, also being loaned to Tercera División club Montañeros CF for the second part of 2007–08 and the entire following season.[3]

On 4 April 2010, García made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, in a 3–0 away defeat against Atlético Madrid.[4] He played a further four league games with the main squad until the end of the campaign.[5]

In the following season, García returned to Deportivo B and was loaned to fellow Segunda División B side UD Melilla in the summer of 2011.[6] Subsequently, he was offered a new deal by his parent club, on the condition he accepted another loan;[7] the player refused and signed with UD Almería on 5 July 2012, initially being assigned to the reserves.[8]

García was called up to the first team on 26 October 2012, due to injuries.[9] He made his competitive debut the day after, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División home win over SD Huesca.[10] He scored his first goal as a professional in the next match, opening a 2–0 victory at Recreativo de Huelva.[11]

On 28 June 2013, after contributing eight appearances as Almería returned to the top flight after two years out, García was promoted to the first team due to a clause on his contract.[12] However, he was loaned to Deportivo Alavés in January 2014.[13]

García terminated his contract at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos on 14 July 2014,[14] and joined Alavés on a permanent basis hours later.[15] He scored a career-best five goals in 2015–16, achieving promotion to the main division as champions.[16][17]

On 5 June 2017, García signed a two-year deal with fellow top-tier club CD Leganés.[18] In January 2019, having been sparingly played during the first part of the season,[19] the free agent joined Girona FC – of the same league – for five months.[20]

On 1 July 2019, after suffering relegation, García moved to Getafe CF on a three-year deal,[21] but agreed to a six-month loan at Real Valladolid in the following transfer window.[22] On 28 July 2020, he signed a permanent three-year contract with the latter.[23] He scored his only goal in the top flight on 19 December, in a 1–1 draw away to Sevilla FC.[24]

García returned to his first club Deportivo in July 2022, agreeing to a one-year loan.[25] On 7 July 2023, he terminated his contract with Valladolid.[26]

Honours

Alavés

References

  1. ^ a b c "Raúl García". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  2. ^ "La última perla de la inagotable cantera del Victoria coruñés" [The last gem of Victoria's neverending quarry]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 19 February 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. ^ Antelo, Iván (30 May 2016). "Tres gallegos «gloriosos» para un ascenso" [Three "glorious" Galicians for a promotion]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Atlético Madrid 3–0 Deportivo La Coruña". ESPN Soccernet. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Raúl García puede competir con Samu" [Raúl García may compete with Samu]. ABC (in Spanish). 17 July 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  6. ^ Méndez, Daniel (11 November 2011). "Raúl García: "Pienso que si estuviera allí contaría con algún minuto"" [Raúl García: "I think if i was there i would play a minute or two"] (in Spanish). Riazor. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  7. ^ "El club coruñés ofrece a Raúl un año más de contrato y marcharse cedido" [Coruña club offers Raúl another year in contract and a loan]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 3 July 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Raúl García, tercer fichaje del Almería B" [Raúl García, third Almería B signing] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Raúl García es la principal novedad en la convocatoria del Almería ante el partido contra el Huesca" [Raúl García is new guy in Almería's selection for match against Huesca] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 26 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  10. ^ "El Almería se lanza de penalti a la caza del líder" [Almería prowl leadership through penalty]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  11. ^ "El Almería acaba con la racha inmaculada del Recre en Huelva" [Almería end Recre's winning streak in Huelva]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Dieciséis jugadores tienen actualmente contrato en vigor con la primera plantilla de la UD Almería" [Sixteen players currently on contract with UD Almería's first team] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Raúl García se marcha cedido al Deportivo Alavés" [Raúl García goes on loan to Deportivo Alavés]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 31 January 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  14. ^ Miralles, Carlos (14 July 2014). "Raúl García se desvincula del Almería" [Raúl García cuts ties with Almería]. La Voz de Almería (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Raúl García seguirá en el Alavés con opción de renovación" [Raúl García will remain at Alavés with a renewal option]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  16. ^ "El jugador albiazul Raúl García cumple 100 partidos en Segunda División" [White-and-blue player Raúl García completes 100 matches in Segunda División] (in Spanish). Kirol Express. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  17. ^ a b Rodrigálvarez, Eduardo (29 May 2016). "El Alavés vuelve a Primera" [Alavés return to Primera]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  18. ^ Crespo, Iñigo (5 June 2017). "Raúl García ficha por el Leganés" [Raúl García signs for Leganés]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  19. ^ Martín, Kiko (22 November 2018). "Raúl García: "Nos hace falta sentir más el grupo, el equipo"" [Raúl García: "We need to feel the group, the team more"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  20. ^ "El Girona ficha al lateral izquierdo Raúl García" [Girona sign left-back Raúl García] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  21. ^ "El Getafe hace oficial los fichajes de Raúl García y de Jack Harper" [Getafe make signings of Raúl García and Jack Harper official] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  22. ^ Alfaro, Javier (13 January 2020). "Raúl García Carnero, cedido al Valladolid" [Raúl García Carnero, loaned to Valladolid]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Raúl Carnero sigue en el Pucela" [Raúl Carnero remains at Pucela] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  24. ^ "El Valladolid respira con un empate 'in extremis' en Sevilla" [Valladolid take a breather with 'in extremis' draw in Seville] (in Spanish). RTVE. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  25. ^ Yordi, Juan (15 July 2022). "Raúl García Carnero vuelve al Dépor" [Raúl García Carnero returns to Dépor]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  26. ^ "El Real Valladolid y Raúl Carnero separan sus caminos" [Real Valladolid and Raúl Carnero split ways] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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