Zelmar García

Zelmar García (born 2 March 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Argentino de Quilmes.[1]

Zelmar García
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-03-02) 2 March 1987
Place of birth Tapalqué, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back[2]
Club information
Current team
 Argentino de Quilmes
Youth career
Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Deportivo Merlo 21 (1)
2009–2012 Godoy Cruz 57 (1)
2012–2013 Quilmes 0 (0)
2014 Brown 11 (0)
2015–2017 Chacarita Juniors 13 (0)
2015–2017 → Deportivo Merlo (loan) 66 (5)
2017–2019 Colegiales 38 (1)
2019– Argentino de Quilmes 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:46, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

García played in Vélez Sarsfield's youth.[3] Deportivo Merlo were García's first senior club.[4] He scored one goal in twenty-one fixtures in 2008–09 in Primera B Metropolitana, as the club won promotion via the play-offs.[4] In 2009, Godoy Cruz of the Primera División signed García.[1] His first appearance came in a win over Atlético Tucumán on 12 March 2010, which was the first of nine appearances in 2009–10.[1] He remained for two more seasons, as he also scored his first goal in April 2011 during a win at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti against River Plate.[1][5][6] García had a 2012–13 stint with Quilmes but didn't play.[1]

In January 2014, García completed a move to Primera B Nacional's Brown.[1] His first season concluded with relegation to tier three, as he appeared seven times under Pablo Vicó.[1][7] García remained for the 2014 Primera B Metropolitana, prior to departing to Chacarita Juniors on 9 January 2015.[1][8][9][10] Thirteen appearances followed across seven months, before he rejoined Deportivo Merlo on loan in July.[1] The club were soon relegated, though García stayed for two seasons in Primera C Metropolitana.[4][11] 2017 saw García join Colegiales.[1] He made his bow against Tristán Suárez, with goal one following versus Barracas Central.[1]

Career statistics
As of 6 May 2019.[1][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Merlo 2008–09 Primera B Metropolitana 21100——2[lower-alpha 1]0231
Godoy Cruz 2009–10 Primera División 9000——0090
2010–11 25100—6[lower-alpha 2]000311
2011–12 23010—4[lower-alpha 3]000280
Total 57110—10000681
Quilmes 2012–13 Primera División 0000——0000
Brown 2013–14 Primera B Nacional 6010——0070
2014 Primera B Metropolitana 5000——0050
Total 11010——00120
Chacarita Juniors 2015 Primera B Nacional 13010——00140
2016 0000——0000
2016–17 0000——0000
Total 13010——00140
Deportivo Merlo (loan) 2015 Primera B Metropolitana 13010——00140
Colegiales 2017–18 17100——00171
2018–19 18000——00180
Total 35100——00351
Career total 150340—100201663
  1. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

References
  1. "Argentina - Z. García". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Zelmar García". World Football. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. "Zelmar García se convirtió en el nuevo refuerzo de Brown de Adrogué". De Brown. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. "Ficha Estadistica de ZELMAR GARCIA". BDFA. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ""Quiero quedarme en el Tomba"". Olé. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. "Zelmar García, por una noche llena de festejos". El Sol. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. "Zelmar García hizo su presentación". InfoRegión. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. "Zelmar García, ya es jugador de Chacarita Jrs". Chacarita Juniors. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. "Se sumó Zelmar García". Mundo Ascenso. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. "Un ex capitán de la Lepra "surtió" a un ex Godoy Cruz y lo echaron". Mendoza Post. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  11. "Renovaron Zelmar García y Gabriel Ferro". Mundo Ascenso. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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