Fernando García (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Rafael García López | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Pimentel District, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alianza Atlético | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Colegio San Agustín de Chiclayo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Juan Aurich | ||
| 2004–2006 | Universidad San Martín | ||
| 2007 | Alianza Atlético | ||
| 2007 | Sport Boys | ||
| 2008–2010 | Juan Aurich | 48 | (8) |
| 2010 | León de Huánuco | 3 | (1) |
| 2011 | Juan Aurich | 0 | (0) |
| 2011– | Alianza Atlético | 6 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Peru U-20 | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2011 | |||
Fernando Rafael García López (born 21 July 1987) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a striker for Alianza Atlético in the Peruvian First Division.
Club career[edit]
García made his professional debut for Juan Aurich in June 2001, aged just 13 (one month before turning 14).[1][2] This was the world record until Bolivian footballer Mauricio Baldivieso made his debut at age 12. Though according to The Guardian, sources comparing the ages Baldivieso and García are all but verifiable. Fifa[3] lists the, then, 13-year-old Souleymane Mamam as the youngest-ever player in a World Cup qualifying match, supposedly 13 years and 310 days old in May 2001 during a Togo vs Zambia match.[3]
He later played for Universidad San Martín, Alianza Atlético and Sport Boys before returning to Juan Aurich in 2008.
International career[edit]
García is former member of the Peru national under-20 football team and presented his team at 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Howard Swains (22 July 2009). "Who is the youngest-ever professional footballer?". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ "Bolivian boy sets football record". BBC Sport. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ a b "Fifafacts" (PDF). Fifa. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Profile on Goaldebronce
External links[edit]
- Fernando García at FootballDatabase.eu
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Lambayeque Region
- Men's association football forwards
- Peruvian men's footballers
- Juan Aurich footballers
- Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players
- Alianza Atlético footballers
- Sport Boys footballers
- León de Huánuco footballers
- Peruvian football forward stubs