| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tapalqué, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back[2] | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2020 | Argentino de Quilmes | 9 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | FADEP | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:46, 23 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Zelmar García (born 2 March 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back.[1]
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
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Merlo | 2008–09 | Primera B Metropolitana | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Godoy Cruz | 2009–10 | Primera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1 | |||
| Quilmes | 2012–13 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brown | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Primera B Metropolitana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Chacarita Juniors | 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Deportivo Merlo (loan) | 2015 | Primera B Metropolitana | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Colegiales | 2017–18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 150 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 3 | |||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Argentina - Z. García". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Zelmar García". World Football. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Zelmar García se convirtió en el nuevo refuerzo de Brown de Adrogué". De Brown. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ficha Estadistica de ZELMAR GARCIA". BDFA. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ ""Quiero quedarme en el Tomba"". Olé. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Zelmar García, por una noche llena de festejos". El Sol. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Zelmar García hizo su presentación". InfoRegión. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Zelmar García, ya es jugador de Chacarita Jrs". Chacarita Juniors. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Se sumó Zelmar García". Mundo Ascenso. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Un ex capitán de la Lepra "surtió" a un ex Godoy Cruz y lo echaron". Mendoza Post. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Renovaron Zelmar García y Gabriel Ferro". Mundo Ascenso. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
External links
- Zelmar García at Soccerway