Diego García (footballer, born 19 December 1996)

Diego García
Personal information
Full name Diego Ignacio García Medina
Date of birth (1996-12-19) December 19, 1996
Place of birth Chañaral, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Cobreloa
Youth career
Deportes Antofagasta
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Universidad de Chile 1 (0)
2016–2017Barnechea (loan) 31 (0)
2017Rangers (loan) 14 (0)
2018Deportes Copiapó (loan) 19 (1)
2019 Deportes Copiapó 20 (1)
2020 Curicó Unido 0 (0)
2020–2024 Deportes Copiapó 129 (5)
2025 Everton 11 (0)
2026– Cobreloa 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 December 2025

Diego Ignacio García Medina (born 19 December 1996 in Chañaral, Chile) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Cobreloa.

Career

A historical player for Deportes Copiapó, García moved to Everton de Viña del Mar for the 2025 season.[1] The next year, he switched to Cobreloa.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Diego García fue presentado como el segundo refuerzo de Everton para el 2025". NOSTÁLGICA CL (in Spanish). 28 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. ^ Ortega, Pablo (30 December 2025). "Cobreloa sorprende con el fichaje de un zaguero de Primera División: llega de Everton". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2025.