Pablo García (footballer, born 2006)
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| Full name | Pablo García Fernández[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 June 2006[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Betis | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2023 | Betis | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Betis B | 29 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Betis | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Spain U19 | 14 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Spain U20 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Spain U21 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:10, 1 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:25, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Pablo García Fernández (born 13 June 2006) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Real Betis and the Spain national under-21 team.
Career
García joined the youth academy of Real Betis at the age of 6, and worked his up their youth categories and becomiong top scorer in the División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol in the 2023–24 season with 43 goals in 38 games.[2] He debuted with their reserves in 2023.[3] On 23 January 2025, he signed his first professional contract with Real Betis until 2029.[4] He made his senior and professional debut with the senior Real Betis side as a substitute in a 1–0 La Liga win over Mallorca on 25 January 2025.[5]
International career
A youth product of Spain, García was called up to the Spain U17s for a set of friendlies in 2023.[6] He was called up to the Spain U19s in November 2024.[7] In the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship semifinal, he scored four goals, including an extra-time winner, as Spain defeated Germany 6–5 after multiple lead changes.[8]
In August 2025, García received his first call-up to the Spain U21 for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[9] He made his debut as a substitute in the match against Cyprus, scored a goal.[10] He became the second youngest player in the category to score in his debut match at 19 years old, 2 months, and 23 days.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 February 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Betis B | 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 25 | 5 | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| Total | 29 | 5 | — | — | 29 | 5 | ||||
| Betis | 2024–25 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5[b] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 46 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Spain U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2025[13]
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship top scorer: 2025[14]
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025[15]
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™ Squad List: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 September 2025. p. 22.
- ^ "Pablo García: Betis' Rising Star and Spain's Top Youth Scorer". Voon Sports.
- ^ "Pablo García: Betis' Rising Star and Spain's Top Youth Scorer". Voon Sports.
- ^ "El Betis renueva hasta 2029 a Pablo García, una de las joyas de su cantera". MARCA. 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Pablo García (que puede hacer doblete), Mateo, Germán y Pleguezuelo arriman el hombro". Estadio Deportivo. 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Adrián Martín y Pablo García, convocados por la selección española Sub-17" [Adrián Martín and Pablo García, called up by the Spanish Under-17 team] (in Spanish). Real Betis Balompié.
- ^ Colchón, Manu (12 November 2024). "Betis: Pablo García, líder de la lista de canteranos internacionales". Diario de Sevilla.
- ^ Begley, Emlyn (23 June 2025). "Spain U19 6–5 Germany U19". BBC Sport.
- ^ Rodríguez C., Sergio (29 August 2025). "Gonzalo y Pablo García debutan en la primera lista de David Gordo al frente de la sub 21" [Gonzalo and Pablo García make their debut in David Gordo's first list in charge of the under-21 team] (in Spanish). MARCA.
- ^ Rodríguez C., Sergio (5 September 2025). "Yarek, Obrador y Pablo García amasan el inicio de la 'era Gordo'" [Yarek, Obrador and Pablo García are shaping the beginning of the 'Gordo era'] (in Spanish). MARCA.
- ^ Rodríguez C., Sergio (6 September 2025). "Pablo García conquista la sub 21" [Pablo García conquers the under-21 team] (in Spanish). MARCA.
- ^ Pablo García at Soccerway
- ^ "Under-19 Euro final: Spain vs Netherlands". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "2025 Under-19 EURO finals top scorers: Said El Mala, Pablo Garcia, Max Moerstedt, Kees Smit". UEFA. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2025 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
External links
- Pablo García at BDFutbol
- Pablo García at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Pablo García at Soccerway