Rubén García (footballer, born 1993)

For runner, see Rubén García (athlete).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Santos.

Rubén García
García in action for Sporting Gijón
Personal information
Full name Rubén García Santos[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-14) 14 July 1993[1]
Place of birth Xàtiva, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Osasuna
Number 14
Youth career
2008–2010 Valencia
2010–2011 Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Levante B 20 (3)
2012–2018 Levante 129 (8)
2017–2018 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 41 (8)
2018– Osasuna 256 (31)
International career
2013 Spain U20 5 (1)
2013 Spain U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:39, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

Rubén García Santos (born 14 July 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for La Liga club Osasuna.

He represented mainly Levante and Osasuna during his career, making more than 275 competitive appearances for the latter. He played over 300 games in La Liga, and also won the Segunda División with both clubs.

García earned caps for Spain at youth level.

Club career

Levante

Born in Xàtiva, Valencian Community, García graduated from local Levante UD's youth system, making his senior debut with the reserves in the Tercera División.[2] In 2011, he was linked with a move back to Valencia CF,[3] but a deal could not be reached; the following 31 January, he signed a professional contract until 2016.[4]

On 2 September 2012, García made his first La Liga appearance, coming on as a substitute for Nabil El Zhar in a 3–2 home win over RCD Espanyol.[5] On 21 October, in the same competition, he provided an assist to Míchel for the game's only goal against Getafe CF.[6]

García scored his first top-division goal on 9 December 2012, the third of a 4–0 home defeat of RCD Mallorca;[7] in the process, he became the club's youngest player ever to achieve this at the age of 19 years, 4 months and 26 days.[8] He was permanently promoted to the first team in January 2013, being assigned the number 11.

On 28 July 2017, after making 17 scoreless appearances in a promotion to the top flight, García was loaned to Segunda División club Sporting de Gijón for one year.[9][10] He netted eight goals during his sole season, adding as many assists.[11]

Osasuna

On 20 August 2018, García agreed to a three-year deal at fellow second-tier CA Osasuna on a free transfer – Levante also retained 50% of the player's federative rights.[12] The following 21 June, after helping them to achieve promotion as champions, to which he contributed seven goals and nine assists,[13] he was bought outright and extended his contract at the El Sadar Stadium until 2023.[14]

García equalled a career-best eight goals in the 2019–20 season.[15] He signed another extension in October 2020, running until the end of 2023–24.[16]

International career

In January 2012, García was called to train with the Spain under-19 side.[17] He made his debut for the under-21s on 14 November 2013, replacing Álvaro Morata for the final 20 minutes of a 6–1 away victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[18][19]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Levante B 2012–13 Segunda División B 2 1 — — — 2 1
Levante 2012–13 La Liga 31 4 3 0 10[a] 0 — 44 4
2013–14 La Liga 32 2 2 1 — — 34 3
2014–15 La Liga 27 1 3 0 — — 30 1
2015–16 La Liga 22 1 1 0 — — 23 1
2016–17 Segunda División 17 0 1 0 — — 18 0
Total 129 8 10 1 10 0 0 0 149 9
Sporting Gijón (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 41 8 0 0 — 2[b] 0 43 8
Osasuna 2018–19 Segunda División 37 7 1 0 — — 38 7
2019–20 La Liga 30 8 1 0 — — 31 8
2020–21 La Liga 37 3 2 0 — — 39 3
2021–22 La Liga 37 1 1 0 — — 38 1
2022–23 La Liga 29 2 8 2 — — 37 4
2023–24 La Liga 30 3 2 0 2[c] 0 — 34 3
Total 200 24 15 2 2 0 0 0 217 26
Career total 372 41 25 3 12 0 2 0 411 44
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Levante

Osasuna

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rubén García". Diario AS. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Rubén García: de querer dejar el fútbol a triunfar en Primera" [Rubén García: from wanting to quit football to making it big in Primera] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  3. ^ Bosch, C.; Linares, V. (4 November 2011). "El Valencia quiere a la última perla del Levante" [Valencia want Levante's newest gem]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Rubén García renueva con el Levante UD hasta 2016" [Rubén García renews with Levante UD until 2016] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Levante up and running in thrilling fashion". ESPN FC. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ "Michel stunner lights up dour contest". ESPN FC. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ "Mallorca can't live with Martins". ESPN FC. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Rubén, el goleador más joven del Levante en Primera" [Rubén, Levante's youngest scorer in Primera]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 9 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  9. ^ "El extremo Rubén García llega al Sporting cedido por el Levante" [Winger Rubén García arrives to Sporting loaned by Levante]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Ruben García, nueva incorporación para el ataque rojiblanco" [Rubén García, new addition for the red-and-white attack] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  11. ^ Souto, Dani (30 December 2024). "Rubén García explica por qué rechazó la oferta del Sporting en 2018, pese al consejo de su padre: «Me decía que volviese a Gijón, fui súper feliz»" [Rubén García explains why he rejected Sporting's offer in 2018, in spite of his father's advice: "He would tell me to return to Gijón, I was super happy"]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Rubén García, nuevo jugador de Osasuna" [Rubén García, new player of Osasuna] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  13. ^ "El renacer de Rubén García: el setabense vuelve a brillar en Osasuna con cifras de estrella" [Rubén García's rebirth: the Xàtiva native shines again at Osasuna with star-like numbers] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Osasuna adquiere los derechos de Rubén García, que será rojillo hasta el 2023" [Osasuna acquire the rights of Rubén García, who will be red until 2023] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Rubén García ilusiona a Osasuna" [Rubén García gives wings to Osasuna]. El País (in Spanish). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  16. ^ Fiuza, Gorka (7 October 2020). "Osasuna mejora el contrato de Rubén García y le subirá la cláusula a 10 millones" [Osasuna improve Rubén García's contract and will raise his clause to 10 million]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Omar y Rubén García sustituyen a Rafinha y Alcácer" [Omar and Rubén García replace Rafinha and Alcácer]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 January 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  18. ^ "España sub-21 golea a Bosnia" [Spain under-21 thrash Bosnia]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 14 November 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  19. ^ "España sub-21 golea a Bosnia" [Spain under-21 thrash Bosnia]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 14 November 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  20. ^ Rubén García at Soccerway
  21. ^ Rubén García – UEFA competition record (archive)
  22. ^ Ruiz Valero, Álvaro (20 May 2017). "El Levante es campeón de segunda" [Levante are segunda champions] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  23. ^ Sanzol, Pablo (18 June 2019). "Los goles del Osasuna campeón" [The goals of champions Osasuna]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Crónica | El Real Madrid tiñe la Copa de blanco tras una vibrante final (2–1)" [Report | Real Madrid dye the Cup white after a thrilling final (2–1)] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
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