Bryan García (Ecuadorian footballer)
Bryan Jahir García Realpe (born 18 January 2001) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as midfielder for Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bryan Jahir García Realpe | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Rioverde, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Athletico Paranaense | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Ciudadelas del Norte | ||
| 2018–2019 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Ciudadelas del Norte | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Independiente Juniors | 4 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Independiente del Valle | 42 | (2) |
| 2022– | Athletico Paranaense | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:23, 1 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Rioverde, García began his career at local side Ciudadelas del Norte in 2016, aged just 15, in the Segunda Categoría.
Independiente del Valle
García joined Independiente del Valle's youth setup in 2018, playing for the under-18 and under-20 squads and winning the 2020 U-20 Copa Libertadores with the latter. Later in that year, he made his senior debut with the reserve team Independiente Juniors in the Ecuadorian Serie B.
García made his first team – and Serie A – debut on 30 August 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gabriel Torres in a 3–0 home win over Guayaquil City.[1] He scored his first professional goal the following 1 August, netting his team's fourth in a 4–0 home routing of Macará.[2]
Athletico Paranaense
On 22 January 2022, García moved abroad and signed a four-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Athletico Paranaense.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 1 February 2022[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ciudadelas del Norte | 2016 | Segunda Categoría | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Independiente Juniors | 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie B | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Independiente del Valle | 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 15 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 27 | 2 | — | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 38 | 3 | |||
| Total | 42 | 2 | — | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 3 | |||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 74 | 6 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Cañar
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Eight appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Supercopa Ecuador
References
- "Ind. del Valle superó a Guayaquil City en el Atahualpa" [Ind. del Valle overcame Guayaquil City at the Atahualpa] (in Spanish). El Canal del Fútbol. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Goleada de Independiente del Valle 4 a 0 sobre Macará" [4–0 routing of Independiente del Valle over Macará] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Bryan García é do Athletico Paranaense!" [Bryan García is of Athletico Paranaense!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Club Athletico Paranaense. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- Bryan García at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2022.