Joan García

For the Catalan revolutionary, see Joan Garcia i Oliver. For the Catalan artist, see Joan García Junceda. For the Spanish spy, see Joan Pujol García.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Pons.

Joan García Pons (born 4 May 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for RCD Espanyol.

Joan García

Personal information
Full name	Joan García Pons
Date of birth	(2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Sallent, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Espanyol
Number	1
Youth career
	Manresa
	Damm
2016–2020	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Espanyol B	17	(0)
2021–	Espanyol	2	(0)
International career^‡
2018–2019	Spain U18	4	(0)
2019	Spain U19	2	(0)
2021–	Spain U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Born in Sallent, Barcelona, Catalonia, García joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2016, after representing CF Damm and CE Manresa.^[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 28 September 2019, starting in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against Valencia CF Mestalla.^[3]

On 11 February 2020, García renewed with the Pericos until 2025.^[4] He made his first-team debut on 1 December 2021, starting in a 3–2 away win over SD Solares-Medio Cudeyo in the season's Copa del Rey.^[5][6]

García made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 10 January 2022, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Elche CF.^[7]

References

1. "Joan García". La Liga. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
2. "Joan García, el futuro de la portería perica" [Joan García, the future of the perico goal] (in Spanish). Diario UF. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
3. "Joan García debuta en la portería del Espanyol B" [Joan García debuts in the goal of Espanyol B] (in Spanish). La Grada. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
4. "Joan García amplía su contrato" [Joan García extends his contract] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
5. "El Espanyol acaba pidiendo la hora pese al 'hat-trick' de Loren" [Espanyol call time despite the 'hat-trick' of Loren] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
6. "Debut de Joan García con el primer equipo" [Debut of Joan García with the first team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
7. "Un doblete de Pere Milla da oxígeno al Elche" [A brace from Pere Milla gives air to Elche] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

External links

• Profile at the RCD Espanyol website
• Joan García at BDFutbol
• Joan García at Soccerway