Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian García Cajas [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 July 2004||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente del Valle | ||
Number | 58 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2020 | Siete Picos Colemar | ||
2020–2021 | Alcobendas | ||
2021–2022 | Real Madrid | ||
2022–2023 | Leganés | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023- | Independiente del Valle | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Ecuador U-20 | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 29 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 |
Christian García Cajas (born 6 July 2004) is a footballer who plays for Independiente del Valle. Born and raised in Spain to a Spanish father and an Afro-Ecuadorian mother, he is a Ecuador youth international.
Born in Madrid to an Afro-Ecuadorian mother and a Spanish father, Garcia played football from a young age. In July 2021 he joined the academy at Real Madrid after a season with Alcobendas CF. [3] [4] Prior to that, he had spent ten years with Siete Picos Colmenar in Madrid, where he had captained his side. [5] [6] In 2022, Garcia signed with CD Leganés. [7] He joined Independiente del Valle in July 2023. [8]
Garcia was called up to the Ecuador U-20 for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Argentina in May 2023. [9] [10] [11]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Christian García Cajas [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 July 2004||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente del Valle | ||
Number | 58 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2020 | Siete Picos Colemar | ||
2020–2021 | Alcobendas | ||
2021–2022 | Real Madrid | ||
2022–2023 | Leganés | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023- | Independiente del Valle | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Ecuador U-20 | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 29 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 |
Christian García Cajas (born 6 July 2004) is a footballer who plays for Independiente del Valle. Born and raised in Spain to a Spanish father and an Afro-Ecuadorian mother, he is a Ecuador youth international.
Born in Madrid to an Afro-Ecuadorian mother and a Spanish father, Garcia played football from a young age. In July 2021 he joined the academy at Real Madrid after a season with Alcobendas CF. [3] [4] Prior to that, he had spent ten years with Siete Picos Colmenar in Madrid, where he had captained his side. [5] [6] In 2022, Garcia signed with CD Leganés. [7] He joined Independiente del Valle in July 2023. [8]
Garcia was called up to the Ecuador U-20 for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Argentina in May 2023. [9] [10] [11]