Alejandro García (footballer, born 2001)

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

Alejandro García
Personal information
Full name Alejandro García Castillo
Date of birth (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001
Place of birth Manizales, Colombia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Once Caldas
Number 20
Youth career
Once Caldas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Once Caldas 145 (7)
International career
2019 Colombia U18 1 (1)
2019–2020 Colombia U20 2 (0)
2023–2024 Colombia U23 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:28, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Alejandro García Castillo (born 28 February 2001) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Once Caldas.

Club career

Born in Manizales, García was an Once Caldas youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 15 March 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home loss to Rionegro Águilas, for the year's Copa Colombia.[1] Mainly a member of the under-20 team, he made his Categoría Primera A debut on 10 September 2018, replacing Marcelino Carreazo in an away loss to the same opponent for the same scoreline.

Promoted to the first team in 2019, García only became a starter in 2021, and scored his first professional goal on 27 March of that year, netting his side's fourth in a 4–2 home win over Boyacá Chicó.[2] In the following campaigns, he continued to feature regularly.[3]

International career

García represented Colombia at under-18,[4] under-20[5][6] and under-23 levels, featuring in the 2023 Pan American Games[7] and the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament with the latter.[8]

Career statistics

As of 23 June 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Once Caldas 2017 Categoría Primera A 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2018 5 0 1 0 — — 6 0
2019 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2020 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
2021 26 3 1 0 — — 27 3
2022 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1
2023 27 1 2 0 — — 29 1
2024 41 1 3 0 — — 44 1
2025 21 1 0 0 7[b] 1 — 28 2
Career total 145 7 8 0 7 1 0 0 160 8
  1. ^ Includes Copa Colombia
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ "Alejandro García, trasnochado por el debut en el Once Caldas" [Alejandro García, sleepless due to his Once Caldas debut] (in Spanish). La Patria. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Alejandro García, su primer gol como profesional" [Alejandro García, his first goal as a professional] (in Spanish). Once Caldas. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  3. ^ "¿Se va Alejandro García del Once Caldas? ¿está en lista de transferibles? esto se sabe" [Alejandro García to leave Once Caldas? Is he on the transfer list? This is what we know] (in Spanish). La Patria. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Alejandro García, con Colombia a torneo en Japón" [Alejandro García, with Colombia in a tournament in Japan] (in Spanish). Once Caldas. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Alejandro García, a Seleccion Colombia Sub 20" [Alejandro García, to the Colombia under-20 national team] (in Spanish). Once Caldas. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Alejandro García repite en Selección Colombia Sub 20" [Alejandro García goes back to the Colombia under-20 national team] (in Spanish). Once Caldas. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Alejandro García, del Once Caldas, en la convocatoria de Colombia para los Panamericanos" [Alejandro García, from Once Caldas, in the call-up of Colombia for the Pan American Games] (in Spanish). La Patria. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Alejandro García a Selección" [Alejandro García to the national team] (in Spanish). Once Caldas. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  9. ^ Alejandro García at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
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