Dani García (footballer, born 1990)


Daniel 'Dani' García Carrillo is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a midfielder.
He spent the vast majority of his professional career with Eibar since signing in 2012, representing the club in all three major levels of Spanish football and playing 224 competitive matches. In 2018, he signed with Athletic Bilbao.

Club career

Early career

Born in Zumarraga, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, García started his career in the cantera of Real Sociedad, and made his senior debut with Alicante CF B in 2009–10. He was promoted to the latter's first team later that year, but suffered relegation from Segunda División B in his second season.
On 24 June 2011, García joined fellow league club Getafe CF B.

Eibar

García signed with Real Sociedad in July 2012, being immediately loaned back to the third level to play for SD Eibar. He finished his debut campaign with 41 league appearances to his credit, helping the side promote in the playoffs.
In July 2013, García's loan to Eibar was renewed, and he made his Segunda División debut on 18 August, starting in a 2–1 away victory over Real Jaén. On 26 June 2014, he signed permanently with the Armeros, promoted to La Liga for the first time ever.
García made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 24 August 2014, starting in a 1–0 home win against former employers Real Sociedad. He scored his first goal in the competition on 19 September, netting the opener in a 2–0 success at Elche CF.
On 17 November 2015, García renewed his contract with Eibar until 2018. In April 2017, having only missed nine league matches since their promotion, he became the first player to reach the milestone of 100 top division appearances for the club; in October of the same year, he became only their twelfth player to play in 200 matches.

Athletic Bilbao

On 3 June 2018, Athletic Bilbao announced that García had signed a four-year contract after the transfer was agreed in March.