Francisco García (footballer, born 1988)


Francisco Javier García Brítez is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie D club ASD Calcio Cittanovese.

Career

García's career began in Paraguay with Cerro Porteño, with the forward making eight appearances in the 2008 Paraguayan Primera División season. Rubio Ñu signed García in 2009. Thirty-four matches and one goal, versus ex-club Cerro Porteño on 31 October 2009, followed across two seasons. He rejoined Cerro Porteño in 2010, before moving to 3 de Febrero in 2011. García then featured in the Paraguayan División Intermedia for both Sport Colombia and Deportivo Capiatá between 2011 and 2012. 2014 saw García sign for Ecuador's Delfín. He scored six goals in Serie B that year, which included his first over UT Cotopaxi.
Two years later, in 2016, García returned to the second tier in Ecuador with Colón. Having featured twenty-six times, García joined Técnico Universitario in 2017. He had scored on two occasions for Colón against them in the previous year, while his first goal for Técnico Universitario arrived on 8 April versus Colón; in a season which ended as champions. In 2018, García switched Ecuador for Colombia by agreeing to play for Leones of Categoría Primera A. He made his debut during a home defeat to Alianza Petrolera in July, which was the first of eight overall fixtures as Leones were relegated; he was subsequently released.
In August 2019 it was confirmed, that García had joined Italian Serie D club Calcio Cittanovese.

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Honours

;Técnico Universitario