Full name Carlos Garcia Badias 1999–2003 Espanyol Weight 78 kg Number 31 Height 1.85 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Barcelona, Spain Name Carlos Badias | |
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Date of birth (1984-04-29) 29 April 1984 (age 31) | ||
Current team Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. | ||
Carlos García Badías (born 29 April 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Alanyaspor as a central defender.
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Espanyol / Almería
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, García was a product of local RCD Espanyol's youth ranks. He would only appear for the first team on three occasions, during the 2003–04 season (three defeats), also serving a loan stint with Polideportivo Ejido in the second division in the following campaign.
García stayed in Andalusia in 2005, being sold by Espanyol to second level side UD Almería. He would become an instant first-choice, being instrumental in the team's first-ever La Liga promotion in the 2006–07 campaign.
Deemed surplus to requirements by manager Hugo Sánchez, García was loaned to neighbours Real Betis for 2009–10's division two season. After not being able to help the Verdiblancos return to the top flight he rejoined Almería, being first-choice under new manager Juan Manuel Lillo and both his successors José Luis Oltra and Roberto Olabe, scoring once in 33 games as the club was eventually relegated after a four-year stay.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
In the 2012 summer, García moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a three-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. in the Israeli Premier League. In his first season he was teamed-up in the center of defense with Eitan Tibi, with the pair performing solidly as the club won the national championship after a ten-year drought.
Aged 29, García made his debut in European competition in the 2013–14 campaign, featuring in both the UEFA Champions League qualification matches and the UEFA Europa League group stage. In the domestic front he was part of the defence that set a new league record for minutes without conceding a goal, surpassing Hapoel Haifa FC's 585 from 1999.