Jesús García Tena
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús García Tena | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Terrassa, Spain | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Juventus | |||
| Espanyol | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Sabadell | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Terrassa | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Cuneo | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Livingston | 29 | (3) |
| 2013– | Hamilton Academical | 67 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:40, 17 July 2016 (UTC). | |||
Jesús García Tena (born 7 June 1990)[1] is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hamilton Academical.[2]
Career
García Tena spent his early career in Spain and Italy with Juventus, Espanyol, Sabadell, Terrassa and Cuneo.[3][4][5] He signed for Scottish club Livingston in August 2012.[6] On 2 May 2013, it was announced that he was leaving the club after the 2012–13 season.[7]
He signed a short-term contract with Hamilton Academical in September 2013,[8] stating that he was "really happy" with the move.[9] In December 2013 the contract was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season.[10] In July 2014 his contract was again extended,[11] before being extended again in January 2015, until May 2016.[12] It was again extended for a further year in May 2016.[13] He suffered a knee injury in the first game of the 2016–17 season, in a League Cup game; it was announced he would miss most of the season.[14]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sabadell | 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Terrassa | 2009–10 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Cuneo | 2011–12 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Livingston | 2012–13 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2013–14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 6 | |
| Career total | 117 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 127 | 9 | |
Personal life
His younger brother Pol García Tena is also a footballer, playing with Juventus as of February 2013.[15]
References
- ↑ "Jesus Garcia Tena". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- 1 2 Jesús García Tena career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Livingston star handed extended deal". westlothiancourier.co.uk. West Lothian Courier. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- 1 2 "Profile". BDFutbol.
- 1 2 Jesús García Tena profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Jesus Signs For Livingston". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston F.C. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ↑ "Livingston captain Liam Fox tops list of players to exit Almondvale". West Lothian Courier. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Garcia Tena Signs". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ Andrew McGilvray (13 September 2013). "Jesus Garcia Tena is happy to sign short-term deal at Hamilton". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ↑ "Hamilton extend defender's spell". SPFL. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "Hamilton: Jason Scotland and Jesus Garcia Tena extend deals". BBC Sport. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Hamilton Academical's Jesus Garcia Tena extends contract". BBC Sport. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "Hamilton Accies: Jesus Garcia Tena signs new contract". BBC Sport. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Hamilton's Jesus Garcia Tena to miss most of the season". The Scotsman. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ Andrew Smith (10 February 2013). "Jesus Garcia Tena on Juventus books as youngster". Scotsman.