In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Flórez.
García with Real Salt Lake in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Olmes Fernando García Flórez | ||
Date of birth | (1991-03-03) 3 March 1991 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Royal Pari | ||
Youth career | |||
Deportes Quindio | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Deportes Quindio | 47 | (7) |
2013–2016 | Real Salt Lake | 104 | (13) |
2016 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2017–2019 | América de Cali | 21 | (4) |
2018 | → Oviedo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2019–2023 | Deportes Quindio | ||
2023 | Namdhari | 2 | (0) |
2024– | Royal Pari | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 6 November 2023 (UTC) |
Olmes Fernando García Flórez (born 3 March 1991) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Bolivian Primera División club Royal Pari.
Club career
The Choco native began his career in the youth ranks of Deportes Quindio. In 2011, he made his debut in the Colombian First Division. In his first year with the club the young Colombian made 14 league appearances and scored two goals. In 2012, he made 33 league appearances for Quindio and scored five goals.
On 21 February 2013, García signed a contract with Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer after being sold to the American side. He scored his first goal for Salt Lake in an away game in Vancouver on 13 April.
García was released by Salt Lake at the end of the 2016 season, but was selected by San Jose Earthquakes in the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2. He subsequently joined América de Cali in his home country.
On 24 January 2018, García was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side Real Oviedo for six months.
References
- "Real Salt Lake signs Olmes Garcia". Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- "Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake 04-13-2013 - Stats | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 16 April 2013.
- "2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 | MLSSoccer.com". Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- "Olmes, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Olmes, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
External links
- Olmes García at ESPN FC
- Olmes García at Major League Soccer
- Olmes García at Soccerway
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