Santiago Damian García Correa (born 14 September 1990 in Montevideo

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

) is a Uruguayan football player. He currently plays for Brazilian Atlético Paranaense

Clube Atlético Paranaense

Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:...

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Early career

García started his career in Libertad Washington youth teams. He then joined Nacional de Montevideo

Club Nacional de Football

Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....

. He was considered one of Uruguayan football best prospects.

He appeared on the first team in 2008, at just 17 years old, capturing everyone's attention with his speed and strength. He made his official debut on July 27, 2008 against Defensor Sporting Club

Defensor Sporting Club

-History:Founded on March 15, 1913 as Club Atlético Defensor, the name of the club was changed in 1989 to Defensor Sporting Club after a merger with Sporting Club Uruguay. The team plays in the Luis Franzini Stadium...

, scoring in this game his first goal as a professional player. After his great appearances in Nacional

Club Nacional de Football

Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....

, San Lorenzo de Almagro tried to hire him without success.

During the last two seasons of the Uruguayan championship García participated in the first team of Nacional, although he wasn't considered part of the starting team. This situation changed in the 2010–11 season

2010–11 Uruguayan Primera División season

The 2010–11 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2010–11 Copa Uruguaya or the 2010–11 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 107th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 80th in which it was professional....

, in which Garcia has evolved into becoming not only part of the starting team, but also one of its most valuable players. He managed to win the Primera División champion with Nacional and ended the season as the league's top goalscorer, with 23 goals in 28 matches.

Atlético Paranaense

On June 18, 2011 El Morro García joined Brazilian Clube Atlético Paranaense

Clube Atlético Paranaense

Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:...

 for 2 million, signing a five-year contract.

National team

Although he has never played for the senior Uruguay national team

Uruguay national football team

The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

, García was a member of the Under-20 Team that participated in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...

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External links

• Player profile at Tenfield
  Tenfield
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• zerozerofootball.com