Alejandro García Castillo

Alejandro García Castillo (born 28 February 2001) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brasil Série A club Athletico Paranaense.

Club career Born in Manizales, García was an Once Caldas youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 15 March 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home loss to Rionegro Águilas, for the year's Copa Colombia. Mainly a member of the under-20 team, he made his Categoría Primera A debut on 10 September 2018, replacing Marcelino Carreazo in an away loss to the same opponent for the same scoreline.

Promoted to the first team in 2019, García only became a starter in 2021, and scored his first professional goal on 27 March of that year, netting his side's fourth in a 4–2 home win over Boyacá Chicó. In the following campaigns, he continued to feature regularly.

International career García represented Colombia at under-18, under-20 and under-23 levels, featuring in the 2023 Pan American Games and the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament with the latter.

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