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Joan García

Top-tier performerBarcelona · 25 yrs

Profile

Full nameJoan García Pons
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalitySpain
Age25
Date of birth4 May 2001
BirthplaceSallent
Height193 cm
Shirt number#13
ClubBarcelona
Goalkeeper
30
Appearances
12
Clean sheets
40%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
2700
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Barcelona.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of Barcelona's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences (knee). He still appeared 30 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
La Liga3027007.35
UEFA Champions League98027.18
Copa del Rey43677.15
Super Cup21808.1
Friendlies Clubs1908.9

Scout report

Top-tier performerGoalkeeper

Joan García is a 25-year-old goalkeeper at Barcelona, rated 88.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (93.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on García.

Judged on this season alone, García graded 56 — a standout campaign that ranks top 4% of the 26 goalkeepers in the La Liga, on 12 clean sheets across 30 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 56). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 89, top 4% of the 26 goalkeepers in the La Liga. At 25 García is in his prime years, and a market index of 102.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: García missed 6 games through injury (knee) out of roughly 38 this season. The 30 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — García is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 4% goalkeepers · La LigaCurrent seasonTop 4% goalkeepers · La Liga1st-best goalkeeper in the La Liga12th in the La Liga · potential1st-highest potential goalkeeper in the La Liga
88.6
Ratingi
1st of 26 goalkeepers
55.5
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
93.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.27
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Barcelona finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

30
Apps
12
Clean sheets
40%
CS rate
93.8%
Minutes

12 clean sheets in 30 appearances (40% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (1st of 20) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 93.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 96/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 88.6, García carries the 1st-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the La Liga (top 4%). A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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