Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia is reportedly all set to join La Liga champions FC Barcelona, find out more about him, his bio, age and height
According to reports, Barcelona have reportedly reached a close agreement with Joan García’s representatives for a potential transfer.
Who is Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia, bio, age, height, brother, salary, contract and release clause
📸| Joan Garcia has always been one of us 👀 pic.twitter.com/z5pBCR5Vu4
— forblaugrana (@forblaugrana) May 28, 2025
🚨 Barcelona have reached an agreement in principle to sign Joan García. The player will take the final decision this weekend.
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— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) May 28, 2025
Joan Garcia linked with Barcelona move
According to reports, Garcia is currently fresh off an outstanding season, and looks set to sign a five-year contract offer that includes bonuses for national team call-ups. Garcia is yet to make his final decision, but Barcelona are keen on singing the youngster and even ready to trigger his €25 million release clause. This is because several top European clubs are ready to jump the gun on the young goalkeeper. While García remains undecided about his future, he recently stated:
I’ll choose what’s best for me.”
Joan Garcia biography
Joan Garcia Pons is a professional football player who was born on May 4, 2001, in Sallent, Spain. He started out playing football at the young age of four and initially played as an outfield player. However, he made the switch to goalkeeping thanks to his older brother’s influence. Garcia eventually rose through the youth ranks of CE Sallent, Manresa, and Damm before joining the Espanyol academy in 2016. Garcia notably made his senior debut in 2019 and has since steadily progressed to become Espanyol’s first-choice keeper.
While some social media reports have claimed Eric Garcia is his brother, they two are not related.
Date of Birth: 2001-05-04 · Club/Team: Espanyol · Joined Date: 2020-10-17 · Place of Birth: Spain · Jersey No: 1 · Height: 191 · Weight: 79 · Position: Goalkeeper
Age and height
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Garcia is currently 24 years old and stands at a height of 1.91 meters (6 feet 3 inches).
Nationality
Joan Garcia holds a Spanish nationality and he has represented Spain at the U17, U18, U19, and U21 levels.
Career
Joan Garcia made his debut for Espanyol B in 2019 and made his first-team debut in 2021. He gradually secured the number one spot, especially after the departure of Oier Olazábal in 2022. In the 2023–24 season, he played a key role in Espanyol’s promotion to La Liga, earning three consecutive Player of the Month awards and being named Male Player of the Season.
In the 2024–25 campaign, García continued as the starting goalkeeper. He delivered standout performances, including clean sheets against Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid. Notably, he became the first player to win La Liga’s Save of the Month award in back-to-back months. He has even won an Olympic gold medal with the Spain U23 team during the 2024 Summer Olympics. Given below are Joan Garcia’s stats throughout his career so far:
| Season | Club | Appearances | Goals Conceded | Clean Sheets |
| 2019–2021 | Espanyol B | 17 | — | — |
| 2021–present | Espanyol | 55 | 51 (2024–25) | 8 (2024–25) |
Moreover, Garcia also led La Liga in the 2024–25 season, with a total of 146 saves.
Contract and salary
Joan Garcia signed a 5-year contract extension with Espanyol back in November 2023, which runs until June 2028. Garcia reportedly earns an estimated weekly salary of 4,615 euros.
Joan Garcia has an Instagram account with the handle @__joangarcia, where he has over 63.1K followers, and about 127 posts.
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