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Borja García Santamaría (born 7 January 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Recreativo de Huelva on loan from Extremadura UD as a defender.
Football career
García was born in Laredo, Cantabria. He graduated from Racing de Santander's youth ranks, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2009–10 campaign in Segunda División B.
García made his first team - and La Liga - debut on 27 August 2011, playing the last 21 minutes in a 3–4 away defeat against Valencia CF. He continued to appear regularly with the B-side, however, and was released in 2013.
In October 2013 García joined Tercera División side SCR Peña Deportiva. On 24 January of the following year he moved to Ontinyent CF in the third level.
On 5 August 2014 García moved to Real Avilés, also in the third division. He remained in the category in the following years, representing UD Logroñés (two stints), Lorca FC, Extremadura UD and Recreativo de Huelva.