Gonzalo García
Active- Current or last club
- Fulham
- Country (nationality)
- Spain
- League or competition
- Premier League
- Position
- Forward
- How is the religion known?
- Unconfirmed, needs checking
- Last checked
- 8 October 2026
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What religion is Gonzalo García?
Gonzalo García is a Spanish professional footballer whose religious beliefs are not publicly known.
Gonzalo García plays as a forward for Premier League club Fulham. He also plays for the Spanish national team and previously played for Real Madrid. Among his many career achievements, García won the 2023–24 La Liga title with Real Madrid and was named the FIFA Club World Cup top scorer for the 2025 tournament.
Early life and career beginnings
Gonzalo García Torres was born on March 24, 2004, in Madrid, Spain. His maternal grandfather, Manuel Torres Cansino, was a bullfighter who performed at Seville’s Maestranza ring in the 1960s. Reports show his family is also related to Hollywood actress Rita Hayworth. His mother’s side of the family is very well known in Spanish rugby history too. Because of this, García played rugby as a child and almost chose it over football.
García began his early youth career at local Madrid-area clubs SEK, Club Santa Bárbara, and Jarama Race before joining the Real Madrid academy in 2014. In 2018, Gonzalo spent a season at Mallorca due to his family moving to Palma for his father’s job. A year later, he returned to the club and went on to make his first-team debut at the end of 2023 in the La Liga visit to Cadiz under Carlo Ancelotti.
Real Madrid
In January 2022, García was promoted to Real Madrid Castilla, the club’s reserve team. He made his first appearance that March under manager Raúl González. The former Real Madrid striker became a major influence on his career. During the 2022–23 season, García became the top scorer for the youth team and won a domestic under-19 treble. This great form earned him a permanent spot with Castilla.
He made his official debut for Real Madrid’s first team in November 2023 against Cádiz. His big breakout year came during the 2024–25 season with Castilla. He scored 25 goals in 36 games, which tied the league’s all-time single-season scoring record. This incredible run won him the league’s top scorer award. Consequently, at the Spanish Footballers’ Association Gala in November 2025, he won both the Player of the Season and Top Scorer honors for his group in the Primera Federación.
His senior breakthrough on the world stage happened at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Star forward Kylian Mbappé fell ill, which gave García a run of consecutive starts. He scored a great header against Juventus after a pass from Trent Alexander-Arnold. Even though Real Madrid lost in the semi-finals, García finished as the tournament’s top scorer with four goals. This won him the competition’s Golden Boot and a spot in the Team of the Tournament. After these great games, his market value jumped from €500,000 to around €10 million. In total, he played 35 times for Real Madrid’s first team before moving on.
Fulham
On August 3, 2026, Fulham signed García from Real Madrid on a five-year contract that runs until June 2031. The club also holds an option to extend the deal for one more year. Reports show that Fulham paid a €40 million transfer fee to buy 70% of his player rights. Real Madrid kept a 30% stake in his rights and has first choice to buy him back in the future. Extra performance bonuses could push the total price up to €42 million.
This big move brings him back together with manager Álvaro Arbeloa, who coached García in the Real Madrid youth academy. Fulham also completed a separate deal around the same time to sign midfielder César Palacios from Real Madrid.
International career
García played for Spain’s youth teams at the under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels. He made his official debut for the senior Spain national team in 2026. His first call-up came after his rapid rise through the youth ranks and his excellent goal-scoring performances at the Club World Cup. He made his debut on 4 June 2026, coming on in a friendly match against Iraq that ended in a 1–1 draw at the Estadio de Riazor.
