Joan Garcia is coming to FC Barcelona with plenty of saves behind him. And not just any saves. The new Barça signing racked up an impressive catalogue of stops last season, generating a series of standout stats in La Liga between the sticks for Espanyol. Let's zoom in on four key points.

1. Most saves

146 saves in 38 league matches made him the goalkeeper with the most saves in the competition. Goals may be football’s currency, but Joan Garcia made sure to spoil the celebrations on countless occasions. He claimed the gold medal ahead of Sergio Herrera, who made 132 saves.

And it wasn’t just about quantity, there was plenty of quality too. The new FC Barcelona goalkeeper received official La Liga recognition. He won the award for Save of the Month in February, for a handball-style stop away at Real Sociedad, and again in March, for a powerful hand to deny a rocket from Yangel Herrera at the RCDE Stadium.

2. Secondin Europe

Only Brentford’s Mark Flekken made more saves than Joan Garcia across the top five European leagues. The Dutch goalkeeper edged him out by just seven interventions. Yahia Fofana of Angers rounds out the podium in this elite ranking.

3. Most goals prevented

Joan Garcia also topped another two key stats in La Liga 2024/25. He led the league in goals prevented (8.59), calculated from expected goals on target (58.5 xGoT), a clear demonstration of his shot-stopping prowess..

4. Third best save percentage

The new Barça goalkeeper recorded a 73.71% save rate in La Liga 2024/25, which includes two penalty saves,earning him silver in the ranking of most penalties saved. This percentage places him third overall, behind Unai Simón (77.42%) and Jan Oblak (74.14%). Yet another stat that reflects Joan Garcia’s solid performance. He's clearly more than ready to stop and stop again in defence of FC Barcelona’s goal!

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