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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Ayoze
Ayoze with Indy Eleven in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ayoze García Pérez
Date of birth (1985-11-22) 22 November 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
CD Esquilón
Puerto Cruz
Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Tenerife B 50 (8)
2003–2010 Tenerife 162 (19)
2004–2005 → Las Palmas (loan) 27 (3)
2010–2012 Sporting Gijón 28 (1)
2013–2017 New York Cosmos 121 (8)
2018–2022 Indy Eleven 120 (13)
Total 508 (52)
Managerial career
2023– Indy Eleven (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2022

Ayoze García Pérez (born 22 November 1985), known simply as Ayoze, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left back. He is currently an assistant coach for USL Championship club Indy Eleven.

He spent most of his professional career with Tenerife and the New York Cosmos, signing with the latter club in 2013. He then spent five seasons with second-tier side Indy Eleven.

Club career

Spain

Born in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Ayoze made his professional debut with CD Tenerife in Segunda División, then had a loan spell at neighbours UD Las Palmas, in 2004–05's Segunda División B.

Upon his return, he became an essential midfield element in the subsequent seasons: from 2006 to 2008 he only missed eight league games combined and scored 14 times, helping the Canary Islands club achieve promotion to La Liga in 2009. In the subsequent campaign he was used regularly (25 matches, three goals) albeit not an undisputed starter, as the team was immediately relegated back; his debut in the Spanish top flight took place on 19 September 2009, as he came on as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 0–4 away loss against RCD Mallorca.[1]

In mid-May 2010, after negotiations to renew his link did not produce any results, Ayoze left Tenerife and signed for three years with Sporting de Gijón, which in turn retained its top division status.[2] He terminated his contract with the Asturians on 31 August 2012 after two seasons of insignificant playing time, the second one ending in relegation.[3]

NY Cosmos

Ayoze in action for the Cosmos in 2015

Aged 27, Ayoze moved abroad for the first time, joining the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.[4] In his first year with the team he was an important player, helping it to wins in the NASL Fall Championship and the Soccer Bowl;[5] he tallied one assist, and was part of a defence that ranked first after allowing the fewest goals in the league (12).

On 13 November 2013, Ayoze was signed to a contract extension. During the 2014 Spring season he scored two goals and recorded one assist, once again helping his team finish as the one with the fewest goals conceded and setting a modern-day NASL shutout streak record of 372 minutes.[6]

Ayoze provided the assist on Mads Stokkelien's goal that gave the Cosmos a 1–0 lead during an eventual 1–2 defeat against the San Antonio Scorpions on 8 November 2014, in The Championship's semi-finals.[7]

Indy Eleven

On 6 February 2018, Ayoze signed with the United Soccer League's Indy Eleven.[8]

Ayoze finished his record-breaking five seasons with Indy Eleven from 2018-22 as the club’s career leader in games played (126), games started (106), and assists (22), and placed tied for fifth with 13 goals. He is one of just three players to appear in games across five seasons for Indiana’s Team, joining his contemporary Karl Ouimette (2018-22) and “Eleven Original” Brad Ring (2014-18) on that distinguished short list.

Coaching

Following his retirement from playing, Ayoze stayed in Indiana by joining Mark Lowry's Indy Eleven staff.[9]

Honours

New York Cosmos

References

  1. ^ "El Mallorca golea al Tenerife y firma su mejor arranque liguero" [Mallorca rout Tenerife and sign their best league start] (in Spanish). El País. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ^ Ayoze anuncia su marcha al Sporting (Ayoze announces departure to Sporting); Marca, 19 May 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Ayoze, desligado del Sporting (Ayoze, ties with Sporting cut) Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine; Sporting Gijón, 31 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ New York Cosmos sign Spanish midfielder Ayoze; New York Cosmos, 8 February 2013
  5. ^ Lohr, Luke (10 November 2013). "New York Cosmos claim 2013 NASL Soccer Bowl behind goal from Marcos Senna". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  6. ^ New York Cosmos shutout streak ends Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; One World Sports, 26 April 2014
  7. ^ San Antonio Scorpions 2–1 NY Cosmos; New York Cosmos, 8 November 2014
  8. ^ "Ayoze Garcia Perez, Eugene Starikov sign with Indy Eleven". Indy Eleven. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Ayoze Continues Indy Legacy as Member of Technical Staff in 2023". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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