Manu García (footballer, born 1998)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel García Alonso[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Oviedo, Spain | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Aris | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2010 | Astur | ||
2010–2014 | Sporting Gijón | ||
2014–2016 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Alavés (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2017–2019 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 53 | (3) |
2018–2019 | → Toulouse (loan) | 31 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Sporting Gijón | 75 | (4) |
2021–2022 | → Alavés (loan) | 24 | (0) |
2022– | Aris | 33 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
2015 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Spain U19 | 5 | (1) |
2019–2021 | Spain U21 | 10 | (2) |
2021 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2021 (UTC) |
Manuel "Manu" García Alonso (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmanu ɣaɾˈθi.a];[A] born 2 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece club Aris.
Club career
Early career
Born in Oviedo, Asturias, García joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2010, aged 12, from Astur CF.[2] On 2 May 2013, he agreed to a move to Manchester City,[3] which paid €250,000 for his services in January, shortly after his 16th birthday.[4]
Manchester City
García was initially assigned to the club's under-18 squad.[5][6] In May 2015, shortly after being promoted to the under-21s,[7] he was called up to the main squad by manager Manuel Pellegrini ahead of the year's North America pre-season tour.[8]
On 27 May 2015, García made his senior debut for City, coming on as a late substitute for David Silva in a 1–0 friendly away win against Toronto FC.[9] He also took part of the club's pre-season friendlies against Melbourne City, Roma, Vietnam and Stuttgart.
García made his professional debut on 22 September 2015, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Sergio Agüero in a 4–1 Football League Cup away routing of Sunderland.[10] He went on to score the fifth goal in the 5–1 victory against Crystal Palace in the same competition.[11] He made his Premier League debut against Aston Villa on 5 March 2016, replacing Yaya Touré.
On 1 December 2016, García signed a contract extension with Manchester City, keeping him with the club until June 2020.[12]
Alavés (loan)
On 16 August 2016, García was loaned to Deportivo Alavés, newly promoted to La Liga, for one year.[13] He only made his debut on 1 December, as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Copa del Rey.[14]
NAC Breda (loan)
On 9 January 2017, García ended his season long loan short with Alavés and spent the rest of the season with Eerste Divisie side NAC Breda.[15] He made his debut immediately, starting in a 2–0 win over Jong FC Utrecht on 16 January.[16] García scored his first goal for the club on 6 February in a 1–0 win over Dordrecht.[17]
García was loaned back to NAC Breda for the 2017–18 season on 30 June 2017.[18]
Toulouse (loan)
García joined Toulouse on loan for the 2018–19 season.[19]
Sporting Gijón
García rejoined his first club Sporting de Gijón on 19 July 2019, signing a five-year contract[20] and becoming the highest transfer in the club's history, as they paid €4 million for his services.[21]
Return to Alavés (loan)
On 8 July 2021, García returned to Alavés, again in the top tier, also on loan.[22]
Aris
On 24 July 2022, García signed a four-year contract with Aris for a club record fee of €4 million.[23][24] He scored his first goal in a 3–0 home win against Asteras Tripoli, on 8 January 2023.[25]
On 21 January 2023, García scored his first career hat-trick in a comfortable 3–0 home win against Volos.[26]
International career
Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.[27] García made his senior debut in the match as Spain won 4–0.[28]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 17 January 2021[29]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2014–15[30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015–16[31] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Deportivo Alavés (loan) | 2016–17[32] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
NAC Breda (loan) | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[a] | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
2017–18 | Eredivisie | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
Total | 53 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 3 | ||
Toulouse (loan) | 2018–19[33] | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 34 | 2 | |
Sporting de Gijón | 2019–20[34] | Segunda División | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |||
2020–21[35] | Segunda División | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
Total | 57 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
Career total | 142 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 10 |
- ^ Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
International
- As of 8 June 2021
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Notes
- ^ In isolation, García is pronounced [ɡaɾˈθi.a].
References
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "La fuga de talentos llega a Mareo" [The leak of talents arrive at Mareo] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "El Manchester City se lleva de Mareo al centrocampista cadete Manu García" [Manchester City takes away from Mareo the cadete central midfielder Manu García] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "El Manchester City pagará en enero 250.000 euros por el cadete Manu García" [Manchester City will pay in January 250.000 euros for cadete Manu García] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 28 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Manu García, el sueño de un niño de Oviedo que debuta en el Manchester City" [Manu García, the dream of a kid from Oviedo who debuts with Manchester City] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Manu García, de Gijón a Manchester" [Manu García, from Gijón to Manchester] (in Spanish). Manchester City's official website. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "El éxito de Manu García, canterano del Sporting" [The success of Manu García, Sporting's youth player] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Manuel Pellegrini promotes nine youth players for Man City tour". ESPN FC. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Toronto 0-1 Manchester City: George Evans earns friendly win".
- ^ "Sunderland 1–4 Man City". BBC Sport. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Man City 5 - 1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Manchester City's Manu Garcia signs two-year contract extension". Sky Sports. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Manu García, calidad y criterio para el centro del campo" [Manu García, quality and criterion for the centre of midfield] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Gimnàstic de Tarragona 0–3 Deportivo Alavés". ESPN FC. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "City stalt middenvelder Manu Garcia tot einde seizoen bij NAC". BN DeStem (web). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ Oatway, Caroline (17 January 2017). "Loan Watch: Denayar Shines Again". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Pollard, Rob (7 February 2017). "Loan Watch: Manu García bags NAC Winner". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Manu García leaves Manchester City for a second year on loan at NAC Breda". City Watch. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Manu García, new purple" (in French). Toulouse F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Manu García regresa al Sporting" [Manu García returns to Sporting]. Sporting Gijón (in Spanish). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Manu García será jugador del Sporting hasta 2024" [Manu García will be a Sporting player until 2024] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "El Deportivo Alavés logra la cesión del internacional Sub-21 Manu García" [Deportivo Alavés get the loan of under-21 international Manu García] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Άρης μεταγραφές: Ανακοίνωσε τον Μάνου Γκαρθία". www.sport24.gr. 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Μάνου Γκαρθία: Οριστικά στον Αρη ως η ακριβότερη μεταγραφή της ιστορίας του" (in Greek). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Άρης - Αστέρας 3-0: Κίτρινη κυριαρχία στο Βικελίδης και επιστροφή στις νίκες". www.sport24.gr. 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Άρης - Βόλος 3-0: Επιβλητικοί οι κίτρινοι με showman Μάνου Γκαρθία που πέτυχε χατ-τρικ". www.sport24.gr. 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Oficial | Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania" [Official | Squad list for the match against Lithuania]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Spain youngsters impress in Lithuania rout". MARCA. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Manu García at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Manu García in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Manu García in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Manu Garcia in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Manu Garcia in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Manu Garcia in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Manu Garcia in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
External links
- Manchester City profile
- Manu García at BDFutbol
- Manu García – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Manu García at WorldFootball.net
- Manu García at Soccerbase
- Manu García at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Oviedo
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Sporting de Gijón players
- Premier League players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- NAC Breda players
- Ligue 1 players
- Toulouse FC players
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- Super League Greece players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Spain men's international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands