Manu García (footballer, born 1998)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel García Alonso | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Oviedo, Spain | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Alavés (on loan from Manchester City) | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2010 | Astur | ||
2010–2014 | Sporting Gijón | ||
2014–2016 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
2016– | → Alavés (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2013 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:25, 22 September 2015 (UTC) |
Manuel 'Manu' García Alonso (born 2 January 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Deportivo Alavés, on loan from English club Manchester City.[1]
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,[10] Roma,[11] Vietnam[12] and Stuttgart.[13]
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.[14] He went on to score the fifth goal in the 5–1 victory against Crystal Palace in the same competition.[15] 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.[16]
Alavés (loan)
On 16 August 2016, García was loaned to Deportivo Alavés, newly promoted to La Liga, for one year.[17] García made his debut on 1 December, as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Copa del Rey.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 1 December 2016.[19]
Club | Season | League | Cup[note 1] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2014–15[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015–16[21] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Deportivo Alavés | 2016-17 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
- Notes
Honors
- Manchester City
References
- ^ "Manuel Garcia - Manchester City FC". mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "La fuga de talentos llega a Mareo" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "El Manchester City pagará en enero 250.000 euros por el cadete Manu García" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Manu García, el sueño de un niño de Oviedo que debuta en el Manchester City" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Manu García, de Gijón a Manchester" (in Spanish). Manchester City's official website. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "El éxito de Manu García, canterano del Sporting" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Manuel Pellegrini promotes nine youth players for Man City tour". ESPN FC. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Toronto FC 0-1 Manchester City: George Evans wonder strike seals win for tourists". Daily Mail. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "City 1 Melbourne City 0". Manchester City's official website. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "City 2 AS Roma 2". Manchester City's official website. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Vietnam 1 City 8". Manchester City's official website. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Stuttgart 4 City 2". Manchester City's official website. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "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" (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Gimnàstic de Tarragona 0–3 Deportivo Alavés". ESPN FC. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Manu García profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Manu Garcia | Football Stats | Manchester City | Age 17 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "Manu Garcia | Football Stats | Manchester City | Age 17 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
External links
- Manchester City profile
- Manu García at BDFutbol
- Manu García – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Manu García at Soccerbase
- Manu García at Soccerway