Mateo García
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mateo Ezequiel García | ||
Date of birth | 10 September 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Aris (on loan from Las Palmas) | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Instituto | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Instituto | 42 | (3) |
2016– | Las Palmas | 19 | (2) |
2017–2018 | → Osasuna (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2018 | → Alcorcón (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2018– | → Aris (loan) | 5 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2018 |
Template:Spanish name Mateo Ezequiel García (born 10 September 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Greek club Aris on loan from Spanish club Las Palmas mainly as a left winger.
Club career
Instituto
Born in Córdoba, García graduated from Instituto's youth setup. He made his first team debut on 6 June 2014, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Defensa y Justicia for the Primera B Nacional championship.[1]
García scored his first professional goal on 24 May 2015, netting his side's last in a 2–0 win at All Boys.[2] He subsequently established himself as a regular starter, scoring two goals in 2016.
Las Palmas
On 5 August 2016, Instituto announced the sale of García to La Liga side UD Las Palmas for a fee of US$ 440,000.[3] The four-year deal was made official by the Canarians the following day.[4] He made his top tier debut for the club on 10 September, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Sevilla FC.[5]
García scored his first goal for the Amarillos on 20 December 2016, netting the first in a 2–1 home win against SD Huesca for the season's Copa del Rey.[6] His first goal in the main category came on 20 January of the following year, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[7]
On 13 July 2017, García was loaned to CA Osasuna in Segunda División, for one year.[8] The following 11 January, he moved to fellow league team AD Alcorcón, also in a temporary deal.[9]
Loan to Aris
On 5 July 2018, García joined Superleague Greece side Aris on a one-year loan deal.[10] He made his debut on 27 August 2018 and combined it with a goal and an assist, helping to a 3-0 away win against Lamia. [11] On 17 September 2018, he sealed a 2-0 home win against Levadiakos. [12] On 26 September 2018, in the dying minutes of the first half Mateo scored with a excellent finesse shot, equalizing the score in a 1-1 away win against PAOK for the group stages of the Greek Cup. [13] On 30 September 2018, he was the MVP of a 2-0 home win against Asteras Tripoli, having won a penalty and scored the second goal. [14]
References
- ^ "Instituto cerró el torneo con una derrota ante Defensa y Justicia" [Instituto finished the tournament with a defeat against Defensa y Justicia] (in Spanish). Córdoba Times. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Instituto: el ingreso de Mateo García fue clave" [Instituto: the entrance of Mateo García was key] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Instituto hizo oficial el pase de Mateo García a Las Palmas de España" [Instituto turned official the transfer of Mateo García to Spain's Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Día a Día. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "El extremo argentino Mateo García ficha por cuatro temporadas" [Argentine winger Mateo García signs for four seasons] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Nervión se abona a la locura" [Nervión pays for craziness] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Las Palmas también se ilusiona con la Copa" [Las Palmas also dream with the Cup] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Andone se cuela en la fiesta de Las Palmas" [Andone creeps in Las Palmas' party] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Mateo García, cedido al Osasuna" [Mateo García, loaned to Osasuna] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Mateo García deja Osasuna y se marcha al Alcorcón" [Mateo García leaves Osasuna and goes to Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Mateo García, cedido al Aris Salónica" [Mateo García, loaned to Aris Thessaloniki] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Άρης να γουστάρεις, 3-0 τη Λαμία στο ΔΑΚ". www.sport24.gr. 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Άρης στην κορυφή, 2-0 τον Λεβαδειακό". www.sport24.gr. 17 September 2018.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ - Άρης 1-1: Δίκαιη ισοπαλία σε "ήρεμο" ντέρμπι". www.sport24.gr. 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Άρης - Αστέρας Τρίπολης 2-0: Ο Ερέρα με δύο αλλαγές "καθάρισε" το ματς!". www.sport24.gr. 30 September 2018.
External links
- Mateo García at BDFutbol
- Mateo García at ESPN FC
- Mateo García at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Córdoba, Argentina
- Argentine footballers
- Association football wingers
- Primera B Nacional players
- Instituto footballers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- UD Las Palmas players
- CA Osasuna players
- AD Alcorcón footballers
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Greece