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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel García Alonso[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Oviedo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 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 | 47 | (9) |
| 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 7 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn 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
editGarcía 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)
editOn 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)
editOn 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)
editGarcía joined Toulouse on loan for the 2018–19 season.[19]
Sporting Gijón
editGarcía 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)
editOn 8 July 2021, García returned to Alavés, again in the top tier, also on loan.[22]
Aris
editOn 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
editDue 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
editClub
edit- As of match played on 23 October 2024[29]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Deportivo Alavés (loan) | 2016–17[32] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| NAC Breda (loan) | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Total | 57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 58 | 3 | ||||
| Toulouse (loan) | 2018–19[33] | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| Sporting de Gijón | 2019–20[34] | Segunda División | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21[35] | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 76 | 4 | ||||
| Alavés (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Aris | 2022–23 | Superleague Greece | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 232 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 251 | 17 | ||
International
edit- As of 8 June 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Notes
edit- ^ In isolation, García is pronounced [ɡaɾˈθi.a].
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- 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
