Manu García (footballer, born 1998) explained

Manu García (footballer, born 1998) should not be confused with Manu García (footballer, born 1986).

Manu García
Full Name:Manuel García Alonso[1]
Birth Date:2 January 1998
Birth Place:Oviedo, Spain
Height:1.70 m
Position:Attacking midfielder, winger
Currentclub:Aris
Clubnumber:6
Youthyears1:2005–2010
Youthclubs1:Astur
Youthyears2:2010–2014
Youthclubs2:Sporting Gijón
Youthyears3:2014–2016
Youthclubs3:Manchester City
Years1:2015–2019
Clubs1:Manchester City
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs2:Alavés (loan)
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2017–2019
Clubs3:NAC Breda (loan)
Caps3:53
Goals3:3
Years4:2018–2019
Clubs4:Toulouse (loan)
Caps4:31
Goals4:0
Years5:2019–2022
Clubs5:Sporting Gijón
Caps5:75
Goals5:4
Years6:2021–2022
Clubs6:Alavés (loan)
Caps6:24
Goals6:0
Years7:2022–
Clubs7:Aris
Caps7:33
Goals7:5
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:Spain U16
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015
Nationalteam2:Spain U17
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2016–2017
Nationalteam3:Spain U19
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2019–2021
Nationalteam4:Spain U21
Nationalcaps4:10
Nationalgoals4:2
Nationalyears5:2021
Nationalteam5:Spain
Nationalcaps5:1
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:19 May 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:8 June 2021 (UTC)

Manuel "Manu" García Alonso (pronounced as /es/; 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City2014–15Premier League0000000000
2015–16Premier League1010210041
Deportivo Alavés (loan)2016–17La Liga00100010
NAC Breda (loan)2016–17Eerste Divisie192004[29] 0232
2017–18Eredivisie3411000351
Total533100040583
Toulouse (loan)2018–19Ligue 13103200342
Sporting de Gijón2019–20Segunda División40300403
2020–21Segunda División17110181
Total574100000584
Career total142772214015510

International

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed . Premier League . 2 February 2018 . 12 February 2018.
  2. Web site: La fuga de talentos llega a Mareo. The leak of talents arrive at Mareo. La Nueva España. es. 3 May 2013. 12 October 2015.
  3. Web site: El Manchester City se lleva de Mareo al centrocampista cadete Manu García. Manchester City takes away from Mareo the cadete central midfielder Manu García. El Comercio. es. 2 May 2013. 12 October 2015.
  4. Web site: 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. El Comercio. es. 28 December 2013. 12 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060855/http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/2013-12-28/manchester-city-pagara-enero-20131228.html. 4 March 2016. dead.
  5. Web site: 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. El Mundo Deportivo. es. 21 June 2015. 12 October 2015.
  6. Web site: Manu García, de Gijón a Manchester. Manu García, from Gijón to Manchester. Manchester City's official website. es. 27 October 2014. 12 October 2015.
  7. Web site: El éxito de Manu García, canterano del Sporting. The success of Manu García, Sporting's youth player. El Desmarque. es. 26 May 2015. 12 October 2015.
  8. Web site: Manuel Pellegrini promotes nine youth players for Man City tour. ESPN FC. 27 May 2015. 12 October 2015.
  9. Web site: Toronto 0-1 Manchester City: George Evans earns friendly win.
  10. Web site: Sunderland 1–4 Man City. BBC Sport. 22 September 2015. 12 October 2015.
  11. Web site: Man City 5 - 1 Crystal Palace. BBC Sport. 28 October 2015. 28 October 2015.
  12. Web site: Manchester City's Manu Garcia signs two-year contract extension. 1 December 2016. Sky Sports. 2 December 2016.
  13. Web site: Manu García, calidad y criterio para el centro del campo. Manu García, quality and criterion for the centre of midfield. Deportivo Alavés. es. 16 August 2016. 16 August 2016.
  14. Web site: Gimnàstic de Tarragona 0–3 Deportivo Alavés. ESPN FC. 2 December 2016.
  15. News: City stalt middenvelder Manu Garcia tot einde seizoen bij NAC. 9 January 2017. BN DeStem (web). 9 January 2017.
  16. Web site: Oatway. Caroline. Loan Watch: Denayar Shines Again. 17 January 2017. www.mancity.com. 31 January 2017.
  17. Web site: Pollard. Rob. Loan Watch: Manu García bags NAC Winner. 7 February 2017. www.mancity.com. 7 February 2017.
  18. Web site: Manu García leaves Manchester City for a second year on loan at NAC Breda. 30 June 2017. City Watch. 17 September 2017.
  19. Web site: Manu García, new purple . Toulouse F.C.. fr . 7 July 2018.
  20. Web site: Manu García regresa al Sporting . Manu García returns to Sporting . Sporting Gijón . es . 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019.
  21. Web site: Manu García será jugador del Sporting hasta 2024. El Comercio. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. es. Manu García will be a Sporting player until 2024.
  22. Web site: El Deportivo Alavés logra la cesión del internacional Sub-21 Manu García. Deportivo Alavés get the loan of under-21 international Manu García. Deportivo Alavés. es. 9 July 2021. 30 July 2021.
  23. Web site: Άρης μεταγραφές: Ανακοίνωσε τον Μάνου Γκαρθία . www.sport24.gr . 24 July 2022.
  24. News: Μάνου Γκαρθία: Οριστικά στον Αρη ως η ακριβότερη μεταγραφή της ιστορίας του. 24 July 2022. el.
  25. Web site: Άρης - Αστέρας 3-0: Κίτρινη κυριαρχία στο Βικελίδης και επιστροφή στις νίκες . www.sport24.gr . 8 January 2023.
  26. Web site: Άρης - Βόλος 3-0: Επιβλητικοί οι κίτρινοι με showman Μάνου Γκαρθία που πέτυχε χατ-τρικ . www.sport24.gr . 8 January 2023.
  27. News: Oficial Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania . Official Squad list for the match against Lithuania . . 6 June 2021 . 7 June 2021 . es.
  28. Web site: Spain youngsters impress in Lithuania rout. MARCA. 8 June 2021. 8 June 2021.
  29. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs