Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
García and the second or maternal family name is
Alonso .
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 21 January 2025 [ 29]
International
As of 8 June 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Spain
2021
1
0
Total
1
0
Notes
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 .
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