Manu García (footballer, born 1998)

Not to be confused with Manu García (footballer, born 1986).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Alonso.
Manu García
Personal information
Full name Manuel García Alonso
Date of birth (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 76
Youth career
2005–2010 Astur
2010–2014 Sporting Gijón
2014– Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2015- Manchester City 1 (0)
National team
2013 Spain U16 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:25, 22 September 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Manuel 'Manu' García Alonso (born 2 January 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League team 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 5th March 2016, replacing Yaya Touré.

Career statistics

As of match played on 8 March 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2015–16[16] Premier League 1010210041
Career total 1010210041

    Honors

    Manchester City


    References

    1. ↑ "Manuel Garcia - Manchester City FC". mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
    2. ↑ "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.
    3. ↑ "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.
    4. ↑ "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. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
    5. ↑ "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.
    6. ↑ "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.
    7. ↑ "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.
    8. ↑ "Manuel Pellegrini promotes nine youth players for Man City tour". ESPN FC. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
    9. ↑ "Toronto FC 0-1 Manchester City: George Evans wonder strike seals win for tourists". Daily Mail. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
    10. ↑ "City 1 Melbourne City 0". Manchester City's official website. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
    11. ↑ "City 2 AS Roma 2". Manchester City's official website. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
    12. ↑ "Vietnam 1 City 8". Manchester City's official website. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
    13. ↑ "Stuttgart 4 City 2". Manchester City's official website. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
    14. ↑ "Sunderland 1–4 Man City". BBC Sport. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
    15. ↑ "Man City 5 - 1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
    16. ↑ "Manu Garcia | Football Stats | Manchester City | Age 17 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 2015-09-22.

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