Aleix García
Aleix García Serrano (Catalan: [əˈleʒ ɣəɾˈsi.ə]; Spanish: [aˈleʃ ɣaɾˈθi.a];[lower-alpha 1] born 28 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club SD Eibar.
García with Spain U18 in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aleix García Serrano[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Ulldecona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eibar | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2005 | Ulldecona | ||
2005–2015 | Villarreal | ||
2015–2016 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Villarreal C | 27 | (4) |
2014–2015 | Villarreal B | 10 | (0) |
2015 | Villarreal | 1 | (0) |
2015–2020 | Manchester City | 4 | (0) |
2017–2019 | → Girona (loan) | 51 | (3) |
2019–2020 | → Mouscron (loan) | 23 | (5) |
2020–2021 | Dinamo București | 7 | (0) |
2021– | Eibar | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2013 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Spain U17 | 9 | (1) |
2015 | Spain U18 | 2 | (2) |
2016 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2020 |
Club career
Villarreal
Born in Ulldecona, Tarragona, Catalonia, García joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2005, aged eight, after starting out at CF Ulldecona.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves in Segunda División B on 26 April 2014 at only 16 years of age, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against CF Badalona.[3]
García featured for the C team in the 2014–15 season, also appearing for the B side in the same campaign. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 23 May 2015, replacing Antonio Rukavina in a 4–0 loss at Athletic Bilbao.[4]
Manchester City
On 27 August 2015, García joined Premier League side Manchester City.[5] He was selected by then-City manager Manuel Pellegrini against Chelsea on 21 February 2016 in the fifth round of the FA Cup.[6]
García made his first Premier League appearance on 17 September 2016, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute in a 4–0 home win against Bournemouth.[7] On 21 September, he started in an EFL Cup match against Swansea City, scoring his first goal for the club in the 2–1 away win.[8] He next started a month later on 26 October, in another EFL Cup match, a 1–0 loss to Manchester United.[9]
Girona loan
On 1 August 2017, García was loaned to newly promoted La Liga club Girona FC until the end of the season.[10] He was loaned again for the 2018–19 season.[11]
Royal Excel Mouscron
García was loaned to Belgian side Royal Excel Mouscron for the 2019–20 season.[12]
Dinamo București
On 8 October 2020, he signed a contract with Romanian club Dinamo București, until the end of the season.[13]
Notes
- In isolation, García is pronounced [ɡəɾˈsi.ə]/[ɡaɾˈθi.a], and Aleix [əˈleʃ].
References
- "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "Trabajo con ganas e ilusión para hacerme con un hueco este año en el Villarreal B" [I work with eagerness and hope to fit in to Villarreal B this year]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 29 July 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- "¡Victoria del Villarreal B en Badalona!" [Victory of Villarreal B in Badalona!] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- "El Athletic monta la fiesta" [Athletic party mounts]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- Jolly, Richard (27 August 2015). "Aleix Garcia joins Manchester City from Villarreal". ESPN FC. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- "Man City give five young players debuts in FA Cup game at Chelsea". ESPN FC. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- Sanghera, Mandeep (17 September 2016). "Manchester City 4–0 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- Mooney, David (21 September 2016). "Teenager Aleix Garcia impresses as Man City defeat Swansea in EFL Cup". ESPN FC. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- McKeegan, Alice (27 October 2016). "Guardiola praises two Man City players after EFL Cup defeat to Manchester United". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- "Aleix García will strengthen the midfield of Girona" (in Catalan). Girona FC. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- "Manchester City starlet Aleix García heading to Spain for new loan move". City Watch. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "City loans Aleix García ... to Mouscron!" (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- "Aleix Garcia Serrano la Dinamo Bucureşti". fcdinamo.ro (in Romanian). 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- Barroso, Ander (2021-01-18). "Aleix García, nuevo jugador del Eibar" [Aleix García, new Eibar player]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
External links
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