Edu García

Eduardo "Edu" García Martín (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðo ˈeðu ɣaɾˈθi.a maɾˈtin];[lower-alpha 1] born 24 April 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger or a attacking midfielder for Indian club ATK Mohun Bagan in the Indian Super League. He has played in a host of different countries, including China, India and his native Spain.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Martín.

Edu García
Personal information
Full name Eduardo García Martín
Date of birth (1990-04-24) 24 April 1990
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger / Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 ATK Mohun Bagan
Number 10
Youth career
Helios
Amistad
2002–2009 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Zaragoza B 44 (20)
2012–2013 Ebro 5 (1)
2013–2014 Ejea 41 (9)
2014–2016 Ebro 64 (24)
2016–2017 Zaragoza 27 (2)
2017–2018 Bengaluru 14 (2)
2018 Zhejiang Greentown 15 (3)
2019–2020 ATK 22 (9)
2020– ATK Mohun Bagan 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:20, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

García was born in Zaragoza, Aragon, García joined Real Zaragoza's youth setup in 2002, aged 12, after spells at CN Helios Fútbol and UD Amistad. He made his debut with the former's reserves during the 2009–10 campaign, in Tercera División.[2]

In 2012, García rejected a contract extension from the Maños and signed for CD Ebro also in the fourth division.[3] The following year, he moved to fellow league team SD Ejea, along with former Ebro manager José Luis Loreto.[4]

In July 2014, García and his manager Loreto returned to Ebro. He scored a career-best 16 goals during his first season, which ended in promotion to Segunda División B, and added a further eight in his second.

On 10 August 2016 García returned to Zaragoza, signing a two-year contract now with the first team.[5] He made his professional debut on 7 September, starting in a 1–2 Copa del Rey home loss against Real Valladolid.[6]

García made his Segunda División debut on 17 September 2016, replacing Jordi Xumetra in a 2–0 home win against AD Alcorcón. He scored his first goal in the category on 13 November, netting the last in a home success over CD Mirandés for the same scoreline.[7]

Bengaluru FC

On 3 September 2017, García signed a one-year contract with Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC.[8] On 19 November 2017, he made his first team debut against Mumbai City FC, scoring the first goal in the 2–0 victory and dedicated the goal to the club's assistant manager Carles Cuadrat.[9] On 9 February 2018, he scored in his final match for the club in a 2-0 win over Goa.[10]

Zhejiang Energy Greentown FC

On 23 February 2018, he joined Chinese club Zhejiang Energy Greentown for an undisclosed fee.[11] On 24 March 2018, he made his debut for the club in a 2-1 loss over Zhejiang Yiteng.[12] He scored his first goal for the club, on 1 April 2018 against Shanghai Shenxin. [13] He made his final appearance for the club on 19 September 2018 against Wuhan Zall. He went on to make 15 appearances for the club scoring 3 goals in the process.

ATK

On 23 December 2018, García returned to the Indian Super League with ATK during the January transfer window.[14] On 25 January 2019, he scored a free-kick on his debut in a 1-1 draw against Kerala Blasters.[15] He scored 3 goals in 8 appearances for ATK in his first short season. In his second season with the club, he came on as a substitute and scored a brace against Hyderabad. On 14 March 2020, he scored a goal in the final against Chennaiyin FC to win his first career league title.[16] He finished the season with 6 goals in 16 appearances for the club.

ATK Mohun Bagan

On 6 August 2020, Garcia signed a two-year contract with newly merged ATK Mohun Bagan.[17] On 20 November 2020, he made his debut for the club against Kerala Blasters in a 1-0 win.[18]

Career statistics

Clubs

As of 21 December 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[19]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bengaluru FC 2017–18 Indian Super League 142— — 142
Total 14 2 — — 14 2
Zhejiang Greentown 2018 China League One 15 3 — — 15 3
Total 15 3 — — 15 3
ATK 2018–19 Indian Super League 6320–83
2019–20 166— –166
ATK Mohun Bagan 2020–21 50— — 00
Career total 561420— 5816

Honours

ATK

Notes
  1. In isolation, García is pronounced [ɡaɾˈθi.a].

References
  1. "Squad". indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Edu García, vuelta a casa cuatro años después" [Edu García, return to home four years later] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. "Edu García busca su sitio" [Edu García searches his place]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 29 October 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. "Loreto será el nuevo entrenador del Ejea" [Loreto will be the new manager of Ejea] (in Spanish). Ejea Digital. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  5. "El Real Zaragoza se refuerza con el atacante Edu García" [Real Zaragoza bolster with the forward Edu García] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. "El Valladolid quiso más que el Zaragoza" [Valladolid wanted it more than Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  7. "El 'efecto Agné' se instala en un Zaragoza que vuelve a 'playoffs'" [The 'Agné effect' is attached to a Zaragoza which return to the 'playoffs'] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  8. "Bengaluru FC Sign Eduardo Garcia; Finalise squad for Indian Super League". Bengaluru FC. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  9. "ISL: Edu Garcia credits his goal against Mumbai City FC to Carles Cuadra". Sport Star Live. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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  11. "Bengaluru FC winger Edu Garcia seals move to Chinese League One side Zheijang Lucheng". Scroll.in. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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  14. "ATK rope in former Bengaluru winger Edu Garcia to strengthen attack". Indian Super League. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  15. "Edu Garcia's first goal for ATK". 25 January 2019.
  16. "ATK has the final laugh, picks up a record third title". The Hindu. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  17. "Edu Garcia joins ATK Mohun Bagan on a two-year contract". 6 August 2020.
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  19. "Eduardo Garcia Martin profile - Age, Goals, Avg. passes and more". Indian Super League. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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