Mateo García

Mateo Ezequiel García (born 10 September 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek club Aris.

Mateo García
Personal information
Full name Mateo Ezequiel García
Date of birth (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger / Second Striker
Club information
Current team
 Aris
Number 10
Youth career
Instituto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Instituto 37 (3)
2016–2019 Las Palmas 19 (2)
2017–2018 → Osasuna (loan) 11 (0)
2018 → Alcorcón (loan) 21 (2)
2018–2019 → Aris (loan) 30 (10)
2019–2020 Red Star Belgrade 15 (4)
2020– Aris 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2020
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ezequiel and the second or maternal family name is García.

Club career

Instituto

Born in Córdoba, García graduated from Instituto's youth setup. He made his first team debut on 6 June 2014, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Defensa y Justicia for the Primera B Nacional championship.[1]

García scored his first professional goal on 24 May 2015, netting his side's last in a 2–0 win at All Boys.[2] He subsequently established himself as a regular starter, scoring two goals in 2016. Instituto's coach at the time, Héctor Rivoira, praised García, saying that "we have a boy with special qualities. He's different than the rest. We just need to take it easy with him."[3]

Las Palmas

On 5 August 2016, Instituto announced the sale of García to La Liga side UD Las Palmas for a fee of US$ 440,000.[4] The four-year deal was made official by the Canarians the following day.[5] He made his top tier debut for the club on 10 September, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Sevilla FC.[6]

García scored his first goal for the Amarillos on 20 December 2016, netting the first in a 2–1 home win against SD Huesca for the season's Copa del Rey.[7] On 10 January 2017, he made an assist and scored a goal in a 2-3 away win against Atlético Madrid in the Copa del Rey Round of 16.[3] His first goal in the league came on 20 January 2017, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[8]

On 13 July 2017, García was loaned to CA Osasuna in Segunda División, for one year.[9] The following 11 January, he moved to fellow league team AD Alcorcón, also in a temporary deal.[10]

Loan to Aris

On 5 July 2018, García joined Superleague Greece side Aris on a one-year loan deal.[11] He made his debut on 27 August 2018 and combined it with a goal and an assist, helping to a 3–0 away win against Lamia.[12] On 17 September 2018, he sealed a 2–0 home win against Levadiakos.[13] On 26 September 2018, in the dying minutes of the first half Mateo scored with an excellent finesse shot, equalizing the score in a 1–1 away win against PAOK for the group stages of the Greek Cup.[14] On 30 September 2018, he was the MVP of a 2–0 home win against Asteras Tripolis, having won a penalty and scored the second goal.[15] On 21 October 2018, he scored an early opener in a derby match against PAOK. This goal however wasn't enough to help his team take the three points, as PAOK managed to overturn the score.[16] On 12 November 2018, Mateo opened the score before the first minute was completed in an eventual 2–1 away win against Apollon Smyrnis.[17]

On 31 January 2019, after some very poor performances, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 away win against Xanthi[18] and three days later he defined another game in favour of his team, scoring in a 1–0 home win against PAS Giannina, in the battle for a Europa League spot.[19] Mateo continued his excellent goaling streak, by scoring in an away match against Asteras Tripolis sealing an emphatic 3–0 win.[20]

On 5 May 2019, in the last matchday of the season, he scored a brace in a 7–2 home win against Xanthi.[21] Mateo finished the season with 11 goals and 1 assist in 32 games.

Red Star Belgrade

On 18 August 2019, García signed a four-year contract with Red Star Belgrade, with his transfer from Las Palmas costing €1.8 million.[22] His transfer was the second most expensive acquisition in Red Star's history at the time, only behind that of Richmond Boakye.[23] On 21 August 2019, he scored a goal on his debut for Red Star in their 2–2 tie with BSC Young Boys in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League play-off.[24]

Return to Aris

On 2 October 2020, he returned to Aris, signing a four-year contract.[25] The Greek club paid a fee in the excess of €1,300,000 to Red Star Belgrade for the purchase of the young winger.[26]

Career statistics

Club
As of end of 2019–20 season
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Instituto 2015 Primera B Nacional 18100——181
2016 19200——192
Total 37300——373
Las Palmas 2016–17 La Liga 19242——234
Osasuna (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 11010——120
Alcorcón (loan) 2017–18 21200——212
Aris (loan) 2018–19 Superleague Greece 301021——3211
Red Star Belgrade 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 1541081—245
Aris 2020–21 Superleague Greece 0000——00
Career total 1332183810014925

Honours
Red Star Belgrade

References
  1. "Instituto cerró el torneo con una derrota ante Defensa y Justicia" [Instituto finished the tournament with a defeat against Defensa y Justicia] (in Spanish). Córdoba Times. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. "Instituto: el ingreso de Mateo García fue clave" [Instituto: the entrance of Mateo García was key] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. Aleksandar Gligorić (18 August 2019). "Ko je Mateo Garsija". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. "Instituto hizo oficial el pase de Mateo García a Las Palmas de España" [Instituto turned official the transfer of Mateo García to Spain's Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Día a Día. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  5. "El extremo argentino Mateo García ficha por cuatro temporadas" [Argentine winger Mateo García signs for four seasons] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  6. "Nervión se abona a la locura" [Nervión pays for craziness] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  7. "Las Palmas también se ilusiona con la Copa" [Las Palmas also dream with the Cup] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  8. "Andone se cuela en la fiesta de Las Palmas" [Andone creeps in Las Palmas' party] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. "Mateo García, cedido al Osasuna" [Mateo García, loaned to Osasuna] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  10. "Mateo García deja Osasuna y se marcha al Alcorcón" [Mateo García leaves Osasuna and goes to Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 January 2018.
  11. "Mateo García, cedido al Aris Salónica" [Mateo García, loaned to Aris Thessaloniki] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  12. "Άρης να γουστάρεις, 3-0 τη Λαμία στο ΔΑΚ". www.sport24.gr. 27 August 2018.
  13. "Άρης στην κορυφή, 2-0 τον Λεβαδειακό". www.sport24.gr. 17 September 2018.
  14. "ΠΑΟΚ - Άρης 1-1: Δίκαιη ισοπαλία σε "ήρεμο" ντέρμπι". www.sport24.gr. 26 September 2018.
  15. "Άρης - Αστέρας Τρίπολης 2-0: Ο Ερέρα με δύο αλλαγές "καθάρισε" το ματς!". www.sport24.gr. 30 September 2018.
  16. "Άρης - ΠΑΟΚ 1-2: Διπλό τίτλου με εκτελεστή Πρίγιοβιτς!". www.sport24.gr. 21 October 2018.
  17. "Απόλλων - Άρης 1-2: Επιστροφή στις νίκες με Γκαρσία - Γκάμα". www.sport24.gr. 12 November 2018.
  18. "Ξάνθη - Άρης 0-1: Σπουδαίο διπλό στα "Πηγάδια" με Γκαρσία". www.sport24.gr. 31 January 2019.
  19. "Άρης - ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1-0: Νίκη πεντάδας ξανά με "υπογραφή" Γκαρσία". www.sport24.gr. 3 February 2019.
  20. "Αστέρας - Άρης 0-3: Κίτρινη "καταιγίδα" στην Τριπόλη". www.sport24.gr. 11 February 2019.
  21. "Άρης - Ξάνθη 7-2: Μπαλάρα από τους "κιτρινόμαυρους", διέσυραν τους Ακρίτες". www.sport24.gr. 5 May 2019.
  22. "Ανακοίνωσε Ματέο Γκαρσία ο Ερυθρός Αστέρας!". www.gazzetta.gr. 18 August 2019.
  23. "Гарсија: Звезда велики корак за моју каријеру". Politika (in Serbian). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  24. Darjan Nedeljković (21 August 2019). "OCENE – ZVEZDA: Od Degeneka boljeg teško da će naći! Životinjski refleksi Borjana i čarobnjaštvo Marina". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian).
  25. "Άρης: Ανακοινώθηκε η επιστροφή του Ματέο Γκαρσία". www.sport24.gr. 2 October 2020.
  26. "Ο Άρης πυροδότησε τη βόμβα «Ματέο Γκαρσία»" (in Greek). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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