Aleix García
 García with Spain U18 in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleix García Serrano | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Ulldecona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Girona (on loan from Manchester City) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Ulldecona | ||
| 2005–2015 | Villarreal | ||
| 2015–2016 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Villarreal B | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Villarreal C | 27 | (4) |
| 2015 | Villarreal | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Manchester City | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Girona (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Spain U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | Spain U18 | 4 | (3) |
| 2016 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:03, 12 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 March 2016 | |||
Aleix García Serrano[1] (Catalan pronunciation: [əˈleʃ ɡəɾˈsiə]; born 28 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Girona FC on loan from English club Manchester City as a defensive midfielder.
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 April 2017 [11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal B | 2013–14[12] | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15[12] | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Villarreal C | 2014–15[13] | Tercera División | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| Villarreal | 2014–15[14] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Manchester City | 2015–16[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[16] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 47 | 5 | |||
References
- ↑
- ↑ "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. 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.
- ↑ "Aleix García Socceway Profile". Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- 1 2 "Aleix García profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ Aleix García at La Preferente (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Matches played by Aleix García in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ "Matches played by Aleix García in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ "Matches played by Aleix García in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
External links
- Aleix García at BDFutbol
- Aleix García at Soccerbase