Full name Manuel García Alonso Playing position 2005–2010 Astur Weight 65 kg | Place of birth Oviedo, Spain Number 19 Height 1.7 m | |
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Date of birth (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 19) Current team NAC Breda (#19 / Midfielder) Date joined 2014 (Manchester City F.C.) Similar Raúl García Carnero, Theo Hernández, Deyverson, Víctor Camarasa, Aleix García | ||
Manuel 'Manu' García Alonso (born 2 January 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for NAC Breda , on loan from English club Manchester City.
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Early career
Born in Oviedo, Asturias, García joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2010, aged 12, from Astur CF. On 2 May 2013 he agreed to a move to Manchester City, which paid €250,000 for his services in January, shortly after his 16th birthday.
Manchester City
García was initially assigned to the club's under-18 squad. In May 2015, shortly after being promoted to the under-21s, he was called up to the main squad by manager Manuel Pellegrini ahead of the year's North America pre-season tour.
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. He also took part of the club's pre-season friendlies against Melbourne City, Roma, Vietnam and Stuttgart.
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. He went on to score the fifth goal in the 5–1 victory against Crystal Palace in the same competition. He made his Premier League debut against Aston Villa on 5 March 2016, replacing Yaya Touré.
On 1 December 2016, García signed a contract extension with Manchester City, keeping him with the club until June 2020.
Alavés (loan)
On 16 August 2016, García was loaned to Deportivo Alavés, newly promoted to La Liga, for one year. He only made his debut on 1 December, as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Copa del Rey.
NAC Breda
On 9 January 2017, García ended his season long loan short with Alavés and will spend the rest of the season with Eerste Divisie side NAC Breda. He made his debut immediately, starting in a 2–0 win over Jong FC Utrecht on 16 January. García scored his first goal for the club on 6 February in a 1–0 win over Dordrecht.