Manu García

Early career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, García joined Sporting Gijón's youth setup in 2010, aged 12, from Astur. 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 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…

Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021. García made his senior debut in the match as Spain won 4–0.

Club

As of match played on 21 January 2025

International

As of 8 June 2021

Individual

Super League Greece Player of the Month: September 2024