Eric García (footballer, born 2001)

Eric García Martret (born 9 January 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back or right back for English Premier League club Manchester City. García moved from FC Barcelona at the age of 17 to Manchester City. He made his Premier League debut for City on 21 September 2019.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Martret.
Eric García
Personal information
Full name Eric García Martret[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001[2]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Centre back / Right back[4]
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 50
Youth career
2008–2017 Barcelona
2017–2018 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Manchester City 13 (0)
National team‡
2019– Spain U19 9 (0)
2019– Spain U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:50, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:25, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Early life

García was born in Barcelona, Spain.[4]

Career

García was a product of La Masia, the Barcelona academy, before joining Manchester City in 2017.[5] He joined up with the first team during their 2018 summer pre-season.[5] On 18 December 2018, García made his debut for Manchester City, starting in the EFL Cup quarter-final against Leicester City.[6] He played in a centre back pairing with Nicolas Otamendi, with the game finishing 1-1, City winning the tie on penalties.[7] He made his Premier League debut on 21 September, 2019 when he came on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Nicolás Otamendi in an 8–0 win over Watford.[8]

García played two full games back to back for Man City over the Christmas and New Year period in 2019. The first game was against Sheffield United at home, which City won 2-0.[9] A second home game in a couple of days, saw a second start for García, with City recording a 2-1 victory against Everton.[10]

On 17 June 2020, García was in the starting eleven against Arsenal for Manchester City's first game back after the COVID-19 pandemic break, with City recording a 3-0 win. Towards the end of the game, García was involved in a collision with Ederson and initially left him unconscious.[11] García received lengthy on-field treatment before being stretchered off and supplied with oxygen. Despite the seriousness of the incident, García was discharged from hospital the next day.[12] Manager Pep Guardiola stated in a press conference García's injury was a concussion and expected him to be fit within 10 days.[13]

On 6 August 2020, Guardiola announced in a press conference that García had rejected a contract extension, despite ending the league campaign as City's first-choice partner for Aymeric Laporte.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2018–19[15] ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Manchester City 2018–19[15] Premier League 000030000030
2019–20[16] Premier League 13020302[lower-alpha 2]000200
Total 13020602000230
Career total 13020602010240
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Manchester City

Spain U17

Spain U19

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References

For Spain U19 and U21 infobox statistics

  • "Eric García: Player". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

Specific

  1. "Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "Eric García: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. "Eric García: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. "Eric García: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. "Ex-Barcelona jewel Eric Garcia lighting up Man City's pre-season". Goal.com. Perform Group. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  6. Pollard, Rob. "De Bruyne and Aguero start, Garcia makes debut". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. "Aro Muric spares Raheem Sterling blushes as Man City beat Leicester on penalties to stay in hunt for quadruple". Daily Telegraph.
  8. Bevan, Chris (21 September 2019). "Man City 8–0 Watford: Pep Guardiola's side silence critics in emphatic style". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  9. "Man City vs. Sheffield United match report". BBC.
  10. "Manchester City vs Everton match report". BBC.
  11. "Garcia injury mars near-perfect day for Manchester City against Arsenal | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  12. "Man City: Eric Garcia out of hospital after Ederson collision". BBC Sport. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  13. "Eric Garcia: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola outlines 10-day recovery". BBC.
  14. "Eric Garcia: Manchester City want £30m for Spanish defender". BBC Sport. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  15. "Games played by Eric Garcia in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  16. "Games played by Eric Garcia in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  17. Begley, Emlyn (4 August 2019). "Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  18. "Spain-England | Line-ups | Under-17". UEFA.
  19. "U-17 World Cup 2017 Group D: Squads of Brazil, Spain, DPR Korea and Niger | Goal.com". Goal.com. Perform Group.
  20. "Portugal-Spain | Line-ups | Under-19". UEFA.
  • Profile at the Manchester City F.C. website
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