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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel García Alonso[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-01-02)2 January 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Oviedo,Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder,winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Astur | ||
| 2010–2014 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| 2014–2016 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | →Alavés (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | →NAC Breda (loan) | 53 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | →Toulouse (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Sporting Gijón | 75 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | →Alavés (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Aris | 51 | (9) |
| 2025– | Sporting Kansas City | 27 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Spain U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Spain U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2021 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 October 2025 | |||
Manuel "Manu"García Alonso (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈmanuɣaɾˈθi.a];[A] born 2 January 1998) is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forMLS clubSporting Kansas City.
Born inOviedo,Asturias, García joinedSporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2010, aged 12, fromAstur CF.[2] On 2 May 2013, he agreed to a move toManchester City,[3] which paid€250,000 for his services in January, shortly after his 16th birthday.[4]
García was initially assigned to the club's under-18 squad.[5][6] In May 2015, shortly after being promoted to the under-21s,[7] he was called up to the main squad by managerManuel Pellegrini ahead of the year's North America pre-season tour.[8]
On 27 May 2015, García made his senior debut for City, coming on as a latesubstitute forDavid Silva in a 1–0friendly away win againstToronto FC.[9] He also took part of the club's pre-season friendlies againstMelbourne City,Roma,Vietnam andStuttgart.
García made his professional debut on 22 September 2015, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute forSergio Agüero in a 4–1Football League Cup away routing ofSunderland.[10] He went on to score the fifth goal in the 5–1 victory againstCrystal Palace in the same competition.[11] He made hisPremier League debut againstAston Villa on 5 March 2016, replacingYaya Touré.
On 1 December 2016, García signed a contract extension with Manchester City, keeping him with the club until June 2020.[12]
On 16 August 2016, García was loaned toDeportivo Alavés,newly promoted toLa Liga, for one year.[13] He only made his debut on 1 December, as a substitute in a 3–0 win overGimnàstic de Tarragona in theCopa del Rey.[14]
On 9 January 2017, García ended his season long loan short with Alavés and spent the rest of the season withEerste Divisie sideNAC Breda.[15] He made his debut immediately, starting in a 2–0 win overJong FC Utrecht on 16 January.[16] García scored his first goal for the club on 6 February in a 1–0 win overDordrecht.[17]
García was loaned back to NAC Breda for the2017–18 season on 30 June 2017.[18]
García joinedToulouse on loan for the 2018–19 season.[19]
García rejoined his first club Sporting de Gijón on 19 July 2019, signing a five-year contract[20] and becoming the highest transfer in the club's history, as they paid €4 million for his services.[21]
On 8 July 2021, García returned to Alavés, again in the top tier, also on loan.[22]
On 24 July 2022, García signed a four-year contract withAris for a club record fee of €4 million.[23][24] He scored his first goal in a 3–0 home win againstAsteras Tripoli, on 8 January 2023.[25]
On 21 January 2023, García scored his first careerhat-trick in a comfortable 3–0 home win againstVolos.[26]
Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positiveCOVID-19 test ofSergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly againstLithuania on 8 June 2021.[27] García made his senior debut in the match as Spain won 4–0.[28]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2014–15[30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16[31] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Deportivo Alavés (loan) | 2016–17[32] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| NAC Breda (loan) | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Total | 57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 58 | 3 | ||||
| Toulouse (loan) | 2018–19[33] | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| Sporting de Gijón | 2019–20[34] | Segunda División | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21[35] | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 76 | 4 | ||||
| Alavés (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Aris | 2022–23 | Superleague Greece | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 242 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 262 | 18 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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