Eric García (footballer, born 2001)


Eric García Martret is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back or right back for English 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.

Career

García was born in Barcelona, Catalonia. He was a product of La Masia, the Barcelona academy, before joining Manchester City in 2017. García joined up with the first team during their 2018 summer pre-season. On 18 December 2018, García made his debut for Manchester City, starting in the EFL Cup quarter-final against Leicester City. He played in a centre back pairing with Nicolas Otamendi, with the game finishing 1-1, City winning the tie on penalties. 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.
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. A second home game in a couple of days, saw a second start for García, with City recording a 2-1 victory against Everton.
On 17th 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. 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. Manager Pep Guardiola stated in a press conference García's injury was a concussion and expected him to be fit within 10 days.

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Honours

Manchester City
Spain U17
Spain U19