Juan Manuel García (Argentine footballer)
Juan Manuel García (born 14 November 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Volos.[1]
 García in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tandil, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Volos | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | |||
| Independiente | |||
| Santamarina | |||
| 2007–2013 | Banfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Banfield | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | → Brown (loan) | 73 | (13) |
| 2016 | → San Martín (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Brown (loan) | 39 | (13) |
| 2017–2018 | → Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 28 | (9) |
| 2020–2022 | Unión Santa Fe | 45 | (15) |
| 2022–2023 | Newell's Old Boys | 36 | (8) |
| 2023 | Huracán | 20 | (1) |
| 2023– | Volos | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 16 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
García had youth spells with Gimnasia y Esgrima, Independiente, Santamarina and Banfield.[2][3] He was loaned out in 2013 to Primera B Nacional side Brown, with his Brown and professional debut coming in a league defeat to Douglas Haig on 1 September 2013.[1] Four matches later, García scored the first goal of his career in a 3–3 draw with Unión Santa Fe.[1] He scored two goals in a game for the first time on 2 April 2014 in the Copa Argentina vs. Villa Cubas.[1] Brown were relegated in 2013–14, while Banfield were promoted as champions.[1] He remained with Brown in Primera B Metropolitana for two seasons.[1]
In the first, 2014, he scored once in eighteen matches, but then scored eleven times in thirty-seven games in 2015.[1][4] He scored in his final Brown appearance of 2015, netting a 94th-minute winner against Deportivo Morón which confirmed the club as title winners.[1][2][5] In January 2016, García joined San Martín of the Primera División on loan.[1] However, he returned to Banfield six months later after just one match for San Martín; an appearance in the Copa Argentina versus Instituto.[1] He subsequently rejoined Brown on loan in July 2016.[1] He scored two goals in his first four appearances back with Brown.[1]
He returned to Banfield on 31 July 2017 and was subsequently loaned out again, this time to Ferro Carril Oeste.[1][6] He scored in his eighth appearance, versus former club Brown; scoring the first goal in a 2–2 draw.[1] García completed a move to Arsenal de Sarandí of Primera B Nacional in July 2018, subsequently netting on his league debut against Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) on 25 August.[1] In two seasons with the club, which included promotion in 2018–19, the forward scored ten goals in thirty appearances in all competitions.[1] In August 2020, García moved across the Primera División to Unión Santa Fe.[7]
On 26 January 2022, García joined Newell's Old Boys on a one-year deal.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 23 September 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Banfield | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brown (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | Primera B Metropolitana | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 75 | 15 | ||||
| San Martín (loan) | 2016 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Brown (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 39 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | ||
| Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) | 2017–18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2018–19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |||
| 2019–20 | Primera División | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Total | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | |||
| Unión Santa Fe | 2020–21 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 157 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 39 | ||
References
- "Juan García profile". Soccerway. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "Juan Manuel García comienza la despedida". La Unión. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "El tandilense García le dio el ascenso a Brown de Adrogué". El Eco. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "Juan García profile". BDFA. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "Juan Manuel García habló del ascenso de Brown de Adrogué". TyC Sports. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "Firmó García". Ferro Carril Oeste. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "Juan Manuel García: Llego a Unión en un gran momento". Uno Santa Fe. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- Juan Manuel García joins Newell’s on a free transfer, newellscarajo.com, 26 January 2022
External links
- Juan Manuel García at Soccerway