Aleix García

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Aleix García
Personal information
Full name:	Aleix García Serrano
Date of birth:	28 June 1997 (1997-06-28)
Place of birth:	Ulldecona, Spain
Height:	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position:	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bayer Leverkusen
Number:	24
Youth clubs
2002–2005 2005–2015 2015–2016	Ulldecona Villarreal Manchester City EDS
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2014–2015 2014–2015 2015 2015–2020 2017–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021 2021–2024 2024–	Villarreal B Villarreal C Villarreal Manchester City → Girona (loan) → Mouscron (loan) Dinamo București Eibar Girona Bayer Leverkusen	010 00(0) 027 00(4) 001 00(0) 004 00(0) 051 00(3) 023 00(5) 007 00(0) 011 00(0) 098 00(3) 000 00(0)
National team
2013 2013–2014 2015 2016 2018 2023–	Spain U16 Spain U17 Spain U18 Spain U19 Spain U21 Spain	002 00(0) 009 00(1) 004 00(3) 001 00(0) 001 00(0) 002 00(0)

Aleix García Serrano (born 28 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Spain national team.

Club career

Villarreal

Born in Ulldecona, Tarragona, Catalonia, García joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2005, aged eight, after starting it out at CF Ulldecona. He made his senior debut on 26 April 2014 at only 16 years of age, coming on as a late substitute with the reserves in a 1–0 away win against CF Badalona for the Segunda División B championship.

García was promoted to the C-team in the 2014 summer, also appearing with the B-side in the same campaign. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 23 May 2015, replacing Antonio Rukavina in a 4-0 loss at Athletic Bilbao.

Manchester City

On 27 August 2015, García joined Premier League side Manchester City. He was selected by then-City manager Manuel Pellegrini against Chelsea on 21 February 2016 in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

García made his first Premier League appearance on 17 September 2016, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute in a 4–0 home win against Bournemouth. On 21 September, he started in an EFL Cup match against Swansea City, scoring his first goal for the club in the 2–1 away win. He next started a month later on 26 October, in another EFL Cup match, a 1–0 loss to Manchester United.

Girona loan

On 1 August 2017, García was loaned to newly promoted La Liga club Girona FC until the end of the season. He was loaned again for the 2018–19 season.

Royal Excel Mouscron

García was loaned to Belgian side Royal Excel Mouscron for the 2019–20 season.

Dinamo București & Eibar

On 8 October 2020, he signed a contract with Romanian club Dinamo București, until the end of the season. On 18 January 2021, after featuring sparingly, he returned to Spain and its top tier after signing for Eibar on a free transfer.

Return to Girona

On 23 July 2021, García returned to Girona on a two-year contract, with the club now in Segunda División. He made his return debut for the club on 14 August, the first matchday of the 2021–22 season, starting in a 2–0 victory against Amorebieta. On 2 December 2021, García scored his first goal for the club upon returning, closing the score in a 5–1 away win in the Copa del Rey over fourth tier Calvo Sotelo Puertollano. He made 45 total appearances for the club in his first season, helping the club reach promotion to La Liga in the play-offs.

On 26 February 2023, García opened the score in a historic 3–2 La Liga win over Athletic Bilbao, Girona's first ever win away against Bilbao at San Mamés.

Bayer Leverkusen

On 13 June 2024, after a successful season for Girona, Garcia moved to Bayer 04 Leverkusen for more than €18 million.

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen

• DFL-Supercup: 2024

Individual

• La Liga Team of the Season: 2023–24

External links

• Aleix García profile at Soccerbase