General |
Eric García | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Eric García Martret | |
Date of birth: | 9 January 2001 | |
Place of birth: | Barcelona, ![]() | |
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
Playing position: | Defender | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 24 | |
Youth clubs | ||
2008–2017 2017–2018 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2018–2021 2021– 2023–2024 |
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52 (1) 30 (5) | 19 (0)
National team | ||
2017 2017 2019 2019 2021– 2020– |
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9 (0) 9 (0) 5 (0) 11 (0) 19 (0) | 9 (0)
Eric García Martret (born 9 January 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Barcelona and the Spain national team as a defender.
Career[]
Born in Barcelona, Spain, García was a youth product of Martorell, the Barcelona academy. He joined Manchester City in the summer of 2017. García played with the first team as part of the 2018 summer pre-season. On 18 December 2018, García made his first competitive start for Manchester City, playing in the EFL Cup match 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 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 17 June 2020, García was in the starting eleven against Arsenal for 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.
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.
Return to Barcelona[]
On 1 June 2021, García signed for Barcelona on a free transfer. He signed a contract lasting until the 2025–26 season, and his release clause was set at 400 million euros.
International career[]
After representing Spain at under-19 and under-21 levels, García received his first senior call-up on 20 August 2020, for two UEFA Nations League fixtures against Germany and Ukraine. He made his senior international debut against Ukraine on 6 September 2020, replacing Sergio Ramos in the 61st minute as Spain won 4–0. On 24 May 2021, García was included in Luis Enrique's 24-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.
Honours[]
Club[]
Manchester City
- Premier League: 2020–21
- EFL Cup: 2019–20
- FA Community Shield: 2019
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2020–21
Barcelona
International[]
Spain U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2017
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2017
Spain U19
External links[]
Eric García profile at Soccerbase
- Eric García profile at Transfermarkt
FC Barcelona squad - 2024–25 |
1 Ter Stegen · 2 Cubarsí · 3 Balde · 4 Araújo · 5 Martínez · 6 Gavi · 7 Ferran · 8 Pedri · 9 Lewandowski · 10 Fati · 11 Raphinha · 13 Peña · 14 Torre · 15 Christensen · 16 Fermín · 17 Casadó · 18 Víctor · 19 Yamal · 20 Olmo · 21 De Jong · 23 Koundé · 24 García · 25 Szczęsny · Manager:![]() |
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Spain – UEFA Euro 2020 – Semi-finals |
1. De Gea
2. Azpilicueta
3. D. Llorente
4. P. Torres
5. Busquets (c)
6. M. Llorente
7. Morata
8. Koke
9. Gerard
10. Thiago
11. F. Torres
12. García
13. Sánchez
14. Gayà
16. Rodri
17. Fabián
18. Alba
19. Olmo
20. Traoré
21. Oyarzabal
22. Sarabia
23. Simón
24. Laporte
26. Pedri
Manager: |
Spain men's football – 2020 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists |
1. Simón
2. Mingueza
3. Cucurella
4. Torres
5. Vallejo
6. Zubimendi
7. Asensio
8. Merino
9. Mir
10. Ceballos (c)
11. Oyarzabal
12. García
13. Fernández
14. Soler
15. Moncayola
16. Pedri
17. Puado
18. Ó. Gil
19. Olmo
20. Miranda
21. B. Gil
22. Villar |
Spain men's football – 2024 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists |
1. Tenas
2. Pubill
3. Miranda
4. E. García
5. Cubarsí
6. Barrios
7. D. López
8. Turrientes
9. Ruiz (c)
10. Baena
11. Fermín
12. Pacheco
13. J. García
14. Oroz
15. Gutiérrez
16. Bernabé
17. Gómez
18. Omorodion
19. Mosquera
20. Juanlu
21. Camello
22. Iturbe |