Manu García (footballer, born 1991)

Manu García
Personal information
Full name Manuel García Humanes
Date of birth (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991
Place of birth Pedrera, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Extremadura
Number 1
Youth career
Pedrera
2008–2009 Écija
2009–2010 Marinaleda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Marinaleda 1 (0)
2010–2011 Montilla
2011–2013 Pedrera
2013–2014 Atarfe Industrial 27 (0)
2014–2015 Maracena 30 (0)
2015–2017 El Ejido 63 (0)
2017– Extremadura 37 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2018

Manuel "Manu" García Humanes (born 11 February 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Extremadura UD as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Pedrera, Seville, Andalusia, García represented CD Pedrera, Écija Balompié and UD Marinaleda as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter team on 27 September 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 7–1 Tercera División home routing of Recreativo de Huelva B.[1]

In 2013 García joined Atarfe Industrial CF in the fourth division, after spells at Montilla CF and Pedrera in the regional leagues. He subsequently represented UD Maracena and CD El Ejido, achieving promotion to Segunda División B with the latter in 2016.

On 7 June 2017, García signed for fellow third division side Extremadura UD.[2] He was an undisputed starter during the campaign, contributing with 36 league appearances as his side achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División.

García made his professional debut on 19 August 2018, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Real Oviedo.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "El Marinaleda golea al Recre B de Carlos Ríos" [Marinaleda thrash Carlos Ríos' Recre B] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Manu García, refuerzo para la portería del Extremadura" [Manu García, addition for the goal of Extremadura] (in Spanish). Hoy. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Álex Barrera saca oro del Tartiere para el Extremadura" [Álex Barrera takes gold from the Tartiere for Extremadura] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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