Mateo García

Mateo García
Personal information
Full name Mateo Ezequiel García
Date of birth (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Aris (on loan from Las Palmas)
Number 11
Youth career
Instituto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Instituto 42 (3)
2016– Las Palmas 19 (2)
2017–2018 → Osasuna (loan) 11 (0)
2018 → Alcorcón (loan) 21 (2)
2018– → Aris (loan) 5 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2018

Mateo Ezequiel García (born 10 September 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Greek club Aris on loan from Spanish club Las Palmas mainly as a left winger.

Club career

Instituto

Born in Córdoba, García graduated from Instituto's youth setup. He made his first team debut on 6 June 2014, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Defensa y Justicia for the Primera B Nacional championship.[1]

García scored his first professional goal on 24 May 2015, netting his side's last in a 2–0 win at All Boys.[2] He subsequently established himself as a regular starter, scoring two goals in 2016.

Las Palmas

On 5 August 2016, Instituto announced the sale of García to La Liga side UD Las Palmas for a fee of US$ 440,000.[3] The four-year deal was made official by the Canarians the following day.[4] He made his top tier debut for the club on 10 September, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Sevilla FC.[5]

García scored his first goal for the Amarillos on 20 December 2016, netting the first in a 2–1 home win against SD Huesca for the season's Copa del Rey.[6] His first goal in the main category came on 20 January of the following year, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[7]

On 13 July 2017, García was loaned to CA Osasuna in Segunda División, for one year.[8] The following 11 January, he moved to fellow league team AD Alcorcón, also in a temporary deal.[9]

Loan to Aris

On 5 July 2018, García joined Superleague Greece side Aris on a one-year loan deal.[10] He made his debut on 27 August 2018 and combined it with a goal and an assist, helping to a 3-0 away win against Lamia. [11] On 17 September 2018, he sealed a 2-0 home win against Levadiakos. [12] On 26 September 2018, in the dying minutes of the first half Mateo scored with a excellent finesse shot, equalizing the score in a 1-1 away win against PAOK for the group stages of the Greek Cup. [13] On 30 September 2018, he was the MVP of a 2-0 home win against Asteras Tripoli, having won a penalty and scored the second goal. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Instituto cerró el torneo con una derrota ante Defensa y Justicia" [Instituto finished the tournament with a defeat against Defensa y Justicia] (in Spanish). Córdoba Times. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Instituto: el ingreso de Mateo García fue clave" [Instituto: the entrance of Mateo García was key] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Instituto hizo oficial el pase de Mateo García a Las Palmas de España" [Instituto turned official the transfer of Mateo García to Spain's Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Día a Día. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "El extremo argentino Mateo García ficha por cuatro temporadas" [Argentine winger Mateo García signs for four seasons] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nervión se abona a la locura" [Nervión pays for craziness] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Las Palmas también se ilusiona con la Copa" [Las Palmas also dream with the Cup] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Andone se cuela en la fiesta de Las Palmas" [Andone creeps in Las Palmas' party] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Mateo García, cedido al Osasuna" [Mateo García, loaned to Osasuna] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Mateo García deja Osasuna y se marcha al Alcorcón" [Mateo García leaves Osasuna and goes to Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Mateo García, cedido al Aris Salónica" [Mateo García, loaned to Aris Thessaloniki] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Άρης να γουστάρεις, 3-0 τη Λαμία στο ΔΑΚ". www.sport24.gr. 27 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Άρης στην κορυφή, 2-0 τον Λεβαδειακό". www.sport24.gr. 17 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "ΠΑΟΚ - Άρης 1-1: Δίκαιη ισοπαλία σε "ήρεμο" ντέρμπι". www.sport24.gr. 26 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Άρης - Αστέρας Τρίπολης 2-0: Ο Ερέρα με δύο αλλαγές "καθάρισε" το ματς!". www.sport24.gr. 30 September 2018.
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