Manu García (footballer, born 1991)

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

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Humanes.
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(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Ponferradina
Number 13
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)
2017–2019 Extremadura 43 (0)
2019 → Ponferradina (loan) 19 (0)
2019– Ponferradina 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:44, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

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] After starting the first matches of the campaign, he was overtaken by Álvaro Fernández and was subsequently loaned to SD Ponferradina in the third division on 28 December.[4]

On 30 July 2019, after being a starter as Ponfe achieved promotion to division two, García signed a permanent contract with the club.[5]

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.
  4. "Manu García, cedido a la Ponferradina" [Manu García, loaned to Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. "La SD Ponferradina acuerda con el Extremadura UD el fichaje de Manu García" [SD Ponferradina agree with Extremadura UD the signing of Manu García] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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