Manu García (footballer, born 1991)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname 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 (age 33)
Place of birth Pedrera, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Alcoyano
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)
2017–2019 Extremadura 43 (0)
2019 → Ponferradina (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2021 Ponferradina 16 (0)
2021–2023 Gimnàstic 70 (0)
2023–2024 Real Murcia 30 (0)
2024– Alcoyano 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

Manuel "Manu" García Humanes (born 11 February 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Alcoyano.[1]

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.[2]

In 2013 García joined Atarfe Industrial CF in the fourth division, after spells at Montilla CF and CD 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

On 30 July 2019, after being a starter as Ponfe achieved promotion to division two, García signed a permanent contract with the club.[6] He was one of the three goalkeepers used during the 2019–20 season, along with José Antonio Caro and René Román, and was a backup to Caro in 2020–21.

On 21 June 2021, García moved to Primera División RFEF side Gimnàstic de Tarragona on a one-year deal.[7]

References

  1. ^ Manu García at Soccerway
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Manu García, cedido a la Ponferradina" [Manu García, loaned to Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Manu García, primer fichaje del Nàstic 2021–2022" [Manu García, first signing of Nàstic 2021–2022] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.