Aleix García Serrano (Catalan: [əˈleʒ ɣəɾˈsi.ə]; Spanish: [aˈleʃ ɣaɾˈθi.a];[lower-alpha 1] born 28 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Girona.
![]() García with Spain U18 in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aleix García Serrano[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-06-28) 28 June 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Ulldecona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Girona | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2005 | Ulldecona | ||
2005–2015 | Villarreal | ||
2015–2016 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Villarreal C | 27 | (4) |
2014–2015 | Villarreal B | 10 | (0) |
2015 | Villarreal | 1 | (0) |
2015–2020 | Manchester City | 4 | (0) |
2017–2019 | → Girona (loan) | 51 | (3) |
2019–2020 | → Mouscron (loan) | 23 | (5) |
2020–2021 | Dinamo București | 7 | (0) |
2021 | Eibar | 11 | (0) |
2021– | Girona | 42 | (0) |
National team | |||
2013 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Spain U17 | 9 | (1) |
2015 | Spain U18 | 2 | (2) |
2016 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2021 |
Born in Ulldecona, Tarragona, Catalonia, García joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2005, aged eight, after starting out at CF Ulldecona.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves in Segunda División B on 26 April 2014 at only 16 years of age, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against CF Badalona.[3]
García featured for the C team in the 2014–15 season, also appearing for the B side in the same campaign. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 23 May 2015, replacing Antonio Rukavina in a 4–0 loss at Athletic Bilbao.[4]
On 27 August 2015, García joined Premier League side Manchester City.[5] He was selected by then-City manager Manuel Pellegrini against Chelsea on 21 February 2016 in the fifth round of the FA Cup.[6]
García made his first Premier League appearance on 17 September 2016, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute in a 4–0 home win against Bournemouth.[7] On 21 September, he started in an EFL Cup match against Swansea City, scoring his first goal for the club in the 2–1 away win.[8] He next started a month later on 26 October, in another EFL Cup match, a 1–0 loss to Manchester United.[9]
On 1 August 2017, García was loaned to newly promoted La Liga club Girona FC until the end of the season.[10] He was loaned again for the 2018–19 season.[11]
García was loaned to Belgian side Royal Excel Mouscron for the 2019–20 season.[12]
On 8 October 2020, he signed a contract with Romanian club Dinamo București, until the end of the season.[13] On 18 January 2021, after featuring sparingly, he returned to Spain and its top tier after signing for Eibar on a free transfer.[14]
On 23 July 2021, García returned to Girona on a two-year contract, with the club now in Segunda División.[15]
Girona FC – current squad | |
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