Juan Manuel García (born 14 November 1992) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

García had youth spells with Gimnasia y Esgrima, Independiente, Santamarina and Banfield. He was loaned out in 2013 to

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side

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, with his Brown and professional debut coming in a league defeat to

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on 1 September 2013. Four matches later, García scored the first goal of his career in a 3–3 draw with Unión Santa Fe. He scored two goals in a game for the first time on 2 April 2014 in the

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vs. Villa Cubas. Brown were relegated in 2013–14, while Banfield were promoted as champions. He remained with Brown in

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for two seasons. In the first,

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, he scored once in eighteen matches, but then scored eleven times in thirty-seven games in

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. He scored in his final Brown appearance of 2015, netting a 94th-minute winner against

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which confirmed the club as title winners. In January 2016, García joined

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of the Primera División on loan. However, he returned to Banfield six months later after just one match for San Martín; an appearance in the Copa Argentina versus Instituto. He subsequently rejoined Brown on loan in July 2016. He scored two goals in his first four appearances back with Brown. He returned to Banfield on 31 July 2017 and was subsequently loaned out again, this time to

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. He scored in his eighth appearance, versus former club Brown; scoring the first goal in a 2–2 draw. García completed a move to

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of Primera B Nacional in July 2018, subsequently netting on his league debut against Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) on 25 August. In two seasons with the club, which included promotion in 2018–19, the forward scored ten goals in thirty appearances in all competitions. In August 2020, García moved across the Primera División to Unión Santa Fe. On 26 January 2022, García joined

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on a one-year deal.Juan Manuel García joins Newell’s on a free transfer
newellscarajo.com, 26 January 2022

Career statistics

Honours

;Brown *

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Juan Manuel 1992 births Living people Footballers from Tandil Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Primera B Metropolitana players Club Atlético Banfield footballers Club Atlético Brown footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers