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

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who plays as a forward for

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club

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

Career

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

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...

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 San Martín 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

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its assoc ...

. 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

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

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