Eduardo "Edu" García Martín (; born 24 April 1990) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a winger or an

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for club Shenzhen Peng City. He has played in a host of different countries, including

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and his native

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Club career

García was born in

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, García joined

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's youth setup in 2002, aged 12, after spells at CN Helios Fútbol and UD Amistad. He made his debut with the former's reserves during the 2009–10 campaign, in

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. In 2012, García rejected a contract extension from the ''Maños'' and signed for CD Ebro also in the fourth division. The following year, he moved to fellow league team SD Ejea, along with former Ebro manager José Luis Loreto. In July 2014, García and his manager Loreto returned to Ebro. He scored a career-best 16 goals during his first season, which ended in promotion to

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, and added a further eight in his second. On 10 August 2016, García returned to Zaragoza, signing a two-year contract now with the first team. He made his professional debut on 7 September, starting in a 1–2

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home loss against

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. García made his

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debut on 17 September 2016, replacing Jordi Xumetra in a 2–0 home win against AD Alcorcón. He scored his first goal in the category on 13 November, netting the last in a home success over

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for the same scoreline.

Indian Super League

Bengaluru FC

On 3 September 2017, García signed a one-year contract with

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club Bengaluru FC. On 19 November 2017, he made his first team debut against

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, scoring the first goal in the 2–0 victory and dedicated the goal to the club's assistant manager Carles Cuadrat. On 9 February 2018, he scored in his final match for the club in a 2–0 win over

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China League One

Zhejiang Energy Greentown FC

On 23 February 2018, he joined Chinese club Zhejiang Energy Greentown for an undisclosed fee. On 24 March 2018, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 loss over Zhejiang Yiteng. He scored his first goal for the club, on 1 April 2018 against Shanghai Shenxin. He made his final appearance for the club on 19 September 2018 against Wuhan Zall. He went on to make 15 appearances for the club scoring 3 goals in the process.

Return to the ISL

ATK

On 23 December 2018, García returned to the

with ATK during the January transfer window. On 25 January 2019, he scored a free-kick on his debut in a 1–1 draw against

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. He scored three goals in eight appearances for ATK in his first short season. In his second season with the club, he came on as a substitute and scored a brace against

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. On 14 March 2020, he scored a goal in the

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against Chennaiyin FC to win his first career league title. He finished the

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with 6 goals in 16 appearances for the club.

ATK Mohun Bagan

On 6 August 2020, Garcia signed a two-year contract with newly merged ATK Mohun Bagan. On 20 November 2020, he made his debut for the club against

in a 1–0 win. He was injured for most of the season and his contract was mutually terminated by the club.

Return to China League One

Shenzhen Xinpengcheng

García joined Sichuan Jiuniu on 21 April 2022.

Career statistics

Clubs

Honours

ATK *

: 2019–20 Mohun Bagan *

runner-up: 2020–21

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Edu 1990 births Living people Footballers from Zaragoza Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers China League One players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Deportivo Aragón players CD Ebro players SD Ejea players Real Zaragoza players Bengaluru FC players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Shenzhen Peng City F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in China ATK (football club) players Indian Super League players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Hyderabad FC players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen