Aleix García
Spanish footballer (born 1997)
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Aleix García Serrano (Catalan: [əˈleʒ ɣəɾˈsi.ə]; Spanish: [aˈleʃ ɣaɾˈθi.a];[A] born 28 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Spain national team.
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García with Spain U18 in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aleix García Serrano[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Ulldecona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Ulldecona | ||
| 2005–2015 | Villarreal | ||
| 2015–2016 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 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 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Eibar | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Girona | 98 | (4) |
| 2024– | Bayer Leverkusen | 55 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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) |
| 2023– | Spain | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | Catalonia | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Villarreal
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]
Manchester City
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]
Girona (loan)
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]
Royal Excel Mouscron (loan)
García was loaned to Belgian side Royal Excel Mouscron for the 2019–20 season.[12]
Dinamo București & Eibar
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]
Return to Girona
On 23 July 2021, García returned to Girona on a two-year contract, with the club now in Segunda División.[15] He made his return debut for the club on 14 August, the first matchday of the 2021–22 season, starting in a 2–0 victory against Amorebieta.[16] On 2 December 2021, García scored his first goal for the club upon returning, closing the score in a 5–1 away win in the Copa del Rey over fourth tier Calvo Sotelo Puertollano.[17] He made 45 total appearances for the club in his first season, helping the club reach promotion to La Liga in the play-offs.[18]
On 26 February 2023, García opened the scoring in a historic 3–2 win over Athletic Bilbao, Girona's first ever win away against Athletic at San Mamés.[19]
Bayer Leverkusen
On 13 June 2024, after a successful season for Girona, Garcia moved to Bayer Leverkusen for more than €18 million.[20][21]
International career
García was a youth international footballer for Spain. On 10 November 2023, he was called up for the senior national team for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches.[22] On 16 November, he made his debut in a 3–1 away win over Cyprus.[23]
On 27 May 2024, he was selected in the 29-man preliminary squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[24] However, on 7 June, he was excluded from the final squad prior to the tournament.[25]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 March 2026[26]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Villarreal C | 2014–15 | Tercera División | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| Villarreal | 2014–15 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Manchester City | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Girona (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 55 | 3 | |||||
| Mouscron (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| Dinamo București | 2020–21 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Eibar | 2020–21 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Girona | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 38 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 98 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 110 | 4 | ||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 10[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 42 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 12[d] | 2 | — | 43 | 5 | |||
| Total | 55 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 287 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 341 | 27 | ||
- Includes FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Belgian Cup, Cupa României, DFB-Pokal
- Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in DFL-Supercup
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025[27]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
Notes
- In isolation, García is pronounced [ɡəɾˈsi.ə]/[ɡaɾˈθi.a], and Aleix [əˈleʃ].
