Mateo Garcia

Mateo Ezequiel Garcia (born 10 September 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek club Aris.

Club Career

Instituto

Born in Cordoba, Garcia graduated from Instituto's youth setup. He made his first team debut on 6 June 2014, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Defensa y Justicia for the Primera B Nacional championship.

Garcia scored his first professional goal on 24 May 2015, netting his side's last in a 2–0 win at All Boys. He subsequently established himself as a regular starter, scoring two goals in 2016. Instituto's coach at the time, Hector Rivoira, praised Garcia, saying that "we have a boy with special qualities. He's different than the rest. We just need to take it easy with him."

Las Palmas

On 5 August 2016, Instituto announced the sale of Garcia to La Liga side UD Las Palmas for a fee of US$ 440,000. The four-year deal was made official by the Canarians the following day. He made his top tier debut for the club on 10 September, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Sevilla FC.

Garcia scored his first goal for the Amarillos on 20 December 2016, netting the first in a 2–1 home win against SD Huesca for the season's Copa del Rey. On 10 January 2017, he made an assist and scored a goal in a 2-3 away win against Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey Round of 16. His first goal in the league came on 20 January 2017, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruna.

On 13 July 2017, Garcia was loaned to CA Osasuna in Segunda Division, for one year. The following 11 January, he moved to fellow league team AD Alcorcon, also in a temporary deal.

Loan to Aris

On 5 July 2018, Garcia joined Superleague Greece side Aris on a one-year loan deal. He made his debut on 27 August 2018 and combined it with a goal and an assist, helping to a 3–0 away win against Lamia. On 17 September 2018, he sealed a 2–0 home win against Leva

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