Eric García

Eric García is one of those players who makes you realize just how demanding it is to be a center-back at the highest level — you have to be smart before you're spectacular. Born in 2001 in Martorell just outside Barcelona, he grew up steeped in the La Masia philosophy, left for Manchester City as a teenager, made his Premier League debut at 18, and then came home to Barça in 2021. The full-circle story is genuinely cool. He's not flashy — he's positional, composed, reads the game — and I think that low-key cerebral style gets underrated in an era obsessed with highlight-reel moments. A Capricorn center-back who just quietly does the job, and at 23 he's still only getting started.

Name (English)

Eric García

Name (Japanese)

エリック・ガルシア

Reading

えりっく・がるしあ

Born

January 9, 2001 (age 25)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Snake

Origin

Martorell, Barcelona Province, Spain

Height

182 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ericgm3/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2%20(%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)

Tags

• Barcelona Province
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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