Ezequiel Garay
Ezequiel Marcelo Garay González (Spanish pronunciation: [eseˈkjel ɣaˈɾai]; born 10 October 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club Valencia CF.
.jpg.webp) Garay playing for Zenit in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ezequiel Marcelo Garay González[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1986[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | LA Galaxy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Newell's Old Boys | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Racing Santander | 60 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Real Madrid | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Benfica | 78 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 50 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Valencia | 92 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | LA Galaxy | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Argentina U17 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Argentina U23 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007– | Argentina | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 05:53, 9 October 2015 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Garay represented Argentina at the 2014 World Cup, and two Copa América tournaments.
On 15 March 2020, Garay became the first La Liga player to test positive for COVID-19.[4]
References
- "Acta del partido celebrado el 12 de mayo de 2019, en Valencia" [Minutes of the match held on 12 May 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- "Эсекиэль Гарай" [Ezequiel Garay] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- Rathborn, Jack (15 March 2020). "Coronavirus: First La Liga player tests positive for virus as Spain prepares to go into lockdown". The Independent. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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