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{{Spanish name|Garay|González}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ezequiel Garay
| image = Zenit-KS (7).jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Garay playing for [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]] in 2015
| fullname = Ezequiel Marcelo Garay González<ref>{{cite web|url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=57228|title=Acta del partido celebrado el 12 de mayo de 2019, en Valencia|trans-title=Minutes of the match held on 12 May 2019, in Valencia|publisher=[[Royal Spanish Football Federation]]|language=Spanish|date=12 May 2019|accessdate=16 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|10|10|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2014/pdf/fwc_2014_squadlists.pdf|title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Argentina|publisher=FIFA|page=2|date=14 July 2014|accessdate=11 May 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Rosario, Santa Fe|Rosario]], Argentina
| height = 1.88 m<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fc-zenit.ru/zenit/players/14417.html|title=Эсекиэль Гарай|trans-title=Ezequiel Garay|publisher=FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|language=Russian|accessdate=16 February 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205140117/http://fc-zenit.ru/zenit/players/14417.html|archivedate=5 February 2016}}</ref>
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]]
| currentclub = [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
| clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Newell's Old Boys]]
| years1 = 2004–2005 | clubs1 = [[Newell's Old Boys]] | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2005–2008 | clubs2 = [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]] | caps2 = 60 | goals2 = 12
| years3 = 2008–2011 | clubs3 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] | caps3 = 25 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2008–2009 | clubs4 = → [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]] (loan) | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2011–2014 | clubs5 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] | caps5 = 78 | goals5 = 9
| years6 = 2014–2016 | clubs6 = [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] | caps6 = 50 | goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2016– | clubs7 = [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] | caps7 = 87 | goals7 = 6
| years7 = 2016– | clubs7 = [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] | caps7 = 87 | goals7 = 6
| totalcaps = | totalgoals =
| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

Revision as of 08:51, 21 November 2019

bean | years7 = 2016– | clubs7 = Valencia | caps7 = 87 | goals7 = 6 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2003 | nationalteam1 = Argentina U17 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2008 | nationalteam2 = Argentina U23 | nationalcaps2 = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2007– | nationalteam3 = Argentina | nationalcaps3 = 32 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | club-update = 9 November 2019 | nationalteam-update = 05:53, 9 October 2015 (UTC) | medaltemplates = |- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" class="adr" | Representing  Argentina

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" | Men's Football

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;background-color:gold" | Winner|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2008 Beijing|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Team Competition

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;" | FIFA World Cup

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;background-color:silver" | Runner-up|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2014 Brazil|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Team

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;" | Copa América

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;background-color:silver" | Runner-up|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2015 Chile|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Team }} 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.

He started his career with Newell's Old Boys but moved to Spain at the age of 19, going on to amass La Liga totals of 184 games and 21 goals over nine seasons with Racing de Santander, Real Madrid and Valencia. In 2011 he signed with Benfica, winning four major titles, most notably the domestic treble in 2013–14.

Garay represented Argentina at the 2014 World Cup, and two Copa América tournaments.

Club career

Early years

Garay was born in Rosario, Santa Fe. At the early age of 18, he made his professional debut for hometown's Newell's Old Boys, in the Primera División. His first match was against Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, as the local team eventually won the Apertura championship in the 2004–05 season.

Garay made another 12 league appearances for Newell's, scoring his first and only goal for the club in the local derby against Rosario Central, a 2–1 win.[1]

Racing Santander

Garay joined La Liga club Racing de Santander in December 2005, helping with seven complete matches as the Cantabria side barely avoided relegation. His first full season was nothing short of spectacular as he netted nine league goals in 31 games, being the second top scorer in his position in Europe's major leagues only behind Inter Milan's Marco Materazzi (ten);[2][3] against Real Madrid only, he scored three times – 2–1 home win[1] (both through penalties, as well as five other goals) and 1–3 away loss – as Racing eventually finished tenth, the club's best since returning to the top flight in 2002.

On 19 March 2008, in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey against Getafe CF, Garay suffered a serious leg injury which put him out of action for the remainder of the campaign.[4] He still scored three goals in 22 contests with his team finishing in a best-ever sixth position, qualifying for the first time to the UEFA Cup[5]– one of those came on 30 September 2007 in a 1–0 win at UD Almería.[6]

Garay playing for Real Madrid against Real Sociedad in 2011

Real Madrid

On 18 May 2008, Racing sold Garay to Real Madrid,[7] but received the player again on a season-long loan.[8] Returned in July 2009, he made his league debut for the latter on 29 August, in the opening game of the season against Deportivo de La Coruña, a 3–2 home win;[9] on 12 December, after coming on as a substitute for severely injured Pepe, he scored his first goal for the club, heading in a free kick from Xabi Alonso to make it 3–2 at Valencia CF with six minutes to go.[10]

Garay was only fourth-choice stopper in 2010–11 under new manager José Mourinho,[11] only appearing in five league matches, adding two in the Spanish Cup (including one minute in the final against FC Barcelona, a 1–0 extra-time win).[12]

Benfica

Garay with Benfica in 2011

On 5 July 2011, Garay transferred to S.L. Benfica[13] for a fee of €5.5 million,[14] signing a four-year contract - initially part of the deal that sent Fábio Coentrão to Real Madrid,[15] Garay eventually signed a separate deal.[16] Real Madrid also remained eligible for 50% of any transfer fee Benfica would receive,[14] and the latter also sold part of his rights to Benfica Stars Fund for €1.175 million, making the club owner of 40%.[17]

During his spell in Lisbon, Garay shared teams with a host of compatriots, and often partnered with Luisão in central defence.[18][19][20] On 24 April 2014, he scored his eighth official goal of the season, netting his team's first in a 2–1 home win over Juventus F.C. for the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals.[21]

Zenit

On 25 June 2014, Russian club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg signed Garay in a transfer totalling €6 million, with Benfica receiving €2.4 million for their 40% part of the player's rights.[22][23]

He appeared in 42 games across all competitions in his first season, helping the team to their fifth Russian Premier League championship.

Valencia

On 31 August 2016, Garay joined Spanish club Valencia for a fee reported at around €20 million.[24][25]

International career

Mario Götze scoring the winning goal for Germany as Garay (left), Martín Demichelis (centre) and goalkeeper Sergio Romero look on during the 2014 World Cup Final

In 2005, Garay helped the Argentine under-20s win the FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands. That side also included Sergio Agüero, Fernando Gago, Lionel Messi and Oscar Ustari.[26]

Garay earned his first cap for the senior team cap in a friendly against Norway, a 1–2 loss on 22 August 2007. He had previously been called in May by coach Alfio Basile to a series of friendlies prior to the 2007 Copa América, but injury prevented him from appearing in those matches and the official competition.[1]

Garay was selected by new national team manager Sergio Batista to the 2011 Copa América. He was also picked by the following coach, Alejandro Sabella, for his 2014 FIFA World Cup squad, making his debut in the competition on 15 June by featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 group stage win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.[27] He was first-choice in all the remaining games and, on 9 July, converted his penalty shootout attempt against the Netherlands (0–0 after 120 minutes) to send his country to the final for the first time in 24 years.[28]

Garay made the list for the 2015 Copa América,[29] starting in the team's opening fixture against Paraguay in La Serena (2–2).[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 July 2019[31][32]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newell's Old Boys 2004–05 Argentine Primera División 2 0 — — 2 0
2005–06 12 1 — — 12 1
Total 14 1 — — 14 1
Racing Santander 2005–06 La Liga 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
2006–07 31 9 1 0 — 32 9
2007–08 22 3 7 2 — 29 5
2008–09 24 2 2 0 4 0 30 2
Total 84 14 10 2 4 0 98 16
Real Madrid 2009–10 La Liga 20 1 0 0 3 0 23 1
2010–11 5 0 2 0 1 0 8 0
Total 25 1 2 0 4 0 31 1
Benfica 2011–12 Primeira Liga 24 2 3 0 11 0 38 2
2012–13 27 1 1 0 14 1 42 2
2013–14 27 6 8 0 14 2 49 8
Total 78 9 12 0 39 3 129 12
Zenit 2014–15 Russian Premier League 26 1 1 0 15 0 42 1
2015–16 20 2 2 0 6 0 28 2
2016–17 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Total 50 3 4 0 21 0 75 3
Valencia 2016–17 La Liga 27 4 1 0 0 0 28 4
2017–18 24 0 4 0 0 0 28 0
2018–19 24 2 3 0 8 0 35 2
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 75 6 8 0 8 0 91 6
Career totals 326 34 36 2 76 3 438 39

International

As of 8 October 2015[33]
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2007 1 0
2011 2 0
2012 8 0
2013 7 0
2014 7 0
2015 7 0
Total 32 0

Honours

Newell's Old Boys

Real Madrid

Benfica

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Valencia

Argentina U17

Argentina U20

Argentina U23

Argentina

Individual

References

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