Ezequiel Garay
Ezequiel Marcelo Garay González (Spanish pronunciation: [eseˈkjel ɣaˈɾai]; born 10 October 1986) is a former Argentine professional footballer who played as a central defender for Spanish club Valencia CF.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Newell's Old Boys | 13 | (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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Valencia | 92 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 342 | (34) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Argentina U17 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Argentina U23 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2015 | Argentina | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2004–05 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2005–06 | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | — | 13 | 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 | |||||||
| Racing Santander (loan) | 2008–09 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Total | 84 | 14 | 10 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 98 | 16 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 2009–10 | La Liga | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Benfica | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 46 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | 49 | 8 | |||
| Total | 78 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 3 | — | 135 | 12 | |||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 3 | |||
| Valencia | 2016–17 | La Liga | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||||||
| 2018–19 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 92 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 342 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 466 | 39 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Ten appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Russian Super Cup
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
Honours
Newell's Old Boys
- Argentine Primera División: 2004 Apertura[8]
Real Madrid
- Copa del Rey: 2010–11[8]
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 2013–14[9]
- Taça de Portugal: 2013–14[9]
- Taça da Liga: 2011–12, 2013–14[9]
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2012–13, 2013–14[10]
Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Russian Premier League: 2014–15[5]
- Russian Cup: 2015–16[5]
- Russian Super Cup: 2016[5]
Valencia
- Copa del Rey: 2018–19[11]
Argentina U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2003[12]
Argentina U20
Argentina U23
Argentina
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014[13]
- Copa América runner-up: 2015[14]
Individual
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2013–14[15]
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 4 April 2019. 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.
- "E. Garay". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- Ezequiel Garay at BDFutbol
- Ezequiel Garay at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Ezequiel Garay". GFDB. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- Rogovitskiy, Dmitriy (25 June 2014). "Zenit win race to sign Argentina defender Garay". Reuters. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- Atkin, John (14 May 2014). "Spot-on Sevilla leave Benfica dreams in tatters". UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- Chowdhury, Saj (25 May 2019). "Barcelona 1–2 Valencia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Mundial Sub 17: el casillero vacío que tiene la Argentina en su historia de juveniles" [Under 17 World Cup: the empty cabinet Argentina have in their youth history]. La Nación (in Spanish). 26 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Ezequiel Garay #2, Argentina; #24, Zenit St Petersburg". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- Dawkes, Phil (5 July 2015). "Chile 0–0 Argentina (Chile win 4–1 on penalties)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- "UEFA Europa League squad of the season". UEFA. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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