1. Ezequiel Garay 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 201 games and 21 goals over ten seasons with Racing de Santander, Real Madrid and Valencia.
11 Facts About Ezequiel Garay
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Ezequiel Garay joined La Liga club Racing de Santander in December 2005, helping with seven complete matches as the Cantabria side barely avoided relegation.
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On 19 March 2008, in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey against Getafe CF, Ezequiel Garay suffered a serious leg injury which put him out of action for the remainder of the campaign.
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Ezequiel Garay appeared in 42 games in all competitions in his first season, helping the team to their fourth Russian Premier League championship.
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Ezequiel Garay scored four goals in his debut campaign, but his side could only finish 12th.
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Ezequiel Garay revealed that he had been suffering with a long-term injury since 2018 and had had offers since leaving Valencia, but felt that it would have been dishonest to accept them since the injury situation would have meant he would only have been available for one game out of every three.
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In 2005, Ezequiel Garay helped the Argentine under-20s win the FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands.
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Ezequiel Garay had previously been called in May by coach Alfio Basile to a series of friendlies prior to the 2007 Copa America, but injury prevented him from appearing in those matches and the official competition.
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Ezequiel Garay was selected by new national team manager Sergio Batista to the 2011 Copa America.
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Ezequiel Garay made the list for the 2015 Copa America, starting in the team's opening fixture with Paraguay in La Serena.
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On 15 March 2020, Ezequiel Garay became the first La Liga player to test positive for COVID-19.