In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garay and the second or maternal family name is González.
Ezequiel Garay
Garay playing for Zenit in 2015
Personal information
Full name
Ezequiel Marcelo Garay González[1]
Date of birth
(1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 37)[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)
International career
2003
Argentina U17
6
(2)
2008
Argentina U23
9
(0)
2007–2015
Argentina
32
(0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up
2014 Brazil
Team
Copa América
Runner-up
2015 Chile
Team
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing
Team
FIFA World Youth Championship
Winner
2005 Netherlands
U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Ezequiel Marcelo Garay González (Spanish pronunciation:[eseˈkjelɣaˈɾaj]; born 10 October 1986) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
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 201 games and 21 goals over ten 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.
^"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.[permanent dead link]
^"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.
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