Ayoze García


Ayoze García Pérez, known simply as Ayoze, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left back for USL Championship club Indy Eleven.
He spent most of his professional career with Tenerife and the New York Cosmos, signing with the latter club in 2013.

Club career

Spain

Born in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Ayoze made his professional debut with CD Tenerife in Segunda División, then had a loan spell at neighbours UD Las Palmas, in 2004–05's Segunda División B.
Upon his return, he became an essential midfield element in the subsequent seasons: from 2006 to 2008 he only missed eight league games combined and scored 14 times, helping the Canary Islands club achieve promotion to La Liga in 2009. In the subsequent campaign he was used regularly albeit not an undisputed starter, as the team was immediately relegated back; his debut in the Spanish top flight took place on 19 September 2009, as he came on as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 0–4 away loss against RCD Mallorca.
In mid-May 2010, after negotiations to renew his link did not produce any results, Ayoze left Tenerife and signed for three years with Sporting de Gijón, which in turn retained its top division status. He terminated his contract with the Asturians on 31 August 2012 after two seasons of insignificant playing time, the second one ending in relegation.

NY Cosmos

Aged 27, Ayoze moved abroad for the first time, joining the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. In his first year with the team he was an important player, helping it to wins in the NASL Fall Championship and the Soccer Bowl; he tallied one assist, and was part of a defence that ranked first after allowing the fewest goals in the league.
On 13 November 2013, Ayoze was signed to a contract extension. During the 2014 Spring season he scored two goals and recorded one assist, once again helping his team finish as the one with the fewest goals conceded and setting a modern-day NASL shutout streak record of 372 minutes.
Ayoze provided the assist on Mads Stokkelien's goal that gave the Cosmos a 1–0 lead during an eventual 1–2 defeat against the San Antonio Scorpions on 8 November 2014, in The Championship's semi-finals.

Indy Eleven

On 6 February 2018, Ayoze signed with the United Soccer League's Indy Eleven.

Honours

New York Cosmos