Alejandro Garnacho Ferreyra (born 1 July 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Manchester United and the Argentina national team.
He made his debut for the senior Argentina team in June 2023, and was a member of the squad that won the 2024 Copa América title.
[6] After being named as an unused substitute for several Premier League matches, Garnacho made his first-team debut for United on 28 April, replacing Anthony Elanga in the 91st minute of a 1–1 draw against Chelsea.
[8] He scored twice in the final of the FA Youth Cup against Nottingham Forest on 11 May, helping United win the competition for the first time since 2011.
[12] On 3 November, he scored his first senior goal in a Europa League match against Real Sociedad with an assist from his idol Cristiano Ronaldo.
[28] His goal in the final was the first for a teenager since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2004, and he also became the second Argentinian to score after Ricardo Villa’s brace for Tottenham Hotspur also against City in 1981.
Prior to a Europa League match against PAOK on 7 November, a clip emerged on social media of a fan verbally abusing Garnacho while signing autographs.
[34] New head coach Ruben Amorim dropped Garnacho alongside Marcus Rashford from the squad completely for the Manchester derby on 15 December 2024, which United won 2–1.
[37] On 7 March 2022, Garnacho was called up to the senior Argentina team as part of an initial 44-man squad for their two World Cup qualifiers that month.
[43][44] In March 2023, he was called up once again to the senior Argentina team for two friendly matches against Panama and Curaçao,[45][46] but had to withdraw from the squad after suffering an ankle injury.
[16] He made his debut for the senior team on 15 June, during a friendly against Australia at Workers' Stadium, coming on as a substitute for Nicolás González during the second half of the game.
[47] In June 2024, Garnacho was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 26-man Argentina squad for the 2024 Copa América, going on to win the tournament.