Rafael Garcia (soccer, born 1988)

Rafael Garcia (born December 19, 1988) is an American former soccer player.

Rafael Garcia
Personal information
Full name Rafael Garcia
Date of birth (1988-12-19) December 19, 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Granada Hills, California, United States
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Cal State Northridge Matadors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 FC Hasental 18 (3)
2012–2017 LA Galaxy 45 (0)
2014–2017 LA Galaxy II 27 (4)
2018 New York Cosmos B 12 (2)
2018 Las Vegas Lights 13 (1)
2019–2020 Oklahoma City Energy 42 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2020

Garcia was recruited by LA Galaxy back in the year 2012 and this last January[when?] he signed a new contract extending his position on the team through the year 2017.[1]

Career

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Garcia, who describes himself as a hard worker, began his career as a defensive midfielder but started the first two games of the 2017 season at right back. Previously he had captained LA Galaxy II, known colloquially as "Los Dos."[2]

Honors

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Personal life

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Garcia is married and has two children.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Baxter, Kevin (January 12, 2016). "Galaxy extends contracts of Robbie Rogers, Jose Villarreal and Rafael Garcia". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rafael Garcia - LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.com. LA Galaxy. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds".
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