Christopher Garcia

For the American scientist, see K. Christopher Garcia.
Christopher Garcia
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-13) January 13, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth El Paso, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Austin FC II
(on loan from El Paso Locomotive)
Youth career
2018–2020 Real Salt Lake
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Real Salt Lake 3 (0)
2021–2022 Real Monarchs 13 (1)
2021 → Ljungskile SK (loan) 5 (1)
2022 → El Paso Locomotive (loan) 6 (0)
2023– El Paso Locomotive 17 (1)
2024– → Austin FC II (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:21, October 16, 2023 (UTC)

Christopher Garcia (born January 13, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for MLS Next Pro team Austin FC II, on loan from USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive.

Career

Garcia grew up in El Paso, Texas before moving to Utah where he joined the Real Salt Lake academy in 2018. He scored 18 goals in 38 appearances for the USSDA side.[2]

On February 10, 2020, Garcia signed with the Real Salt Lake first team on a homegrown player contract.[3] Garcia made his professional debut on September 19, 2020, appearing as an injury-time substitute during a 2–1 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[4]

On August 10, 2021, Garcia was loaned to Swedish side Ljungskile SK for the remainder of the 2021 season.[5]

Garcia was loaned to USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive on September 1, 2022.[6]

Following his release from Salt Lake at the end of the 2022 season,[7] Garcia joined El Paso Locomotive on a permanent basis on January 5, 2023.[8]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Garcia is of Mexican descent.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Christopher Garcia". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Real Salt Lake". rsla.ussoccerda.com.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "RSL Signs RSL Academy Forward Chris Garcia to Homegrown Contract | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  4. ^ "RSLvsVAN 09-19-2020 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  5. ^ "Real Salt Lake Loans Chris Garcia to Ljungskile SK in Sweden | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  6. ^ "El Paso Locomotive FC Acquires Chris Garcia on Loan from Real Salt Lake for remainder of 2022 Season".
  7. ^ "Real Salt Lake Announces 2023 Roster Decisions | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  8. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (January 5, 2023). "Locomotive FC signs El Paso native Chris Garcia". USL Championship.
  9. ^ "América y Chivas sueñan con Carlos Vela, Chicharito Hernández y Jonathan Dos Santos; llegarían prestados". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). August 13, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2023.

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