Greg Garza
 Garza at an FC Cincinnati event in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gregory Martin Garza[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 16, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Grapevine, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | São Paulo | ||
| 2007–2008 | Dallas Texans | ||
| 2008–2010 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Estoril Praia | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Tijuana | 66 | (3) |
| 2015 | → Atlas (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Atlanta United (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2018 | Atlanta United | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | FC Cincinnati | 22 | (0) |
| Total | 131 | (6) | |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | United States U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | United States | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Gregory "Greg" Martin Garza (born August 16, 1991) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a left-back.
Club career[]
Estoril Praia[]
Garza spent several years with Sporting Clube de Portugal's under-19 team, but he was not offered a contract with the senior squad.[2] As a result, he moved to Estoril Praia on a two-year contract in August 2010.[3]
Club Tijuana[]
Garza signed with Mexican Primera División side Club Tijuana on December 21, 2011.[4] Garza made his debut coming in as a sub in minute 73 for José Sand against Monarcas Morelia in a 1–1 tied game. He scored the first goal of his career for the club on October 13, 2012 in a 2–2 draw at Santos Laguna.[5]
Atlanta United[]
In December 2016 it was announced that Garza had signed a one-year loan deal with newly formed side Atlanta United for the 2017 season.[6] Atlanta acquired Garza's MLS right from Columbus Crew SC in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.
On November 29, 2017, Atlanta announced that it had signed Garza to a permanent multi-year deal.[7] Greg Garza made $175,008 for the 2018 MLS Season.[8]
Career statistics[]
- As of March 17, 2018[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estoril | 2010–11 | Liga de Honra | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Tijuana | 2011–12 | Mexican Primera División | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13 | Liga MX | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 19 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 66 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 84 | 3 | |||
| Atlas (loan) | 2015–16 | Liga MX | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta United (loan) | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 26 | 2 | — | 26 | 2 | |||||
| Atlanta United | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Career totals | 100 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 121 | 5 | ||
International career[]
 | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (August 2018) |
Garza was announced as part of the United States senior squad for a friendly against the Czech Republic on September 3, 2014. His first senior international cap was recorded during the match, being subbed on in the 62nd minute. He was capped-tied to the U.S. national team after his first competitive match in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup against Haiti, while starting and playing 67 minutes. But after the group stage he was traded out of the gold cup roster for DaMarcus Beasley as each team could make six changes if they advanced to the knockout round.
Personal[]
Garza was born and raised in Texas but holds a Mexican passport by way of his father who was born in Mexico.[10]
Honors[]
Tijuana
Atlanta United
References[]
- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
- ^ Barreira, Miguel (August 28, 2010). "Garza contratado". Jornal Record (in Portuguese). Cofina. Archived from the original on August 29, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ Leyden, Nick (August 31, 2010). "Garza Signs With GD Estoril-Praia". Yanks-Abroad.com.
- ^ Tom Marshall (December 21, 2011). "Gringo Report: Garza joins the ranks with Club Tijuana". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "American Exports: Bornstein plays, Garza gets first goal". MLSsoccer.com. October 14, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "Atlanta United sign Greg Garza to one-year loan deal from Tijuana". ESPN FC. December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ^ "Atlanta United sign Greg Garza to multi-year contract | Atlanta United FC". Atlutd.com. November 29, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "MLS Players Salary Guide - MLS Players Association". MLS Players Association. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ Greg Garza at Soccerway. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ Brian Sciaretta (December 22, 2011). "Garza excited for future in Tijuana". Yanks Abroad. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
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External links[]
- Greg Garza – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
- Greg Garza at Soccerway
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Texas
- Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
- Association football fullbacks
- Association football defenders
- Sporting CP footballers
- American soccer players
- American expatriate soccer players
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- Club Tijuana footballers
- Atlas F.C. footballers
- Atlanta United FC players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Liga MX players
- Major League Soccer players
- Major League Soccer All-Stars
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- People from Grapevine, Texas
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- FC Cincinnati players