Rafael Garcia (soccer, born 1988)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Garcia | ||
Date of birth | December 19, 1988 | ||
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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 6, 2020 |
Rafael Garcia (born December 19, 1988) is a former American soccer player.
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[]
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[]
Personal life[]
Garcia is married and has two children.[3]
References[]
- ^ Baxter, Kevin (January 12, 2016). "Galaxy extends contracts of Robbie Rogers, Jose Villarreal and Rafael Garcia". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Rafael Garcia - LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.com. LA Galaxy. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ "SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds".
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Cal State Northridge Matadors men's soccer players
- LA Galaxy players
- LA Galaxy II players
- New York Cosmos B players
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- OKC Energy FC players
- Soccer players from Los Angeles
- LA Galaxy draft picks
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- National Premier Soccer League players
- Association football midfielders
- People from Granada Hills, Los Angeles
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
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