Andre Garcia (footballer)

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Andre Garcia
Personal information
Full name Andre Jacob Garcia [1]
Date of birth (2007-11-30) 30 November 2007 (age 17) [2]
Place of birth England
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Reading
Number 19
Youth career
Reading
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Reading 40 (1)
International career
2025– England U18 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:43, 21 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:34, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Andre Jacob Garcia (born 30 November 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back and winger for EFL League One club Reading.

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Club career

Garcia made his professional debut for Reading on 10 August 2024, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Mamadi Camará, in an opening day of the season 1–1 draw against Birmingham City in EFL League One, [3] becoming the club's 81st Academy graduate in the process.

He scored his first career goal in a 2-1 League Cup win over Portsmouth in August 2025. [4] This was then followed by his first league goal to rescue a draw away at Bolton Wanderers a week later. [5]

International career

On 13 March 2025, Garcia was called up to the England U18 squad for the first time. [6] He made his debut on 20 March 2025 during a 2–2 draw with Czechia. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 August 2025 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2024–25 EFL League One 38010103 [a] 0430
2025–26 EFL League One2100110 [a] 032
Career total4011021--30462
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 17th May 2025" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. "Andre Garcia". Premier League . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. "Report - Birmingham City 1-1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. "Pompey 1 Reading 2". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. "Royals earn hard-fought point at Bolton". readingfc.co.uk. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  6. "England men's under-18s squad named for March international window". englandfootball.com/. England Football. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  7. "Report: England MU18s 2-2 Czechia". englandfootball.com/. England Football. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  8. Andre Garcia at Soccerway