Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | January 13, 2003 | ||
Place of birth | El Paso, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Forward Madison | ||
Number | 11 | ||
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) | 8 | (0) |
2025– | Forward Madison | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 17, 2025 |
Christopher Garcia (born January 13, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for USL League One team Forward Madison.
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]
On January 11, 2024, Austin FC II announced they had signed Garcia on a season-long loan from El Paso for the 2024 MLS Next Pro season. [9]
Prior to the 2025 season, USL League One club Forward Madison announced they signed Garcia for the upcoming season. [10]
Born in the United States, Garcia is of Mexican descent. [11]