Isaiah Garcia

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Isaiah Garcia
Personal information
Full name Isaiah Irasto Garcia
Date of birth (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Defence Force
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2016 W Connection
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2022 W Connection
2022–2023 Point Fortin Civic
2023– Defence Force
International career
2017 Trinidad and Tobago U20 3 (0)
2018 Trinidad and Tobago U21 2 (0)
2019– Trinidad and Tobago 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:45, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:45, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Isaiah Irasto Garcia (born 22 August 1998) is a Trinidadian football player who plays as right-back for TT Pro League club Defence Force, and the Trinidad and Tobago.

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Career

Garcia is a youth product of W Connection since he was a U10, and debuted with their team in 2016. [1] He helped them win the 2018 TT Pro League. [2] In 2020, he had a complicated trial in Egypt that resulted in him unable to return to Trinidad and drew police attention with accusations of him being trafficked. [3] He had a stint with Point Fortin Civic in the first half of 2023. [4] On 8 August 2023, Garcia signed transferred to Defence Force. [5]

International career

Garcia captained the Trinidad and Tobago U20s in 2017. [1] He was called up to the Trinidad and Tobago national team for the 2025 Unity Cup. [6] He was again called up to the national team for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [7]

Personal life

Garcia's cousins, Nathaniel, Levi, and Judah Garcia are all professional footballers. [5] [8]

Honours

W Connection

References

  1. 1 2 "Lawrence urges youngsters at Flow Youth Pro League 2017 launch to be ambitious". Soca Warriors Online - Trinidad and Tobago Football. 24 April 2025.
  2. "Connection lifts Pro League 2018 crown over Couva rivals Central as Sando and Police crash out of top-two finish on final night".
  3. Newsday), Andrew Gioannetti (T&T (24 April 2025). "Football agent Joshua Lamb irked by Commissioner Griffith's comments". Soca Warriors Online - Trinidad and Tobago Football.
  4. Gioannetti, Andrew (11 July 2023). ""We're not happy, but we want to win something!" Pt Fortin Civic's unusual TTPFL Cup run".
  5. 1 2 "Defence Force sign Garcia cousins". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 8 August 2023.
  6. Walcott, Roneil (16 April 2025). "Isaiah Garcia: Soca Warriors will show we can compete in Unity Cup". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
  7. "Yorke calls up 'Shiggy' Garcia to replace injured Trimmingham". 12 June 2025.
  8. Procope, Carla (29 November 2016). "Little Drummer Boy: Nathaniel Garcia on his football family, the Soca Warriors… and those drums!".
  9. "Connection lifts Pro League 2018 crown over Couva rivals Central as Sando and Police crash out of top-two finish on final night".
  10. "Connection win 4th title". Facebook .