Mitch Garcia

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Mitch Garcia
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Garcia
Date of birth (1989-04-07) 7 April 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back/Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dallas Sidekicks
Number 18
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 Phoenix College Bears
2010–2011 Grand Canyon Antelopes 38 (8)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Arizona Sahuaros
2011–2013 Arizona Storm (indoor) 18 (16)
2013 FC Tucson 1 (0)
2013 Vermont Voltage 10 (0)
2014 Atlanta Silverbacks 3 (0)
2015 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves 10 (0)
2016 Carolina Railhawks
2016 St. Louis Ambush (indoor) 14 (3)
2017 Atlanta Silverbacks 12 (1)
2019 Atlanta SC 10 (1)
Managerial career
2018– Atlanta Silverbacks (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 15, 2017

Mitchell "Mitch" Garcia (born April 7, 1989) is an American professional soccer player.

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Career

College and Youth

Garcia started at Phoenix College in 2009, before transferring to Grand Canyon University in 2010. [1] [2]

While at college, Garcia also appeared for NPSL club Arizona Sahuaros. [3]

Professional

After leaving college, Garcia trained with Polish side Puszcza Niepołomice and Serbian club FK Čukarički, but was signed by neither. [4]

Garcia played with USL PDL club's FC Tucson and Vermont Voltage in 2013, before signing his first professional contract with NASL club Atlanta Silverbacks on February 26, 2014. He made his professional debut on June 7, 2014 against Indy Eleven. He started and played 90 minutes with the result ending in a 3-3 tie [5]

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References

  1. "Mitchell Garcia - Men's Soccer".
  2. "Phoenix College Athletics". www.pc.maricopa.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21.
  3. "Arizona Sahuaros, Premier Soccer Team Members, Meet the Players".
  4. "Two Former Men's Soccer Players Sign with NASL Teams".
  5. "Silverbacks NASL: Silverbacks Announce Two More Roster Additions". Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-20.