Rafael Garcia (soccer, born 1988)

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Rafael Garcia
Personal information
Full name Rafael Garcia
Date of birth (1988-12-19) December 19, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Granada Hills, California, United States
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2011 Cal State Northridge Matadors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2020

Rafael Garcia (born December 19, 1988) is an American former soccer player.

Contents

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Baxter, Kevin (January 12, 2016). "Galaxy extends contracts of Robbie Rogers, Jose Villarreal and Rafael Garcia". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rafael Garcia - LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.com. LA Galaxy. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ "SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds".


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