Rafael Garcia (soccer)

Rafael Garcia
Personal information
Full name Rafael Garcia
Date of birth (1988-12-19) December 19, 1988
Place of birth Granada Hills, California, United States
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Las Vegas Lights
Number 25
Youth career
2007–2011 Cal State Northridge Matadors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:09, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

Rafael Garcia (born December 19, 1988) is an American soccer player for Las Vegas Lights in the United Soccer League.

Garcia was recruited by LA Galaxy back in the year 2012 and this last January 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]

References

  1. ↑ Baxter, Kevin (12 January 2016). "Galaxy extends contracts of Robbie Rogers, Jose Villarreal and Rafael Garcia". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.lagalaxy.com/players/rafael-garcia
  3. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/goalusa/is-houston-for-real-fixing-la-galaxy-d-rafael-garcias-wikipedia-and-more


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