Xavier García (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Moisés Xavier García Orellana | ||
Date of birth | 26 June 1990 | ||
Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2006 | ADFA San Salvador | ||
2006–2007 | Fundación Mágico González | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | San Salvador F.C. | ||
2008–2009 | Nejapa F.C. | ||
2009–2014 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
2014–2021 | FAS[1][2] | 250[3] | (11) |
International career | |||
2006–2007 | El Salvador U17 | 7 | (0) |
2008–2009 | El Salvador U20 | 6 | (0) |
2010–2010 | El Salvador U21 | ||
2010–2014 | El Salvador U23 | 2 | (1) |
2008– | El Salvador | 62 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2021 |
Moisés Xavier García Orellana (born 26 June 1990 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a defender for the El Salvador national team.[4][5]
Club career
[edit]San Salvador FC
[edit]García's professional career began on 3 July 2007, when he signed a contract with now defunct Salvadoran national league club, San Salvador F.C. He was one of six players from the El Salvador U17 national team, that would sign for San Salvador F.C. that season. The others were Ricardo Orellana, Diego Chavarría, William Maldonado, Óscar Arroyo and Fabricio Alfaro.
He made his professional debut on 7 November 2007 in a league match against C.D. Vista Hermosa.
Nejapa FC
[edit]García signed with Nejapa F.C. in 2008.
Luis Ángel Firpo
[edit]He signed with C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo in 2009.
International career
[edit]García made his debut for El Salvador in a May 2008 friendly match against Guatemala and had, as of December 2010, earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. In December 2010 national team manager José Luis Rugamas named García in his 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup squad.
El Salvador's goal tally first.
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Club
[edit]- Primera División
- Champion: Clausura 2013
- Primera División
- Runners-up: Apertura 2015
References
[edit]- ^ Macheteada, Culebrita. "García, con distensión de ligamentos – Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador".
- ^ "FAS separó a Xavi García y a Raúl Renderos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "ceroacero.es :: Porque todos los partidos empiezan así..." www.ceroacero.es.
- ^ "XAVI GARCÍA SE REENCONTRARÁ CON SU PASADO".
- ^ "FAS brinda un homenaje a cuatro jugadores por alcanzar cien partidos".
External links
[edit]- Xavier García at Soccerway