Christopher Garcia

Christopher Garcia (born January 13, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for MLS Next Pro team Austin FC II, on loan from USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive.

For the American scientist, see K. Christopher Garcia.
Christopher Garcia
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-13) January 13, 2003
Place of birth El Paso, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Austin FC II
(on loan from El Paso Locomotive)
Number 11
Youth career
2018–2020 Real Salt Lake
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Real Salt Lake 3 (0)
2021–2022 Real Monarchs 13 (1)
2021 → Ljungskile SK (loan) 5 (1)
2022 → El Paso Locomotive (loan) 6 (0)
2023– El Paso Locomotive 17 (1)
2024– → Austin FC II (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:24, March 16, 2024 (UTC)

Career

Garcia grew up in El Paso, Texas before moving to Utah where he joined the Real Salt Lake academy in 2018. He scored 18 goals in 38 appearances for the USSDA side.[2]

Real Salt Lake

On February 10, 2020, Garcia signed with the Real Salt Lake first team on a homegrown player contract.[3] Garcia made his professional debut on September 19, 2020, appearing as an injury-time substitute during a 2–1 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[4]

Ljungskile SK

On August 10, 2021, Garcia was loaned to Swedish side Ljungskile SK for the remainder of the 2021 season.[5]

El Paso Locomotive

Garcia was loaned to USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive on September 1, 2022.[6] Following his release from Salt Lake at the end of the 2022 season,[7] Garcia joined El Paso Locomotive on a permanent basis on January 5, 2023.[8]

Austin FC II

On January 11, 2024, Austin FC II announced they had signed Garcia on a season-long loan from El Paso for the 2024 MLS Next Pro season.[9]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Garcia is of Mexican descent.[10]

References
  1. "Christopher Garcia". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. "Real Salt Lake". rsla.ussoccerda.com.
  3. "RSL Signs RSL Academy Forward Chris Garcia to Homegrown Contract | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  4. "RSLvsVAN 09-19-2020 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  5. "Real Salt Lake Loans Chris Garcia to Ljungskile SK in Sweden | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  6. "El Paso Locomotive FC Acquires Chris Garcia on Loan from Real Salt Lake for remainder of 2022 Season".
  7. "Real Salt Lake Announces 2023 Roster Decisions | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  8. USLChampionship com Staff (January 5, 2023). "Locomotive FC signs El Paso native Chris Garcia". USL Championship.
  9. "Austin FC II Acquires Goalkeeper Marcus Alstrup and Winger Christopher Garcia". AustinFC.com. Austin FC II. January 11, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  10. "América y Chivas sueñan con Carlos Vela, Chicharito Hernández y Jonathan Dos Santos; llegarían prestados". Soy Fútbol (in Spanish). August 13, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2023.


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