Xavier García (footballer)

Salvadoran footballer (born 1990)

Xavier García
Personal information
Full name Moisés Xavier García Orellana
Date of birth (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 34)
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

San Salvador FC

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

García signed with Nejapa F.C. in 2008.

Luis Ángel Firpo

He signed with C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo in 2009.

International career

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.

International appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Goals Minutes played Extras
1 30 May 2008 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.  Guatemala 0–0 Friendly 0 ? upward-facing green arrow ?'
2 12 October 2010 Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez, Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1–2 Friendly 0 39 upward-facing green arrow 51'
3 14 January 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Nicaragua 2–0 2011 Copa Centroamericana 0 90 Yellow card 75'
4 16 January 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Belize 5–2 2011 Copa Centroamericana 0 90
5 18 January 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Panama 0–2 2011 Copa Centroamericana 0 90 Yellow card 16'
6 23 January 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Panama 0–0 (4–5 pen.) 2011 Copa Centroamericana 0 90 Yellow card 90'
7 9 February 2011 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Haiti 1–0 Friendly 0 90
8 24 March 2011 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba  Cuba 1–0 Friendly 0 90
9 29 March 2011 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Jamaica 2–3 Friendly 0 90
10 29 May 2011 Robertson Stadium, Houston, United States  Honduras 2–2 Friendly 0 90
11 5 June 2011 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas  Mexico 0–5 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup 0 90
12 9 June 2011 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina  Costa Rica 1–1 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup 0 90
13 12 June 2011 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois  Cuba 6–1 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup 0 90 Yellow card 82'
14 19 June 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.  Panama 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 pen.) 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup 0 90
15 7 August 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.  Venezuela 2–1 Friendly 0 90
16 11 September 2011 Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town, Cayman Islands  Cayman Islands 1–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 1 90 90+3'

Honours

Player

Club

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
C.D. FAS

References

  1. ^ Macheteada, Culebrita. "García, con distensión de ligamentos – Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador".
  2. ^ "FAS separó a Xavi García y a Raúl Renderos" (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "ceroacero.es :: Porque todos los partidos empiezan así..." www.ceroacero.es.
  4. ^ "XAVI GARCÍA SE REENCONTRARÁ CON SU PASADO".
  5. ^ "FAS brinda un homenaje a cuatro jugadores por alcanzar cien partidos".
  • Xavier García at Soccerway
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C.D. FAS – current squad
  • 1 Carbantes
  • 2 García (c)
  • 3 Henriquez
  • 4 Chávez
  • 5 Renderos
  • 6 Flores
  • 7 Peñaranda
  • 8 Landaverde
  • 9 Areco
  • 11 Gil
  • 12 Perea
  • 14 Amaya
  • 15 Aranda
  • 16 Flores Jaco
  • 17 Chigüila
  • 20 Castro
  • 21 Torres
  • 22 Stradella
  • 24 Cuéllar
  • 26 Garay
  • 27 L. Rodríguez
  • 29 Rivera
  • 30 Pacheco
  • Coach: J. Rodríguez
El Salvador squads
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El Salvador squad – 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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El Salvador squad – 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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El Salvador squad – 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
El Salvador
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El Salvador squad – 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
El Salvador


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