Judah Garcia
Trinidadian footballer (born 2000)
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Judah Emmanuel Garcia (born 24 October 2000) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece 2 club Ilioupoli and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.[1]
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Garcia with NEROCA in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Judah Emmanuel Garcia | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ilioupoli | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Point Fortin | ||
| 2020–2021 | NEROCA | 12 | (4) |
| 2021–2025 | AEK Athens B | 77 | (9) |
| 2025–2026 | Partizani Tirana | 9 | (0) |
| 2026– | Ilioupoli | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Trinidad and Tobago U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | Trinidad and Tobago U22 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018– | Trinidad and Tobago | 15 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:00, 15 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:11, 20 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Garcia born in Santa Flora, Trinidad and Tobago. He comes from a football family consisting of three brothers (Daniel, Nathaniel, and Levi) all play professional football. García joined junior team of Point Fortin in 2017 and later joined senior team.[citation needed]
NEROCA
In November 2020, Imphal based club NEROCA completed the signing of Trinidad and Tobago international, Judah Garcia for 2020–21 season of I-League.[2][3] He scored 3 goals in 12 league matches as NEROCA were relegated, but were reinstated by AIFF after the viewing the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
AEK Athens B
On 3 August 2021, Judah joined AEK Athens B on a three-year contract. [5]
International career
Youth
Garcia has represented Trinidad and Tobago at Trinidad and Tobago U20 and Trinidad and Tobago U22 levels.
Senior
Following his impressive season with Point Fortin, Garcia was included by manager Dennis Lawrence in a friendly game against Panama. He made his debut after coming off the bench in the 81st minute, replacing Marcus Joseph.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 September 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NEROCA | 2020–21 | I-League | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||
| AEK Athens B | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 42 | 5 | — | — | — | 42 | 5 | |||||
| Career total | 54 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9 | ||
- International goals
| Judah Garcia's international goals for Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1. | 2 July 2021 | DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States |  Montserrat | 4–1 | 6–1 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 13 June 2022 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B | |
| 3. | 22 September 2022 | 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand |  Tajikistan | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2022 King's Cup | |
Personal life
Judah Garcia is the younger brother of Daniel Garcia, Nathaniel Garcia and Levi Garcia, as well as a cousin of Isaiah Garcia.[7]