Matías García (footballer, born 1996)
Maltese footballer
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Matías Nicolás García (born 22 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Maltese Premier League club Ħamrun Spartans. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Malta national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Nicolás García | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | La Banda, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ħamrun Spartans | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sarmiento La Banda | |||
| 2010–2017 | Belgrano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Senglea Athletic | 45 | (7) |
| 2019–2025 | Floriana | 125 | (7) |
| 2025– | Ħamrun Spartans | 26 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2025 | Malta | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2025 | |||
Club career
García is a youth product of Sarmiento La Banda and Belgrano. From Belgrano, he moved to Malta with Senglea Athletic in 2017.[1] He transferred to Floriana in 2019, and helped them win the 2019–20 Maltese Premier League in his debut season with them.[2]
International career
García was born in Argentina and naturalized in Malta after spending five years in the country. In late May 2022, it was announced that García had been awarded a Maltese passport and was eligible to represent Malta. He was called up to the Malta national football team for UEFA Nations League matches in June 2022.[3] He debuted with Malta in a friendly 1–0 loss to Venezuela on 1 June 2022.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 December 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | FA Trophy | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ħamrun Spartans | 2025–26 | Maltese Premier League | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| Career total | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Floriana