Xavier García (footballer)
Salvadoran footballer (born 1990)
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Moisés Xavier García Orellana (born 26 June 1990) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a defender for Platense and the El Salvador national team.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Platense | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | ADFA San Salvador | ||
| 2006–2007 | Fundación Mágico González | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | San Salvador F.C. | 18 | |
| 2008–2009 | Nejapa F.C. | 8 | |
| 2009–2014 | Luis Ángel Firpo | 160 | |
| 2014–2021 | FAS[1][2] | 257 [citation needed] | (11) |
| 2021-2023 | Aguila | 52 | |
| 2023-Present | Platense | 105 | |
| 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) |
| 2008–2019 | El Salvador | 69 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 February 2021 | |||
Club career
San Salvador FC
García was born in San Salvador, El Salvador. His 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.
Career statistics
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 | ? |  ?' |
| 2 | 12 October 2010 | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez, Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica |  Costa Rica |
1–2 | Friendly | 0 | 39 | 51' |
| 3 | 14 January 2011 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Nicaragua |
2–0 | 2011 Copa Centroamericana | 0 | 90 |  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 | 16' |
| 6 | 23 January 2011 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Panama |
0–0 (4–5 pen.) | 2011 Copa Centroamericana | 0 | 90 | 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 | 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
Luis Ángel Firpo
C.D. FAS
- Salvadoran Primera División runner-up: Apertura 2015
