Christopher Garcia (born January 13, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2003-01-13) January 13, 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | El Paso, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Real Salt Lake | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2018–2020 | Real Salt Lake | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Real Salt Lake | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Real Monarchs | 13 | (1) |
2021 | → Ljungskile SK (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2022 | → El Paso Locomotive (loan) | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2022 |
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]
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]
On August 10, 2021, Garcia was loaned to Swedish side Ljungskile SK for the remainder of the 2021 season.[5]
Garcia was loaned to USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive on September 1, 2022.[6]
Real Salt Lake – current squad | |
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