Xavier_Garcia_(footballer)

Xavier García (footballer)

Salvadoran footballer (born 1990)

Moisés Xavier García Orellana (born 26 June 1990 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer.^[4]^[5]

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Xavier García
Personal information
Full name	Moisés Xavier García Orellana
Date of birth	(1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 33)
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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Orellana.

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.

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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

Player

Club

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

Primera División
- Champion: Clausura 2013

C.D. FAS

Primera División
- Runners-up: Apertura 2015

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".

External links

Xavier García at Soccerway

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