Xavier García (footballer)

Xavier García

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)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	FAS
Number	2
Youth career
2005–2006	ADFA San Salvador
2006–2007	Fundación Mágico González
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	San Salvador	17	(0)
2008-2009	Nejapa	8	(0)
2009–2014	Firpo	109	(4)
2014–	FAS	82[1]	(1)
National team^‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 6, 2016

Moisés Xavier García Orellana (born 26 June 1990 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for FAS in the Salvadoran Premier League.

Club career

García's professional career began on 3 July 2007, when he signed a contract with now defunct Salvadoran national league club, San Salvador. He was one of six players from the El Salvador U17 national team, that would sign for San Salvador 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 Vista Hermosa. After a spell at Nejapa, he joined 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.^[2]

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'

External links

• Xavier García at National-Football-Teams.com
• Xavier García at ESPN FC

References

1. http://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=111114
2. NUEVOS JUGADORES SON CONVOCADOS A LA SELECCIÓN NACIONAL - FESFUT (Spanish)