Raphaël Garcia

Raphaël Garcia (born 6 May 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League as a right-back.

Raphaël Garcia
Personal information
Full name Raphaël Garcia
Date of birth (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 2
Youth career
2005–2012 Gloucester Hornets
2012–2018 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Valour FC 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2020

Club career

Early career

Garcia started playing soccer at the age of 4 in his backyard with his dad. By the age of 6, Garcia started playing competitively with the Gloucester Hornets. After playing many years in Ottawa, Garcia decided to attend the open trials of the Montreal Impact Academy and made the team alongside Canadian International Ballou Tabla.

At 13 years of age, Garcia left his family to be the first ever Gloucester Hornets player to join the Montreal Impact Academy. During his time in the academy of Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact, Garcia made 79 appearances in USSDA, scoring 11 goals.

On 7 September 2018, Garcia played in the Cap City Cup with USL Championship side Ottawa Fury in a 1–0 loss to Montreal Impact.

Valour FC

On 10 January 2019, Garcia signed a multi-year deal as his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[1] He made his senior debut on 11 May 2019 as a starter in a 1–0 win over HFX Wanderers FC.[2]

International career

Garcia was 14 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in November 2013 as part of an U15 identification camp in Vaughan.[3]

References
  1. "Valour FC sign midfielder Raphael Ohin and defender Raphaël Garcia". Valour FC. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. "Raphaël Garcia". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. "Raphaël Garcia". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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