Xavier García (footballer)

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

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

Honours

Club
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
C.D. FAS

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".


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