Moisés Xavier García Orellana (born 26 June 1990 in

San Salvador San Salvador (; ) is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital i ...

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) is a

Salvadoran Salvadorans (Spanish: ''Salvadoreños''), also known as Salvadorians (alternate spelling: Salvadoreans), are citizens of El Salvador, a country in Central America. Most Salvadorans live in El Salvador, although there is also a significant Salvado ...

professional footballer who plays as a defender for the El Salvador national team.

Club career

San Salvador FC

García's professional career began on 3 July 2007, when he signed a contract with now defunct

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 William Antonio Maldonado López (born January 3, 1990) is a Salvadoran professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder. Club career San Salvador FC Maldonado's professional career began on July 3, 2007 when he signed a contract with now de ...

, 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 Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo (often abbreviated to Firpo) is an El Salvador professional association football club based in Usulután. The club was founded in 1923, and has played at its current home ground, Estadio Sergio Torres, since 1930 ...

in 2009.

International career

García made his debut for

in a May 2008

friendly match An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

against

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

and had, as of December 2010, earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. In December 2010 national team manager

José Luis Rugamas José Luis Rugamas Portillo (born 5 June 1953 in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran football manager and former professional player. He was interim manager of the El Salvador national team. As a player, he represented his country at the 1982 F ...

named García in his

2011 UNCAF Nations Cup The 2011 Copa Centroamericana ( en, 2011 Central American Cup) was the eleventh edition of Copa Centroamericana (formerly known as the UNCAF Nations Cup), an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Central Amer ...

squad. El Salvador's goal tally first.

Honours

Player

Club

;

* Primera División ** Champion: Clausura 2013 ;

C.D. FAS Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, commonly known as FAS (pronounced "fas"), is a professional Salvadoran football club based in Santa Ana. It competes in Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador, the country's top professiona ...

* Primera División ** Runners-up: Apertura 2015

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* 1990 births Living people Footballers from San Salvador 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Men's association football central defenders Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers San Salvador F.C. footballers Alacranes Del Norte footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub