Moisés Xavier García Orellana (born 26 June 1990 in
San Salvador
San Salvador () is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its San Salvador Department, eponymous department. It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and fin ...
,
El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...
) is a
Salvadoran
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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
Salvadoran
Salvadorans (), also known as Salvadorians, are citizens of El Salvador, a country in Central America. Most Salvadorans live in El Salvador, although there is also a significant Salvadoran diaspora, particularly in the United States, with smalle ...
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
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...
in a May 2008
friendly match
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against
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
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 (soccer), football Manager (soccer), manager and former professional player.
He was interim manager of the El Salvador national football team, El Salvador ...
named García in his
2011 UNCAF Nations Cup squad.
El Salvador's goal tally first.
Honours
Player
Club
;
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
*
Primera División
** Champion:
Clausura 2013
;
C.D. FAS
*
Primera División
** Runners-up: Apertura 2015
References
External links
*
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
21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen
El Salvador men's international footballers
San Salvador F.C. footballers
Alacranes Del Norte footballers
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers
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