Rafael Garcia (soccer, born 1988)

{{short description|American soccer player (born 1988)}}

{{For|other soccer players with the same name|Rafael García (disambiguation){{!}}Rafael García}}

{{BLP sources|date=January 2017}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2015}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Rafael Garcia

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|fullname = Rafael Garcia

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|19}}

|birth_place = Granada Hills, California, United States

|height = {{convert|1.68|m|abbr=on}}

|position = Midfielder

|currentclub =

|clubnumber =

|collegeyears1 = 2007–2011

|college1 = Cal State Northridge Matadors

|years1 = 2010–2011

|clubs1 = FC Hasental

|caps1 = 18

|goals1 = 3

|years2 = 2012–2017

|clubs2 = LA Galaxy

|caps2 = 45

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2014–2017

|clubs3 = LA Galaxy II

|caps3 = 27

|goals3 = 4

|years4 = 2018

|clubs4 = New York Cosmos B

|caps4 = 12

|goals4 = 2

|years5 = 2018

|clubs5 = Las Vegas Lights

|caps5 = 13

|goals5 = 1

|years6 = 2019–2020

|clubs6 = Oklahoma City Energy

|caps6 = 42

|goals6 = 6

|nationalyears1 =

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|medaltemplates =

|club-update = October 6, 2020

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Rafael Garcia (born December 19, 1988) is an American former soccer player.

Garcia was recruited by LA Galaxy back in the year 2012 and this last January{{when|date=April 2019}} he signed a new contract extending his position on the team through the year 2017.{{cite news|last1=Baxter|first1=Kevin|title=Galaxy extends contracts of Robbie Rogers, Jose Villarreal and Rafael Garcia|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-galaxy-extends-contracts-of-rogers-villarreal-and-garcia-20160112-story.html|access-date=1 May 2016|agency=Los Angeles Times|date=12 January 2016}}