| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Nicolás García | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | La Banda, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Floriana | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sarmiento La Banda | |||
| 2010–2017 | Belgrano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Senglea Athletic | 45 | (7) |
| 2019– | Floriana | 98 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2022– | Malta | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:06, 5 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Matías Nicolás García (born 22 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Maltese Premier League club Floriana. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Malta national team.
Club career
García is a youth product of Sarmiento La Banda and Belgrano. From Belgrano, he moved to Malta with Senglea Athletic in 2017. He transferred to Floriana in 2019, and helped them win the 2019–20 Maltese Premier League in his debut season with them.
International career
García was born in Argentina, and naturalized via merit to Malta after spending 5 years in the country. In late May 2022, it was announced that García had been awarded a Maltese passport and was eligible to represent Malta. He was called up to the Malta national football team for UEFA Nations League matches in June 2022. He debuted with Malta in a friendly 1–0 loss to Venezuela on 1 June 2022.
Honours
Floriana
References
- Liberal, El. "Racing venció a Huracán en Avellaneda en el inicio de la Liga Profesional 2022 - El Liberal". www.elliberal.com.ar.
- "García y Floriana FC, campeones en Malta".
- "Matias Garcia to play for Malta after passport application goes through". Times of Malta.
- "Friendly: Venezuela beat Malta with Rondon first half header - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt.
External links
- Matías García at Soccerway
- Matías García at National-Football-Teams.com
| Floriana FC – current squad | |
|---|---|
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from La Banda
- Naturalised citizens of Malta
- Maltese men's footballers
- Malta men's international footballers
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine emigrants to Malta
- Maltese people of Argentine descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Senglea Athletic F.C. players
- Floriana F.C. players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen