Judah García
 García with NEROCA in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Judah Emmanuel García | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens B | ||
| Number | 97 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Point Fortin | ||
| 2020–2021 | NEROCA | 12 | (3) |
| 2021– | AEK Athens B | 57 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Trinidad and Tobago U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | Trinidad and Tobago U22 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018– | Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:30, 14 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Judah Emmanuel García (born 24 October 2000) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club AEK Athens B and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]García born in Santa Flora, Trinidad and Tobago. He comes from a football family consisting of three brothers (Daniel, Nathaniel, and Levi) all play professional football. García joined junior team of Point Fortin in 2017 and later joined senior team.[citation needed]
NEROCA
[edit]In November 2020, Imphal based club NEROCA completed the signing of Trinidad and Tobago international, Judah García for 2020–21 season of I-League.[2][3] He scored 3 goals in 12 league matches as NEROCA were relegated, but were reinstated by AIFF after the viewing the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
AEK Athens B
[edit]On 3 August 2021, Judah joined AEK Athens B on a three-year contract. [5]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]García has represented Trinidad and Tobago at Trinidad and Tobago U20 and Trinidad and Tobago U22 levels.
Senior
[edit]Following his impressive season with Point Fortin, García was included by manager Dennis Lawrence in a friendly game against Panama. He made his debut after coming off the bench in the 81st minute, replacing Marcus Joseph.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 9 September 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NEROCA | 2020–21 | I-League | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||
| AEK Athens B | 2021–22 | Superleague Greece 2 | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 42 | 5 | — | — | — | 42 | 5 | |||||
| Career total | 54 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9 | ||
- International goals
| Judah García's international goals for Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1. | 2 July 2021 | DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States |  Montserrat |
4–1 | 6–1 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 13 June 2022 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B | |
| 3. | 22 September 2022 | 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand |  Tajikistan |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2022 King's Cup | |
Personal life
[edit]Judah García is the younger brother of Daniel García, Nathaniel García and Levi García, as well cousin of Isaiah García.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago - Judah Garcia - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "NEROCA FC sign Trinidad & Tobago international Judah Garcia". Khel Now. 27 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Frasser, Narissa (29 November 2020). "India's Neroca FC sign Garcia brothers". newsday.co.tt. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "AIFF likely to keep relegation on hold in I-League". 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Επίσημα στην ΑΕΚ Β' ο Τζούντα Γκαρσία" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Judah Garcia (Point Fortin) - Player Profile". Flashscore. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Defence Force sign Garcia cousins". Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
External links
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers
- Point Fortin Civic F.C. players
- NEROCA FC players
- Men's association football forwards
- I-League players
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in India
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- Trinidad and Tobago men's under-20 international footballers
- AEK Athens B F.C. players
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Trinidad and Tobago people of Venezuelan descent