Matías García (footballer, born 1996)

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.

Matías García

Personal information
Full name	Matías Nicolás García
Date of birth	(1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 27)
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	72	(3)
International career^‡
2022–	Malta	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:06, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

García is a youth product of Sarmiento La Banda and Belgrano. From Belgrano, he moved to Malta with Senglea Athletic in 2017.^[1] He transferred to Floriana in 2019, and helped them win the 2019–20 Maltese Premier League in his debut season with them.^[2]

International career

García was born in Argentina, and was naturalized via merit to Malta after spending 5 years in the country. He was called up to the Malta national football team for UEFA Nations League matches in June 2022.^[3] He debuted with Malta in a friendly 1–0 loss to Venezuela on 1 June 2022.^[4]

Honours

Floriana

• Maltese Premier League: 2019–20
• Maltese FA Trophy: 2021–22

References

1. Liberal, El. "Racing venció a Huracán en Avellaneda en el inicio de la Liga Profesional 2022 - El Liberal". www.elliberal.com.ar.
2. "García y Floriana FC, campeones en Malta".
3. "Matias Garcia to play for Malta after passport application goes through". Times of Malta.
4. "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