 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 | 45 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Trinidad and Tobago U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | Trinidad and Tobago U22 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018– | Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 ‡ 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
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.
NEROCA
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
On 3 August 2021, Judah joined AEK Athens B on a three-year contract. [5]
International career
Youth
García has represented Trinidad and Tobago at Trinidad and Tobago U20 and Trinidad and Tobago U22 levels.
Senior
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
Club
- 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
Judah García is the younger brother of Daniel García, Nathaniel García and Levi García, as well cousin of Isaiah García.[7]
References
- ↑ "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 6 May 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.