Isaiah Garcia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isaiah Irasto Garcia | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Defence Force | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | W Connection | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | W Connection | ||
| 2022–2023 | Point Fortin Civic | ||
| 2023– | Defence Force | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Trinidad and Tobago U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Trinidad and Tobago U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:45, 20 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:45, 20 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Isaiah Irasto Garcia (born 22 August 1998) is a Trinidadian football player who plays as right-back for TT Pro League club Defence Force, and the Trinidad and Tobago.
Career
[edit]Garcia is a youth product of W Connection since he was a U10, and debuted with their team in 2016.[1] He helped them win the 2018 TT Pro League.[2] In 2020, he had a complicated trial in Egypt that resulted in him unable to return to Trinidad and drew police attention with accusations of him being trafficked.[3] He had a stint with Point Fortin Civic in the first half of 2023.[4] On 8 August 2023, Garcia signed transferred to Defence Force.[5]
International career
[edit]Garcia captained the Trinidad and Tobago U20s in 2017.[1] He was called up to the Trinidad and Tobago national team for the 2025 Unity Cup.[6] He was again called up to the national team for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Garcia's cousins, Nathaniel, Levi, and Judah Garcia are all professional footballers.[5][8]
Honours
[edit]- W Connection
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lawrence urges youngsters at Flow Youth Pro League 2017 launch to be ambitious". Soca Warriors Online - Trinidad and Tobago Football. 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Connection lifts Pro League 2018 crown over Couva rivals Central as Sando and Police crash out of top-two finish on final night".
- ^ Newsday), Andrew Gioannetti (T&T (24 April 2025). "Football agent Joshua Lamb irked by Commissioner Griffith's comments". Soca Warriors Online - Trinidad and Tobago Football.
- ^ Gioannetti, Andrew (11 July 2023). ""We're not happy, but we want to win something!" Pt Fortin Civic's unusual TTPFL Cup run".
- ^ a b "Defence Force sign Garcia cousins". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 8 August 2023.
- ^ Walcott, Roneil (16 April 2025). "Isaiah Garcia: Soca Warriors will show we can compete in Unity Cup". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
- ^ "Yorke calls up 'Shiggy' Garcia to replace injured Trimmingham". 12 June 2025.
- ^ Procope, Carla (29 November 2016). "Little Drummer Boy: Nathaniel Garcia on his football family, the Soca Warriors… and those drums!".
- ^ "Connection lifts Pro League 2018 crown over Couva rivals Central as Sando and Police crash out of top-two finish on final night".
- ^ "Connection win 4th title". Facebook.
External links
[edit]- Isaiah Garcia at Soccerway
- Isaiah Garcia at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- 21st-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen
- W Connection F.C. players
- Point Fortin Civic F.C. players
- Defence Force F.C. players
- TT Pro League players