Greg Garza
| Greg Garza | ||
 Greg Garza (2019)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Gregory Martin Garza Early | |
| birthday | August 16, 1991 | |
| place of birth | Grapevine , Texas , USA | |
| size | 172 cm | |
| position | Defender | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2005-2006 | Sao Paulo FC | |
| 2007-2008 | Dallas Texans | |
| 2008-2010 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2010-2011 | DG Estoril Praia | 3 (0) |
| 2012-2016 | Club Tijuana | 66 (3) |
| 2015 | → Atlas Guadalajara (loan) | 3 (0) |
| 2017-2018 | Atlanta United | 42 (3) |
| 2019– | Cincinnati FC | 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
| 2011 | USA U20 | 3 (0) |
| 2014– | United States | 9 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of December 15, 2018 2 As of July 11, 2015 |
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Gregory Martin Garza Early (born August 16, 1991 in Grapevine , Texas ) is an American football player .
Player career
Youth and college
Garza was active in his youth for the São Paulo FC in Brazil and the youth football club Dallas Texans. In 2008 he moved to Portugal to the Sporting Lisbon youth team .
DG Estoril Praia
After playing for the U-19 of Sporting Lisbon for some time, he was not given a professional contract there. In 2010 Garza moved to GD Estoril Praia .
Club Tijuana
On December 21, 2011, Garza signed a contract with the Mexican first division club Tijuana .
Garza in the MLS
For season 2017 Garza initially spent a year on loan to the newly formed MLS - Franchise Atlanta United . In his first season he was used 26 times in the regular season and scored three goals. He was also elected to the MLS All-Star Team that played against Real Madrid . For season 2018 Garza was finally firmly committed. In his second MLS season, due to injury, he only made eleven appearances in the regular season and five appearances in the playoffs, at the end of which he and his team won the championship.
For the 2019 season, Garza moved within the MLS to the new FC Cincinnati franchise .
National team
Garza is a Mexican citizen and a US citizen because his father is from Mexico, but he was born in the USA. He made his debut for the United States national soccer team on September 3, 2014 in a friendly against the Czech Republic. He had previously been active for the US U-20 team .
Achievements and Awards
- Master of the Major League Soccer : 2018
- Election to the MLS All-Star-Team: 2017
Web links
- Greg Garza in the MLSSoccer.com database
- Greg Garza in the weltfussball.de database
- Greg Garza in the database of transfermarkt.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Miguel Barreira: Garza contratado (Portuguese) . In: Jornal Record , Cofina , August 28, 2010. Archived from the original on August 29, 2010. Retrieved on February 24, 2015.
- ↑ Gringo Report: Garza joins the ranks with Club Tijuana ( English ) MLS . December 21, 2011. Accessed February 24, 2015.
- ↑ Atlanta United sign Greg Garza to one-year loan deal from Tijuana , global.espn.com, December 23, 2016, accessed December 15, 2018.
- ↑ Atlanta United sign Greg Garza to multi-year contract , atlutd.com, November 29, 2017, accessed December 15, 2018.
- ↑ FC Cincinnati acquires MLS Cup champion Greg Garza from Atlanta United , mlssoccer.com, December 11, 2018, accessed December 15, 2018.
- ↑ Brian Sciaretta: Garza excited for future in Tijuana . Yanks Abroad. December 22, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Garza, Greg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garza Early, Gregory Martin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grapevine , Texas , USA |