Freddy García (footballer)


Freddy Alexander García Carrera is a Guatemalan professional footballer currently playing for Deportivo Heredia in the Guatemala's top division. He has played for several local clubs since 1997, and also in Major League Soccer for Columbus Crew, where he won the 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Also a member of the Guatemala national team, he has played in four World Cup qualifying campaigns, and is among Guatemala's all-time top scorers.

Club career

An attacking midfielder renowned for his accurate left foot, García was born in Puerto Barrios, and started his professional career with Universidad San Carlos. In 1999, he joined Comunicaciones, where he won two league titles. In 2002, he joined Columbus Crew in the MLS and played five regular season matches that year. He scored the championship-winning goal for Crew at the 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final against Los Angeles Galaxy. The following season, he appeared in 22 matches. Since 2004, he has returned to Guatemala to play for Municipal, helping that club win seven league championships. In June 2009 he left Municipal to join Heredia, going on to score 14 goals for the club in the 2009–2010 season. The following year, he played for Peñarol La Mesilla, before returning to Heredia for the 2011–12 season.

International career

García is a member of the Guatemalan national team, which he has represented during the 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014 World Cup qualification campaigns. In 1997, he was part of the youth national team participating at the VI Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos. He made his senior international debut in a November 1998 friendly match against Honduras
He also played futsal internationally, as he was part of his country's Futsal team competing at the 2000 Futsal World Championship which was held in Guatemala.
He made his return to the national squad in 2011 for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and scored just minutes coming in as a substitute. He then scored two goals against Grenada later that year, tying Mario Camposeco for 4th place in the all-time goal scorers list for Guatemala with 23 goals.

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 1999Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica1–01–01999 UNCAF Nations Cup
2.6 June 1999Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada2–12–21999 Canada Cup
3.10 November 1999Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala1–01–1Friendly
4.9 January 2000Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States1–11–1Friendly
5.6 February 2000Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala2–02–1Friendly
6.19 March 2000Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras1–02–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.18 June 2000Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala7–18–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.18 June 2000Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala8–18–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.22 July 2000Estadio Mario Camposeco, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala2–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.8 October 2000Barbados National Stadium, St. Michael, Barbados1–03–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.21 February 2001Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama1–12–2Friendly
12.21 February 2001Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama2–22–2Friendly
13.25 May 2001Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba, Honduras2–03–32001 UNCAF Nations Cup
14.25 May 2001Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba, Honduras3–33–32001 UNCAF Nations Cup
15.3 June 2001Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras3–13–12001 UNCAF Nations Cup
16.13 February 2003Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama1–01–12003 UNCAF Nations Cup
17.18 February 2003Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama4–05–02003 UNCAF Nations Cup
18.20 February 2003Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama1–02–02003 UNCAF Nations Cup
19.31 March 2004Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador1–03–0Friendly
20.12 October 2005Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala2–03–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
21.2 September 2011Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala4–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
22.11 November 2011Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
23.11 November 2011Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala2–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

Columbus Crew