club roster 2009 season stats GP Goals Assists 25 0 0 name: Nick Garcia position: D height: 5-10 weight:175 Birthdate: April 09, 1979 Hometown: Plano, TX last club: San Jose (MLS)

Regular Season Stats

full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights

year	club	gp	gs	min	g	a	sht	sog	fc	fs	c	ej
2009	Toronto FC	13	13	1,125	0	0	0	0	11	10	2	0
	San Jose	12	12	1,080	0	0	0	0	11	5	2	0
Career		273	273	24,514	1	6	28	10	283	281	49	5

Most Recent Video Highlights

date	clubs	video description
04/27/08	Quakes @ Red Bulls	Joe Cannon and Nick Garcia save reel

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MLS Experience

2006 Season: Anchored a defense that posted its third shutout of the season in 1-0 win at CLB (6/10)...Scored his first career goal in his 181st career match, in 3-2 loss vs. DC (6/28)...Started 10th straight, playing the full 90 in 2-0 loss vs. LA (7/1)...Ran his season total minutes played to 1530, the second highest on the team, in 3-2 loss vs. HOU (7/15)…Returned from injury and played the full 90 in 4-1 win vs. COL (9/9)…Ended the 2006 season tallying 2519 minutes on the field and starting 29 games…scored one goal for the Wizards and recorded three shots on goal.

2005: Started and appeared in 30 matches in 2005...Began the season as a central defender alongside Jimmy Conrad before moving to right back for the first time @ CLB (5/14)... Missed his only two games of the season, @ NE (8/6) and @ CHI (8/10), while serving a two-game suspension for a foul that took place @ CLB (7/23)...Returned from suspension and appeared in each of the last 10 matches of the season. Ended the 2005 season with 168 career appearances in a Wizards uniform, moving into third place in franchise history in games played (168), games started (168) and minutes played (15,219).

2004: Missed his first ever game due to injury vs. COL (5/1) with inflammation in his right foot...Missed 5/8 vs. CHI...Registered his first assist of the season on Davy Arnaud's 22-minute goal vs. DAL (7/3)... After playing most of the season at either right back to left back, Garcia moved into a central defense role in mid-September and helped the team to three consecutive 1-0 shutouts vs. SJ (9/18), vs. CHI in USOC Final (9/22) and vs. COL (9/25). 2004 Playoffs: Played every minute in the Wizards four postseason matches, including the MLS Cup Final vs. D.C. (11/14).

2003: Appeared in 29 matches for the Wizards, starting all 29 contests and logging 2,689 minutes…Missed just one game in 2003 @ COL (7/4) due to a red card he received @ SJ (6/28)…Started vs. SJ (8/8) to mark his 100th career MLS start, becoming the 100th player in MLS history to reach that mark and also the youngest to start 100 games. 2003 Playoffs: Started and played every minute of the Wizards three postseason matches.

2002: Appeared in 27 of the Wizards 28 regular season matches… Registered his first career MLS point, assisting on Chris Klein's goal in the 10th minute @ MET (5/25)... Issued his first and only red card of the season during stoppage time for denying DaMarcus Beasley a goal scoring opportunity @ CHI (8/16)...Finished the season with 7,557 career minutes played for Kansas City, ranking him 9th on the teams all-time list after just his 3rd season in MLS.

2001: Appeared in 24 of 27 games, starting and playing every minute in all 24 games... The three matches he missed were due to suspensions…Played at central defender while Peter Vermes recovered from abdominal surgery…Issued his first MLS red card for an intentional hand ball in the box in season opener @ D.C. (4/7). Missed his first ever MLS game, vs. LA (4/14)… Started and played every minute at right back for the remaining 12 games of the season. 2001 Playoffs: Played every minute of all three playoff matches against Miami.

2000: Made his MLS debut, starting as a central defender vs. CHI (3/25)…Was a key part of a defensive unit that had a MLS record 681-minute scoreless streak from 4/19 to 5/27)...Helped the Wizards tie a league record with their 12th shutout of the season (6/24)...Finished the season by playing every minute of every game (2916 minutes), setting the MLS rookie record and tying teammate Peter Vermes for third in minutes played in 2000. 2000 Playoffs: Played every minute of the Wizards seven postseason matches, including their 1-0 win against the Chicago Fire to win MLS Cup 2000…Helped anchor a Wizards back line that allowed just four goals in seven matches, including five shutouts.

International

Trained with the U.S. during first camp of 2005 in preparation for first World Cup Qualifying match... Played the full 90 minutes in a friendly against Denmark on January 18, 2004, his sixth career cap (as of March 1, 2005)...Invited to the U.S. National Team's first training camp of 2003...Made his first career appearance with the National Team on January 18, 2003, coming on as a sub against Canada... Was invited back to U.S. training camp for a pair of friendlies against Argentina and Jamaica in February 2003...Made his first start for the U.S. against Jamaica 2/12/03...Was first called up for National Team duty shortly after the MLS Cup 2000 but did not appear in a match...Has 20 career caps for the U.S. U-20 National Team…Scored one goal and had one assist in 1999... Has made 46 career appearances with the U-20s... Scored six goals in 11 international appearances in 1998, including 4 during the CONCACAF U-20 qualifying tournament in Trinidad…Scored a pair of goals against Canada and another two against Trinidad & Tobago...Made his U-20 debut on May 17, 1998 against Mexico...Appeared in two international matches with the U-18 team in 1997... Member of 1997 U.S. U-17 World Championships team that competed in Ecuador... Member of U-20 World Championships team in Nigeria in 1999.

College

1999: As a junior, was a defensive stalwart for Indiana and made a spectacular goal-mouth save in the closing minutes of the Hoosiers 1-0 1999 NCAA Division I Championship victory over Santa Clara...Earned honors as Most Outstanding Defender of the 1999 NCAA Tournament… Finished 1999 as Soccer America Men's Collegiate MVP and a First Team NSCAA All-American selection…For the second straight year he was chosen as a Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Player of the Year finalist and Hermann Trophy finalist (1998-1999). \

1998: As a sophomore, helped Indiana capture the first of two consecutive NCAA Division I championships...Chosen as a Second Team NCAA All-America and First Team All-Big Ten selection… Named Defensive MVP of the Final Four...Member of the Soccer America MVP Team...Led Indiana defense which allowed just 11 goals and an 0.42 GAA.

1997: As a freshman, named National Freshman of the Year and Big Ten Freshman of the Year... Garnered First Team All-Big Ten selection...Led Hoosier defense which allowed just 14 goals and had an 0.56 goals against average.

Personal

Married to wife MeLinda…Favorite player is Dutchman Clarence Seedorf... Enjoys fishing, playing cards, reading books and going on vacation…Majored in legal studies at Indiana...Was a member of five consecutive championship teams, winning two high school state championships in 1996 and 1997, back-to-back NCAA titles with Indiana in 1998 and 1999, and then helping the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup championship.