{{Short description|Trinidadian footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Justin Garcia | image = | fullname = Justin Julian Garcia | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|10|26}} | birth_place = Trinidad and Tobago | height = 1.84 m | position = Centre-back | currentclub = Song Lam Nghe An | clubnumber = 62 | years1 = 2016–2025 | clubs1 = Defence Force | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2025– | clubs2 = Song Lam Nghe An | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 3 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2019– | nationalteam1 = Trinidad and Tobago | nationalcaps1 = 36 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | medaltemplates = | pcupdate = 19 April 2026 | ntupdate = 30 March 2026 }}
'''Justin Julian Garcia''' (born 26 October 1995) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Song Lam Nghe An and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
==Club career== In August 2025, Garcia moved to Vietnam, signing for V.League 1 club Song Lam Nghe An.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tuoitre.vn/song-lam-nghe-an-da-khac-khi-mua-toan-hang-tuyen-2025081314564614.htm|title=Sông Lam Nghệ An đã khác khi mua toàn 'hàng tuyển'|date=13 August 2025|publisher=Tuổi Trẻ}}</ref>
==International career== Garcia debuted for the Trinidad and Tobago national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to St. Vincent and the Grenadines on 11 August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ca.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/11/world/friendlies/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines/trinidad-and-tobago/3108357/|title=St. Vincent / Grenadines vs. Trinidad and Tobago - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com}}</ref> He was called up to represent Trinidad and Tobago at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/07/11/2021-gold-cup-squads-for-every-team/|title=2021 Gold Cup squad for every team - USMNT, Mexico, Canada & more|date=11 July 2021}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Defence Force''' *Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl: 2017 *TT Pro League: 2019–20, 2023, 2024–25 *Knockout Cup: 2023, 2024 '''Individual''' *TTPFL Player of the Year: 2023
== Statistics ==
=== International goals === :''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Garcia goal''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Justin Garcia |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | style="text-align:center"|1 || 10 September 2023 || Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González, San Salvador, El Salvador || {{fb|SLV}} || style="text-align:center"|3–2 || style="text-align:center"|3–2 || 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |- | align="center"|2 || 18 June 2025 || Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States || {{fb|HAI}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|justin-garcia/393469}} * {{NFT|75129}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Justin}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers Category:21st-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen Category:Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Defence Force F.C. players Category:Song Lam Nghe An FC players Category:TT Pro League players Category:V.League 1 players Category:2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
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