Player Details

Name

Matías Pérez García

Height

5' 5"

Weight

146 lbs

Date of Birth

10.13.1984 (40)

Birthplace

Tartagal, Argentina

Position

Forward

Player Category

International
Career Summary

HOW ACQUIRED: Via trade with San Jose for Darwin Cerén on August 3, 2016. 

García, 31, joins Orlando City after playing three seasons in San Jose. The attacking midfielder signed with the Earthquakes as the third Designated Player in club history and scored his first MLS goal just 31 minutes into his Quakes debut. García scored two goals and led San Jose with seven assists, four of them game-winners, in 25 starts and 27 appearances in 2015. 

Prior to joining San Jose, García scored 13 goals in 63 appearances for Club Atlético Tigre in the Argentine Primera División from 2012-14 and also helped Chilean powerhouse Universidad de Chile win the 2011 First Division Title. García has registered 47 overall MLS appearances, 38 of them starts, including 14 appearances and nine starts this season. The Tartagal, Argentina, native scored two goals in 14 appearances for the Argentina U-17 and U-20 national teams.