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BOYS SOCCER

Marcus Garcia

Forward
ST. PIUS X HS
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

14

Season Goals

4

Season Assists

52

Career Goals

33

Career Assists
“Marcus is a very good player. He has good size, strength and moves well. He has a good feel on where to be, in and around the box. He shoots well and is not afraid to mix it up physically.”
Tommy Smith
Head Coach - head coach of Sandia Prep
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 175-pound senior forward scored 14 goals and passed for four assists this past season, leading the Sartans to a 3-5 record in a pandemic-shortened campaign. A 2021 First Team All-State selection, Garcia was named to the Best XI squad at last month’s High School All-American Game. He concluded his prep soccer career with 52 goals and 33 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Garcia has maintained a 3.55 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Maryland this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A volunteer youth soccer coach for Annunciation Catholic School, Garcia has donated more than 150 hours of his time to the Roadrunner Food Bank over the past four years.