Justin Jordan Garces (born August 23, 2000) is an American

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player who plays as a

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Career

Youth

Garces played with

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academy whilst also appearing for Atlanta's

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affiliate

Atlanta United 2 Atlanta United 2 are the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC. The team plays in MLS Next Pro, the official reserve league of MLS. The team was established on November 14, 2017 and began their first professional seaso ...

during their inaugural season in 2018. Garces committed to playing

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from 2018 and beyond.

College

Garces attended

in 2018, going to on to make 57 appearances for the Bruins across four seasons. In his senior year, Garces was named 2021 Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team.

Professional

On January 10, 2022, Garces returned to Atlanta to sign a homegrown player contract with

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Personal life

Garces was born in the United States to a Cuban-Ecuadorian father and Venezuelan mother. He has been in a relationship with former elite and UCLA gymnast

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since November 2018.

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* * 2000 births Living people American men's soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players American sportspeople of Cuban descent American sportspeople of Venezuelan descent American people of Ecuadorian descent Men's association football goalkeepers UCLA Bruins men's soccer players Atlanta United 2 players Atlanta United FC players USL Championship players Soccer players from Florida Soccer players from Miami Homegrown Players (MLS) MLS Next Pro players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub