Victor Hazael Garza Garza (born February 25, 1992) is an American

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player.

Club career

Professional

On February 3, 2012, Garza debuted with

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México Primera División side Tigres on

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match against Union Espanola. In 2013, Garza played one friendly match with Turkish club

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versus rival

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. In 2014, Garza captained US NPSL team Dallas City FC and won the Trinity River Cup. Garza played 1,260 minutes and contributed eight goals and 13 assists. On January 17, 2015, Garza signed with Armenian first division side

Ararat Yerevan Football Club Ararat Yerevan (), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenia, Armenian professional Association football, football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League. Since 1999 the club has been owned by the Sw ...

. In 2016, after trying out his luck in Europe, he returned to Tigres, who loaned him out to

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team Tampico Madero F.C. In 2017, Victor returns to his native

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to play for

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team

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, was an American professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas, Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season. The tea ...

on loan from Tigres. In 2018, Garza suffered a major knee injury and lost most of his season with the Toros. He recovered from the injury and was given shirt number 10 for the 2019 USL season. His move to the

became permanent after the team purchased his rights from Tigres.

International career

Garza has represented the United States at the U17 level, playing two international friendly matches, and at the U20 level, playing four international friendly matches.

References

Sportspeople from McAllen, Texas 1992 births Living people American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Tigres UANL footballers FC Ararat Yerevan players Club Jaiba Brava footballers Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players USL Championship players Liga MX players Armenian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Soccer players from Texas Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub