Kristina García

Kristina García
Personal information
Full name Kristina Rachel García
Date of birth (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003[1]
Place of birth Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Stony Brook Seawolves
Number 7
Youth career
East Meadow SC
Great Neck South High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Stony Brook Seawolves 38 (3)
International career‡
2020– Dominican Republic U20 1 (1)
2019– Dominican Republic 3 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 May 2025

Kristina Rachel García (born 20 February 2003) is a Dominican footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Stony Brook Seawolves and as a forward for the Dominican Republic women's national football team.

College career

García had committed to join the Stony Brook Seawolves in 2021 to play football for them. García was a part of the Stony Brook Seahawks team that reached the final of the 2025 Coastal Athletics Association women's soccer tournament, but lost in the final to Elon Phoenix.[3]

International career

García has appeared for the Dominican Republic at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification.[2] García was part of the Dominican Republic women's under-20s team that reached the semi-finals of the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[4]

García missed most of the 2021 season due to a leg injury but still attended the Dominican Republic trials. She found out she made the 2022 Dominican Republic senior squad for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification via scrolling through social media.[5]

Personal life

García was born in the United States to a Dominican mother and a Salvadoran father. García was born in Great Neck, New York and attended Great Neck South High School. After High School, García attended Stony Brook University to study political science.[6] Her father has played in the El Salvador national team, debuting in 1980 as well as playing for El Salvador at the 1982 FIFA World Cup..[7] She has a brother, Jorey, who is also a footballer and he plays for the El Salvador national under-20 football team.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kristina Garcia Soccer Highlight Video 2018 on YouTube
  2. 1 2 @sedofutbol (2 October 2019). "🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴Alineación Oficial del profe Kenneth para enfrentar a la Selección Femenina de Aruba 🇦🇼. 🇩🇴Vs🇦🇼 🕕2:30pm 📺FB LIVE FEDOFUTBOL. #LaSelecciónNosUne #sedofutbol #vamosRD #LoveForOurGame" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Smith, Dylan. "Elon Captures 2025 CAA Women's Soccer Championship with Historic Finish in PKs". CAA Sports. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Dominican Republic dig deep to reach semifinals". Concacaf. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Brennan, Kristen (24 January 2022). "Kristina Garcia to Train with Dominican Republic National Team Ahead of Women's World Cup Qualifiers". SBU News. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Kristina Garcia - Women's Soccer". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  7. ↑ @balompiedom (26 September 2019). "Kristina García, Selección Femenina de Fútbol de República Dominicana. Su padre jugó de la selección de El Salvador y decidió representar República Dominicana. En Estados Unidos juega en la secundaria Great Neck South" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via Twitter.
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