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Latest revision as of 16:00, 16 September 2025
Malaysian footballer (born 1999)
| Full name | Facundo Tomás Garcés | ||
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| Date of birth | (1999-09-05) 5 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
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Current team |
Alavés | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Club El Quillá | |||
| Colón | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Colón | 116 | (3) |
| 2025– | Alavés | 14 | (0) |
| 2025- | Malaysia | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 September 2025 |
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Facundo Tomás Garcés (born 5 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés.[2] Born in Argentina, he represents Malaysia at international level.
Garcés played for Club El Quillá at youth level.[3] He first made the senior teamsheet for Colón in May 2017 for a Primera División match as an unused substitute.[2] Garcés soon headed back to the reserves, before returning to the senior bench in April and May 2019 – though again wouldn’t make an appearance versus Gimnasia y Esgrima or, in the Copa Sudamericana, River Plate.[2] He went unused a further seven times, before belatedly making his debut – as a starter – in a Copa de la Liga Profesional win over Central Córdoba on 4 December 2020.[4][5][6]
On 3 August 2024, Spanish La Liga side Deportivo Alavés agreed to a pre-contract with Garcés, effective as of the following 1 January 2025; he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the club.[7] Garces make his debut for the club in a league match against RCD Mallorca on 2 March.
Following to his Malaysian citizenship, he become first ever Malaysian international to play in La Liga
International career
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Eligible to play for the Argentina or the Harimau Malaya team,[8][9] Garcés was called up to the training camp of the latter ahead of the closed-door friendly against Cape Verde and the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Vietnam in June 2025.[8]
Garcés made his international debut on 10 June 2025 in the match against Vietnam at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.[10]
Born in Argentina, Garcés is of Malaysian descent through his grandfather.[11] On 2 June 2025, Garcés officially obtained Malaysia citizenship.[9]
- As of 24 May 2025.[2]
- As of match played 4 September 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
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