Facundo Garcés

Club career Colón Garcés played for Club El Quillá at youth level. He first made the senior teamsheet for Colón in May 2017 for a Primera División match as an unused substitute.

Alavés On 3 August 2024, Spanish side Deportivo Alavés agreed a pre-contract with Garcés, effective from 1 January 2025; he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the club. He made his La Liga debut for the club in a match against RCD Mallorca on 2 March. Following his sanction by FIFA in September, Alavés suspended Garcés, but expressed their support for him.

International career Garcés was called up to the Malaysia training camp ahead of the closed-door friendly match against Cape Verde and the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Vietnam in June 2025. He made his international debut on 10 June in the match against Vietnam at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.

Garcés was among the seven Malaysian heritage players sanctioned by FIFA on 26 September 2025. The disciplinary committee found that the Football Association of Malaysia used fake documents to field the players in the match against Vietnam on 10 June.

Personal life Born in Argentina, Garcés claimed to be of Malaysian descent through his grandmother. On 2 June 2025, he officially obtained Malaysian citizenship. 2021 Primera División

2022 Primera División

2023 Primera División

2024 Primera División

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2024–25 La Liga

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International

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Honours Colón Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2021